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
Enjoyable free download from an excellent 'live' band.
listen here - http://tokillaking.bandcamp.co...bum/my-crooked-saint
Been working my way through this box set all morning...
time to get into the Christmas spirit, the Killers 7th Xmas song and the follow up to 'Don't Shoot Me Santa' another couple of years and they will have enough Xmas songs for a full album 
A wonderful discovery, making the Benno Rack assmbley (x3) a bit easier.
Audio samples here - http://www.fauns.de/music.htm
On CD - having seen and heard the Blu-ray version the CD seems a poor relation.
Karl
On CD:-
Cat Power - Sun
Miss Pacini plays Schumann and Liszt on her second CD. First listen, and directly into the b-minor sonata - which I am enormously biased about and consider one of the greatest works of music ever written, and for me therefore makes or breaks this record and likely significantly influences my overall appreciation of the artist behind the keyboard.
In short, a big thumbs up for what Pacini has accomplished here. She takes an interventionist, highly incidental approach to the work, carving up the work in little pieces and throwing them together, bound only by a loose structure and List's clever recurring motifs. In terms of interpretation, she is much closer to the sprawling Pogorelich than the singular Grimaud. Unlike Pogo, however, Pacini is taking risks that don't work out 100%: very fast passages can come across as sloppy, and her tempo increases are ocassionally too much of a good thing, like a V12 accelerating and taking some of the asphalt with it. It also makes her less balanced, more self conscious, than Zimerman, who is similarly diverse but even more charismatic. But on the plus side, her interpretation is hugely exciting, played with great range (dynamics and tempi cover the full spectrum), and it's just a pleasure to hear this work played with so much enthusiasm and attention to detail.
Cheers,
EJ
Wicked bassline!
Karl
Karl
On vinyl.
One of my albums of the year.
Graham
Original Vinyl.
Graham.
Vinyl.
Graham.
Originally Posted by EJS:
Miss Pacini plays Schumann and Liszt on her second CD. First listen, and directly into the b-minor sonata - which I am enormously biased about and consider one of the greatest works of music ever written, and for me therefore makes or breaks this record and likely significantly influences my overall appreciation of the artist behind the keyboard.
EJ,
I am not sure which record label she's with, it is interesting that they have not *babe-nized* Pacini yet.
Originally Posted by EJS:
Miss Pacini plays Schumann and Liszt on her second CD. First listen, and directly into the b-minor sonata - which I am enormously biased about and consider one of the greatest works of music ever written, and for me therefore makes or breaks this record and likely significantly influences my overall appreciation of the artist behind the keyboard.
EJ,
I am not sure which record label she's with, it is interesting that they have not *babe-nized* Pacini yet.
Kuma,
it has been released mid-november 2012 on the label CAvi
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classi...al-op-9/hnum/1445206
she is german from italian father and german mother.
Thanks Aleg.
In this day and age I thought it was unusual for a record company not to exploit the cleavage of a young female talent.
For instance:
The transformation:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Good musik can be performed without a cleavage,
even when baggy jeans are a sore sight for eyes 
Debs
Originally Posted by EJS:
Miss Pacini plays Schumann and Liszt on her second CD. First listen, and directly into the b-minor sonata - which I am enormously biased about and consider one of the greatest works of music ever written, and for me therefore makes or breaks this record and likely significantly influences my overall appreciation of the artist behind the keyboard.
EJ,
I am not sure which record label she's with, it is interesting that they have not *babe-nized* Pacini yet.
Kuma,
it has been released mid-november 2012 on the label CAvi
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classi...al-op-9/hnum/1445206
she is german from italian father and german mother.
It's a cool label with only a few releases out, yet:
http://www.avi-music.de/html/releases.html
EJ
Good musik can be performed without a cleavage,
even when baggy jeans are a sore sight for eyes
Debs
Sheesh Debs, what about a happy medium between style and substance?
EJ
Debs,
Of course you are right. You don't need bossoms to play good tunes but they might help record sales. 
Here's another example:
BEFORE: Rent-a-tux FOB looks to
AFTER: Urban chic
The Concert For Bangladesh: Side 1 for the memory of Ravi Shankar
Here is a sample
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQWz7iF6KHs
Artwork/casework is outstading; seems real velvet covering.
And music - you should hear what Naims deliver here.
Karl
My Bloody Valentine- EPs and rarities remastered ,, playing this as just read a New valentines album is to be released in December. doesent actually say which december but i live in hope santa is dropping this down the chimney .