What are you listening to? (Vol VII)

Posted by: Richard Dane on 29 December 2010

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

Vol VI - https://forums.naimaudio.com/ev...8019385/m/9042967727

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: 01 October 2011 by dav301

On vinyl:-

Posted on: 01 October 2011 by osprey

CD 2 Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 4th and 5th, 1974

Posted on: 01 October 2011 by BigH47

Posted on: 01 October 2011 by Jeff Anderson

Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie "Smokin'"

Posted on: 01 October 2011 by Jeff Anderson

Matt Deighton "Selected Favorites, Volume 2"

Posted on: 01 October 2011 by naim_nymph

Esperanza Spalding acoustic bass and vocals

Aruán Ortiz piano

Francisco Mela drums

Recorded in April 2005 by Peter Kontrimas

PBS Studios, Westwood, MA

Mixed & Mastered in August 2005

(Mastering for vinyl by Álvaro Balaña)

Playing vinyl... 180g LP (Made in Spain)

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The beginning of the first track sounds very similar to the ‘League of Gentlemen’ theme... perhaps it is (?)

Although this is not really given over to a sinister feel, it's jazzy, a bit jumpy with carefree aspirations.

I am liking this

Debs

Posted on: 01 October 2011 by matt podniesinski

Posted on: 01 October 2011 by EJS

Originally Posted by Florestan:

Originally Posted by EJS:

Schubert's Fantasie for piano duet is one of his most beautiful compositions, weaving from sadness to despair to hope and back around its principal melody. Schubert made the best possible use of four hands on the piano by weaving a gorgeous melody in the upper octaves underpinned by an elaborate bass line. Lewis and Osborne are exceptional here.

+1 EJ

Fall and the coming of colder weather and winter tends to be the time of year where I am drawn into Schubert's magic and listen most extensively. I find the same magic heard in the Fantasie woven throughout Schubert's oeuvre whether that be in the piano music, chamber or lieder etc. Schubert's music is very special to me.

PS: As if you didn't know, the cover art is entitled, "The Hapless Golfer." At this point in the story the golfer on the left is resolving to give lawn bowling a try as just prior to this he lost his temper by throwing his last club out into the ocean to where his last ball ended up. His partner has refused to help him anymore by doing the same and is philosophizing about reaping what you sow and that tomorrow will be another day...

Doug,

Agree. Most of Schubert's greatest works have a strong undercurrent of sorrow, despair, loss of hope and love (and golf balls), depression, loneliness, broken clubs and tragedy, and in many variations and combinations. For a comprehensive overview of the dark depths of the soul, no other composer before or since has come close.

Now listening to Winterreise, in Thomas Hampson's incomparable rendition (signed copy).