What are you listening to? (Vol VII)

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Originally posted by Lontano:

Quite enjoyed it but did get a little repetitive after a while but will give it and the other another spin soon.

Hi Adrian, There's waaay more going on with BoC records than first meets the ears. Read up on them somewhere, and you'll see what I mean. (Like Dean, I also think Geogaddi is an even better album, btw.)

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Originally posted by Chief Chirpa:

quote:

Originally posted by Lontano:

Quite enjoyed it but did get a little repetitive after a while but will give it and the other another spin soon.

Hi Adrian, There's waaay more going on with BoC records than first meets the ears. Read up on them somewhere, and you'll see what I mean. (Like Dean, I also think Geogaddi is an even better album, btw.)

Thanks Chief - will do.

Living Colour - Time's Up

Somewhere in space, this may all be happening right now...



'Maze'

Really enjoying these atmospherics/soundscapes. If you like Eno, Arve Henriksen and some of the more experimental ECM, this could be for you.

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Originally posted by fasterbyelan:


On vinyl.

Karl

The recent Sundazed pressing is really good Karl. I have the MFSL vinyl as well and while it's a clean pressing, Harvey Brooks' bass is too far back in the mix.

I also have an original USA Columbia pressing. Bought it on eBay although it's not mint. Cleaning it improved it a lot ... Oh for a 'minter' of that pressing!

Frédéric Chopin - Sonate Für Klavier Und Violoncello g-moll Op. 65
A1 1. Allegro Moderato 15:10
A2 2. Scherzo. Allegro Con Brio 4:47
A3 3. Largo 3:36
A4 4. Finale. Allegro 5:23
Robert Schumann - Adagio Und Allegro Für Violoncello Und Klavier As-dur Op. 70
B1 Langsam, Mit Innigem Ausdruck - Rasch Und Feurig - Etwas Ruhiger - Im Ersten Tempo - Schneller 8:07
Arranged By - Friedrich Grützmacher
Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise Brillante Für Klavier Und Violoncello C-dur Op. 3
B2 Introduction. Lento - Alla Polacca. Allegro 8:06


Martha Argerich, piano
Mstislav Rosropovich, cello

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Originally posted by MilesSmiles:

I didn't think I would ever see this CD turn up on the board!

This was the first stereo record that my late father purchased when he bought the first family stereogram ... The HMV Stereomaster



Problem is that when he went out to buy our first stereophonic record, he came back with a mono copy, which I have to this day. I eventually found a really nice copy of the Decca Phase4 version on eBay.

This XRCD version sounds wonderful ... So much better than either the mono or stereo vinyl. I bought a copy of it on eBay from a seller in Japan.

Whenever I play the XRCD version, not only do I enjoy the quality of the disc and the music, it brings back many happy memories of early experiences with stereo sound.

The next record that my father bought was Decca's 'A Jounrey Into Stereophonic Sound'. Unsurprisingly they didn't press that one in mono! It has been released on CD but it's hard to find and copies that do come up are not cheap. Not a problem ... The original vinyl disc is still is excellent condition.

After that came 'Battle Stereo' ... But that's another story.

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Originally posted by Huwge:

Huwge,
Glad to see some Ute Lemper/Kurt Weill here. This is one of my longtime favorite albums.
Doug

Sorry Haim
Is it the music or the playing? For myself, I know that it is both. This is a fantastic debut album. Proof yet again that their is no shortage of younger pianist who can maybe even teach some of the old dogs some new tricks too.

Claude

My father's first stereo unit - Zenith console, the speakers are behind the slats and they can be closed when not used to give it the furniture look needed back then.


First two albums I remember playing in stereo:

1. Mephisto Waltz (I & II), for piano No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke), S. 514 (LW A189)
2. La Campanella II, etude for piano in G sharp minor (Grand Paganini Étude No. 3), S. 141/3 (LW A173/3)
3. Harmonies du soir, for piano (Transcendental Etude No. 11), S. 139/11 (LW A172/11)
4. Feux-follets, etude for piano in B flat major (Transcendental Etude No. 5), S. 139/5 (LW A172/5)
5. Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179)

A 1993 recording

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Originally posted by Florestan:

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Originally posted by Huwge:

Huwge,
Glad to see some Ute Lemper/Kurt Weill here. This is one of my longtime favorite albums.
Doug

This was my way of entry into this music, but it only gets spun once in a while. More often than not, I now reach for the Lenya versions on CBS. I find Lemper a bit too neutral, even if she wins on the visual side. I can't imagine her as Rosa Klebb!

Huw

Good Morning to you all,



Karl