Me too! But 1st CD pressing which I think sounds just perfect.  G

Hist first movement of the D960 lasts 25:46 minutes. Quite slow but as you said he does it very well and holds your attention easily.

I recently discovered on amazon.fr a not yet anounced (not even by Praga) Richter re-edition on the Praga label that can be ordered already.

Schumann this time. I put in an order and it should arrive in about 2 - 3 weeks from now.

 

Hi Graham

Thanks for the good wishes - and a very happy Xmas to you too.

The album is "Tacky Souvenirs of Pre Revolutionary America" by Culturecide, a late 70s/80s art-punk/experimental band from Texas. Essentially it is just recordings of big hits of the day ("Dancing in the Dark", "We Are The World", "The Heart of Rock & Roll", "Love is a Battleground" etc) with someone shouting their own interpretations of the lyrics on top.

Essentially it's a ind of satirical karaoke, very crude but very funny. It's extremely rare as the album busts every copyright law in the book and had to be distributed like a bootleg, "under the counter".

CD. Smoooooth.

2-CD set

In the good company of Sophie Watillon and Friederike Heumann's viola da gambas.

Following the idea of Paul (Cbr600) I have began to reflect on the year 2012 that will soon be the year that was.  So with a nod to the first three posts here in this thread for 2012, I began yesterday with Wagner to salute the new (and some continuing) challenges in my life.  Strangely, other than some bits and pieces, I do not know Wagner's music in any depth at all.  My first question has always been, where is the piano?  Thankfully, I found it but only through Franz Liszt.  Most of the Wagner I know came from Liszt's Piano Transcriptions.  Fact is, my greatest exposure to any opera (other than Mozart) has been through Liszt's many transcriptions which I enjoy immensely.  The transcription of Isoldens Liebestod is among the most interesting and heart wrenching pieces of music I know (played on the piano).

So yesterday was my first real foray into pure Wagner with Das Rheingold from Der Ring des Nibelungen.  With some prodding and help from EJS I'm sure I might make the full journey through the coming year

Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner: Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1958)

Then there is Genesis, so I might as well start at the very beginning too.  At 4:30am this morning, came, The Creation (again).

Die Schöpfung Hob. XXI:2 (The Creation)

Sir Neville Marriner, Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, RSO Stuttgart

Barbara Bonney, Sopran - Gabriel

Jan-Hendrik Rootering, bass - Raphael

Olaf Bär, Bariton - Adam

Hans Peter Blochwitz, Tenor - Uriel

Edith Wiens, Sopran - Eva

Now it's time to do something Messiah-ish and in the Christmas spirit.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio)

Regensburger Domspatzen, Collegium St. Emmeram, Hans-Martin Schneidt

3 LP's from Archiv Produktion (1977), Clearaudio

On CD:-

M. Ward - Transistor Radio

This Mortal Coil: It'll end in tears (remastered 4AD)

On CD:-

Return to Forever 

Chick Corea, Return to Forever | Format: Audio CD

Original Black

On CD:-

That is a GREAT record. I listened to again the other day. I just love it.

It sure is Winky, she starts our 2013 gigs, in January.

Fancied a bit of Floyd.

steve

Live in New York City [CD+DVD, Box Set]

This was an early Christmas present to myself. It is a really good live recording of one of Paul’s shows in New York on 6th June 2011.The two CDs are the soundtrack to the DVD. The discs are packaged in a beautiful, triple gatefold case with a wonderful photographic cover. There's a small booklet with the tracklist, and the band members and some more nice photos of the concert. The packaging is of the same high-quality as the music itself. It is also very very good value for money. I am already looking forward to it being released on vinyl.

Since a major change around last month my record collection has been inaccessible and the only record out is the Division Bell, it's been getting a lot of play, still could have been worse

So do I but am having to watch Strictly, the joys of being married! Never mind tomorrow is not too far away!

We don't do strictly or any of those so continuing, on CD:-

Hi Doug, I'm thinking of getting this deluxe edition as well... I have the 1997 remastering on which this new remasting is based, though - and quite wary of claims that this issue is the one to own all others... but it'd be fun to have the score with Solti's comments...

Cheers,

EJ

And now:

Somethin' a bit different...

steve