What are you listening to? (Vol VII)

Disc 2. By the end of the opera, Puccini has his heroine dying of thirst in the desert - her Sola, Perduta, Abbadonata flowing into a tender duet is one of the most implausible yet dramatic endings of opera ever. Freni sings it gorgeously, better than for Sinopoli even though her voice has dried somewhat. Pavarotti also does a grand job, and you'd never guess that both singers were 58 at the time of recording. Slight blemish is Pav's crying at the end - he should have stuck to the idea that it is the audience that should cry, not the performers.

Manon Lescaut has done very well on records, but there is room for more. I hope Angela Gheorghiu gets the chance to record it before it's too late. Manon's arias are the highlight of her Puccini disc.

Cheers,

EJ

To go with the low sun and the warm afternoon temperatures.

Cheers

Flettster

Tyler, the Creator

GOBLIN

From the library:-

Patricia Barber ~ Nightclub

1. bye bye blackbird

2. invitation

3. yesterdays

4. just for a thrill

5. you don't know me

6. alfie

7. autumn leaves

8. summer samba

9. all or nothing at all

10. so in love

11. a man & a woman

12. i fall in love to easily

Patricia Barber vocals, piano

Michael Arnopol bass {5,9,10}

Adam Cruz drums {4,5,6,9,10,11}

Charlie Hunter 8-string guitar {4,6,11}

Marc Johnson bass {1,2,3,7,8}

Adam Nussbaum drums {1.2.3.7.8}

Recorded & Mixed by Jim Anderson at Chicago Recording Company, Studio 4, 15-19 May 2000

Mastered at 24-Bit resolution from analog sources by Allan Tucker at Foothill Digital, New York City

Blue Note / Premonition CD © 2000

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This one is a studio sound disc (no live audience noises).

Slow, relaxed, wonderfully arranged, and recorded, this is an ordinary CD copy and sounds just perfect.

Includes some fabulous cover versions, although i hasten to add she's not just a cover singer,

every track is a pleasure : )

Debs

Chailly's accomplishments in Bruckner and Mahler are of variable quality, but the good parts are seriously good. This Mahler 5th is certainly one of the best things he has done in Amsterdam together with Mahler 1 and 2, and Bruckner 6, 8 and 9 (IMO).

Cheers,

EJ

Popped up via the streamer_ some really quite good tracks. It's not Mozart though!

While moving my cd collection to their new home today i found this.

This is a fantastic sounding live CD.

It has some of the greats playing on it.

If you can find a copy ? grab it.

G.

Record Store Day edition..