What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.VIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 29 December 2011
With 2012 almost upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread. I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post.
Anyway, links:
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
On vinyl - prompted by the XTC thread elsewhere
On CD:-
As I've never considered them overrated.
steve
A sllllllooooowwww performance of Bruckner #7 - I need more time to acclimatize myself to this one. I believe Giulini was one of Nézet's mentors and here he clearly tries to out-Giulini the old Giulini.
Cheers,
EJ
Ane Brun - Spending Time With Morgan
The debut album and it's another fine addition to my Ane collection.
The Torchum Never Stops!
FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS (180g 45rpm 2LP)
Really good album by a great band.
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet: Debussy piano music
I'm really jealous of those of you who get to see her live. She never comes around these parts.
Originally Posted by naim_nymph:
The higher registers sound clipped [doctored up in the digital remastering perhaps] and some of these notes sound oddly quiet as some sound too loud… strange, it’s difficult to find the comfy spot with the volume, to loud and it can get shrill, too quite and it can’t be heard.The sound quality is just a bit too hard and brittle, the only warmth is in the lower bass registers which does occasionally growl out quite splendidly.
After getting accustomed to the sound, i jumped to 'disc 5' and tracks 8-10 sonata no.17 in D minor. After two plays I put on the same sonata from my Clara Haskil box set [decca] which is a 1955 recording.
This immediately surprised me how much better it sounded, far better resolution, beautiful fluidity, realism, closer softer volume, vase with flowers, and Clara to show me how it’s done, more of everything : )
Although... having run the Regis set down somewhat, it’s not actually all that bad, Kemff’s play is very admissible to the workings of my own mind, and i want to explore more of this set.
Thanks Deb.
I might pick up a few Kempff's Beethoven Sonata from the old DG pressing to see. I love his Decca Chopin pieces but his Beethoven Sonatas from '65 are sort of meh... except I liked his Appassionata.
Haven't heard any Haskil's Beethoven yet.
Cheers
Flettster
On the original vinyl:-
Bongo Fury
On the original vinyl:-
Bongo Fury
Awesome record. I somehow have ended up with 2 copies of the LP.
On the black stuff.
On the black stuff.