What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.VIII)

Symphony #3. A forceful reading from Chailly and the Gewandhaus orchestra, which makes the funeral march seem more like the funeral race over the cliff - Chailly keeps the structure intact with thrilling results.

EJ

Out of left field, one of the best Debussy collections I know. Also one of the most varied - Planès plays a range of different pianos.

EJ

Don't forget to recyle the packaging once it arrives

Jo Hamilton http://news.johamilton.com/  info for Flettster...

You could purchase Gown from here -  http://www.poseidonmusic.com/label/shop/ 

Jo spoke with host Bryan Crump on Radio New Zealand’s Nights show on 6th June.

Download Podcast here - http://www.radionz.co.nz/natio...io/2521159/air-piano 

Denis

The impromptus from Brendel's '80s collection of Schubert's late piano works. Brendel's straightforward but subtle style and clear, angular pianism works well for these works.

Cheers,

EJ

Very good record; track 9. is outstanding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CaGiwq5Eog

Me One - As Far As I'm Concerned

Cheers

Flettster

Next: D.960 and the Wanderer fantasy. Brendel has an affinity with Schubert's last sonata and it was the last work he played in concert. The performance in this series is IMO his best on records, a classical performance that stays a bit in the middle of the road (Uchida's psychological gut-wrencher and the more recent performance by Eschenbach are a world away). 

A major asset is the fantastic recording, a very realistic piano sound with a deep grunt.

EJ

Thanks Denis for the useful links. Will investigate this further when I'm told by the wife that the kids are going to bed and under pain of death I must use the headphones.

Will let you know what I think.

Cheers

Flettster

In the meantime.....

Cheers

Flettster

Some Saturday morning reggae.

Graham.

Fantasie C-Dur before sunrise. 

Johann Sebastian Bach:  John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Györgyi Farkas (Bassoon), Olaf Reimers (Cello), Valerie Botwright (Double Bass), James Johnstone (Organ)

Motets:

Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230

Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229

Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226

Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227

Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 

Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anhung 159

On Vinyl.

This is a Blue Horizon double 180g LP re-issue. Both discs are flat with very little surface noise, SQ is also very good. This album is a really great example of their inter action in the studio. Some of the dialog also shows how they were beginning to come apart. Jeremy Spencer does great vocals, and some good slide work, but the big surprise is Danny Kirwin. He was very shy when Peter Green brought him on, but then began to get him to open up. He was a real talent not only on guitar but as a song writer "Like It This Way" & "Talk With You" are his 2 songs he wrote. He also does a great cover of "I Can't Hold Out" and "I Lost My Baby Last Night". His guitar duels with Peter were really good. You can also hear Fleetwood and McVie usually just wait for the guitarist to start the songs. Some people don't like these "studio" albums, but I think that you get the "raw" music and hear the ability and get the "live" aspect of recording.

Graham.

Stu.

Emil Gilels:

Sonata for Piano in D major, D 850/Op. 53 "Gasteiner" by Franz Schubert (recorded 1960)

Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt (recorded 1964)

Daughter - Purchased download earlier today - http://ohdaughter.bandcamp.com/ 

Info from last year - http://www.guardian.co.uk/musi...29/new-band-daughter 

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OarUkDmTlVI&feature=relmfu 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQFaYXKhbco&feature=relmfu 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=018aDXtUSM4&feature=relmfu

Another new find today...

To Kill A King - Word Of Mouth http://tokillaking.co.uk/

Free EP download here -  http://tokillaking.bandcamp.com/ 

Videos - http://www.youtube.com/tokillakinguk 

Frédéric Chopin: Murray Perahia

Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29

Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36

Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51

Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu"

Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60

Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57

Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49

All masterpieces in the piano literature which I could not live without and music best played in the stillness of the night or early morning.  To highlight only one, the 2nd Impromptu in the wonderful key of F-Sharp minor has long been one of fascination for me.  Written in 1839, about 8 years after Chopin left Poland for Paris, it is so reminiscent of his nostalgic love of Poland and his heroic vision of looking at his homeland from afar. 

On CD

A homage to the best spaghetti-western soundtracks. Norah Jones and Jack White provide throaty, sensual vocals for about half of the tracks, but the real stars here are the instruments. The album is sustained by beautiful strings, soft percussion and gently chirruping electronic additions that compliment the orchestra. This is clearly a labour of love, and after two listens I remain completely bowled over by it.

Graham.

On the original vinyl:-

On CD:-

Todd Garfinkle (piano), Shigeo Sugiyama (bass) - Prayers, Wishes, Illusions 

Cheers,

EJ