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
Giving this wonderful new triple 180g box set a second play.
Lovely pressings and brilliant SQ.
Stu.
My copy is waiting for me at the post office, pleased to hear it is up to the usual standard 
And how do you like it really?
Chords, for myself, I enjoyed this well recorded album very much. I have a lot to learn though, in regards to early music, before I could judge it further from the perspective of an informed opinion. I have put many of the examples you post in my Wish List though and am slowly opening up this world.
Sergei Rachmaninov: Dmitri Alexeev
That's a fantastic record, Doug.
EJ
EJ, yes, and if I recall correctly, it was you that put it in my Wish List a long time ago! Only my first listen but Alexeev strikes me as a very straight forward, no nonsense player with Rachmaninov. Everything has a nice shape and colour to it without being melodramatic in any way.
On CD:-
Earlier this morning:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, Ragna Schirmer
Working my way through this set with Disc 4 this morning:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Gustav Leonhardt or Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Meine Seel' erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen being a long time favourite theme of mine. Now I can laugh about it but I remember about 20 years ago going in a music store seeking out the score for the Franz Liszt piano transcriptions (he has two) on this theme, so I could learn/experience this treasure on the piano and for myself. The young, inexperienced girl had no clue as to what I what I was after or what this meant in English. I kept repeating "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" to her and then she suddenly broke out laughing. I guess it sounded very funny to her. Oh the irony.
This CD was recommended on the recent ‘Woman Vocals – suggestions’ topic. I have had it for a few days and it is rather beautiful. Sara Isaksson & Rebecka Tornqvist are Swedish and originally released this collection in 2006. These are all pleasant, spare, piano-driven covers of some of the best songs in Steely Dan's classic catalogue.
1.Rose Darling
2.Barrytown.
3.Gaucho.
4.Green Earrings.
5.Your Gold Teeth.
6.Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me).
7.Don't Take Me Alive.
8.Josie.
9.Do it Again.
10.Fire In The Hole.
11.Pearl of The Quarter.
12.Midnight Cruiser.
Graham.
On original CD.
Very Good SQ.
CD
Alt J Awesome Wave
Title sums it up in a quirky fresh wavy sort of way - maybe a barbershop quartet on DMA
Very interesting musically. Sounds good too.
This CD was recommended on the recent ‘Woman Vocals – suggestions’ topic. I have had it for a few days and it is rather beautiful. Sara Isaksson & Rebecka Tornqvist are Swedish and originally released this collection in 2006. These are all pleasant, spare, piano-driven covers of some of the best songs in Steely Dan's classic catalogue.
1.Rose Darling
2.Barrytown.
3.Gaucho.
4.Green Earrings.
5.Your Gold Teeth.
6.Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me).
7.Don't Take Me Alive.
8.Josie.
9.Do it Again.
10.Fire In The Hole.
11.Pearl of The Quarter.
12.Midnight Cruiser.
Graham.
Graham,
That is a brilliant/brilliant album.
I remember years ago on here what fun we had trying to work out how Diccus got a free copy?
Stu
A bit LOUD.
On CD
PS Stu
I remember years ago on here what fun we had trying to work out how Diccus got a free copy? 'not a clue 
' Hope you are keeping well peace & love Graham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...&feature=related
Jaroussky - full of music.
One of my HiFi-Naim demo discs.
Book 6 of Monteverdi's madrigals. Book 6 is about the despair and sorrow associated with death, the saddest and most beautiful of Monteverdi's song collections. Amazing music, even after 400 years.
EJ
Recordings from 1984 ~ CD harmonia mundi (p) 1992
The Brandenburg Concertos - Linde Consort
A delightful addition to Klemperer and Pinnock.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata in D major
for viola de gambe and continuo Wq.137
Württembergische sonata no.1
for harpsichord in A minor Wq.49/1
Sonata in C major
for viola de gambe basse and contuinuo Wq.136
Preussische Sonata no.3 in E major
for hapsichord Wq.48/3
Sonata in G minor
for viola de gambe and harpsichord Wq.88
London Baroque
Charles Medlam viola de gambe
William Hunt viola de gambe
Richard Egarr harpsichord
recordings from October 1991
CD harmonia mundi (p) 1998
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On the CD Transport 
Stu.