What are you listening to? (VOL VI)

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Originally posted by GML:

I'll join you with this one.

Keith Urban

The cellist Pierre Fournier is one of my favourite musicians.

A strange following on thus happened this evening.

Bach Cello Suites One and Six, The Swan by Saint Seans, then all five of Beethoven's Cello Sonatas [1947/8] with Schnabel [unparalleled in my view], followed by Haydn's D Major Cello Concerto. And initially Brahms's Double Concerto with Oistack and the Philharmonia, which is priceless, IMHO.

Vive Pierre Fournier!

ATB from George

"Kayhan Kalhor is the world's leading exponent of the kamancheh, an upright spike fiddle. Renowned for his work with Ghazal, a group that bridges Indian and Persian music, he applies a similar approach to Iranian folk and classical forms on Night Silence Desert. The Radif (Persian classical repertoire) grew from folk forms, but over the centuries the music evolved from its simple rural origins into an elaborately ornamented and rigorously structured style. This album doesn't take the music back to its basics--there's too much refined virtuosity on display. But the musicians infuse their playing with a vigor and crisp cohesion that belies the record's fitful production. First Kalhor convened 11 strummers, drummers, and flute blowers in Tehran in 1994 to lay down the sweeping instrumental passages. Four years later he and vocalist Shajarian finished the record in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada."

Lael Alderman

Bob Dylan

Paul Hardcastle's 5. Very relaxing to listen to whilst driving through the jammed up streets of Kuala Lumpur and its lunatic drivers.

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Originally posted by Lontano:

I didn't know Françoise Hardy was known abroad
Good for you Adrian

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Originally posted by Edouard:
I didn't know Françoise Hardy was known abroad
Good for you Adrian

Edouard,

I think if you are into all things french then she is fairly well known. This album received some UK press when it was released. I have quite a few French singers in my collection.

Now, getting the kids ready for school to the sounds of Pat