What are you listening to? (Vol VII)

What a good ol' boy he is too.

Jono

Cheers,

EJ

 Bruce on Vinyl

 Pink Floyd - Meddle

 Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

 Wav File on Unitiserve

sweet!

atb

kk

Cheers,

EJ

I think there is a lot more to Vilde Frang than meets the eye.  Yes, the marketers of course have very little imagination or latitude in there presentation so I am cautiously wary of this machine that supposedly gives many what they want.  I am more interested in what is beneath the surface and musically I find her musical depth intriguing.  For me, she is one to watch.

This recital, only her 2nd disc on EMI, is a case in point.  This is a difficult program, both musically and for the fact that it isn't a mainstream, marketable offering (for most people).  I applaud her for this program (especially the Bartok and Strauss).  Not often heard / recorded.

I have but one minor quibble with this release and it has nothing to do with the artists.  Again, it is the marketing department.  The same is true of every big name performer a record label is "selling" or trying to promote.  No doubt, she is the headliner here and should be in the forefront mostly but why is there no recognition towards the poor pianist?  An equal partner in the Grieg and Strauss but we only see his name on the cover.  No biography.  No picture of them even playing together.  Like I said, this is a general rant, as I can point out this dreadful pattern in most mainstream label releases.  Hmph!

New arrival, first spin.

From last night and on CD:-

Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)

Ach, dass ich Wassers g'nug hätte [7'22]

Francesco bartolomeo Conti (1682-1732)

Languet anima mea [13'24]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seeienlust BWV 170 [17'49]

Bekennen will ich seinen Namen BWV 200 [3'21]

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

Selma H 739 (Wq. 236) [2'05]

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)

Die Amerikanerin BR JCFB G 47 [11'12]

Magdalena Kožená messo-soprano

Musica Antiqua Koln (on authentic instruments)

Reinhard Goebel

Recording: Cologne, Melanchthon-Kirche Feb 2003

[DDD] Archiv Produktion © 2005 Deutsche Grammophon

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Thank you Haim!

my pre-owned copy arrived yesterday, a very nice buy for a couple of quid.

It really is all delightful...

i can see ...hear why you highly recommend it now : )

Debs

Umberto Giordano wrote 14 operas, of which only two stood the test of time: Andrea Chenier (1896) and Fedora (1897). Chenier is about a poet who is executed during the French revolution - his love, unable to carry on without him, joins him to the guillotine. The opera really is all about the tenor, but the most famous aria is actually the soprano's "La Mamma Morte", made famous in Callas' rendering when played by Hanks in the film 'Philadelphia'.

This recording is a great reminder of one of opera's golden periods, the 1950s.

Cheers,

EJ

This black stuff.

This classic black stuff.

On CD:-

Russian SACD night.

On the black stuff.