What are you listening to? (VOL VI)

Posted by: Richard Dane on 30 December 2009

On the cusp of a new year, it's time to start a new thread, I think...

VOL V - http://forums.naim-audio.com/e...385/m/9962941917/p/1

VOL IV - http://forums.naim-audio.com/e...8019385/m/1832985817

VOL III - http://forums.naim-audio.com/e...385/m/6192934617/p/1

VOL II - http://forums.naim-audio.com/e...8019385/m/3112927317

VOL I - http://forums.naim-audio.com/e...8019385/m/6532968996

AND - this might be of interest:
http://forums.naim-audio.com/e...962920617#1962920617

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by Lontano

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by Voltaire

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by cto007

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by fama

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by Voltaire

I am a relative newbie when it comes to this artist and so during a BBQ in London today ( with my mostly Auzzie friends) they almost all suggested that this album was the greatest record ever made...I wasn't sure...but I am prepared to consider the idea as I listen now.

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by naim_nymph

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
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Originally posted by naim_nymph:
~<>~ Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) ~<>~

Cavalleria Rusticana

(Opera in One Act)
Libretto by Guido Menasci and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti

Santuzza (a village girl)... Giulietta Simionato
Turiddu (her former lover in love with Lola)... Mario del Monaco
Lucia (his mother)... Anna di Stasio
Alfio (a carter)... Cornell Macneil
Lola (his wife)... Ana Raquel Satre

Chorus and Orchestra of The Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

Decca ~ Ace of Diamonds * set on 3 sides of 3 LP box-set.

Debs,

How is it?

I just have seven minutes of a jazz adaption of the intermezzo of Cavalleria Rustica played on a solo piano by Danilo Rea which I cannot stop from listening to.

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/jazz/d...-Lirico/hnum/6528933

(track #3).

Regards,

Haim

Hello Haim,

this old LP set was giving to me free possibly due to some pre-played wear, but the slight surface noise and occasional pip and pop becomes irrelevant as the music comes though with depth and spirit. To my mind this is a little too frantic in places but made capable by warming chorus work and fine female vocals. The men are a bit blustery… but let’s suppose this is necessary in Italian opera?
Here and there the orchestrated work is very smooth with beautiful melodic charm, but overall the feel is charged and energetic.
This is nicely set over 3 lp sides so i may leave the other 3 sides of, Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci to another evening.

Had a listen to the (track #3) sample of Danilo Rea ~ very relaxed interpretation, i'm about to sit down to lunch so wish i could play it all right now! : )

best regards

Debs

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by Voltaire

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by EJS

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Originally posted by Voltaire:

A great Otello! Not very popular, probably because parts of it were used as the soundtrack for the movie, but good to see it here.

EJ

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by Blueknowz

On the Black!

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by patk

Chatham County Line - Speed of the Whippoorwill

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by Haim Ronen

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by naim_nymph

A Different Kind Of Blues

An album of Jazz
composed by André Previn

Side One...

Look At Him 3:48
Little Face 4:10
Who Reads Reviews 4:10
Night Thoughts 6:18

Side Two...

A Different Kind Of Blues 6:20
Chocolate Apricot 5:00
The Five Of Us 2:55
Make Up Your Mind 3:40

Itzhak Perlman violin
André Previn piano
Shelly Manne drums
Red Mitchell bass
Jim Hall guitar

EMI Records Ltd. Digital LP (p) 1980

This [imho] is fantastic!

Nice nails too! : )

Debs

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by kuma

Jose Feliciano: Compartments
'73 Release. RCA Records. US Quadraphonic release.

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by Flettster

This is great.... just arrived today.
Cheers
Flettster

Posted on: 15 August 2010 by Voltaire

quote:
Originally posted by EJS:
quote:
Originally posted by Voltaire:

A great Otello! Not very popular, probably because parts of it were used as the soundtrack for the movie, but good to see it here.

EJ

One of my all time favorites. Many a happy listening session has finished with this album!

Posted on: 16 August 2010 by Voltaire