What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)

Heck, Gianluigi!

You stranger! Great to you are still about! Fred

This really is a superb album - thanks to all who suggested it.

Hi ROTF.
How are you?
I'm much more better now.
Back to the bunch...................

Nice to see you back, Gianluigi.

Currently listening to Hurford playing Bach's (I forget which one actually wrote these - CPE? - Fredrik will doubtless correct me) 8 short preludes and fugues.

regards, Tam

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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
Heck, Gianluigi!

You stranger! Great to you are still about! Fred

FRED!!!!!!

I've 7/8 new albums on the run and iìm looking forward to.................suggest them?

Hi all!

Just wanted to take a moment to say how much I have enjoyed this thread. I have picked up so many recordings based on other's experience and have appreciated so much new music. I hope this one goes on forever!

Anthony

Of course it will!
I did buy cigarettes for almost 2 years.

Dear Gianluigi,

You would choose far better than me! One of the pleasures of having a friend here is they they get to do the choosing, either their own or something of mine, and I really enjoy that. May I suggest a bottle of wine to open and go with it!!!

Fred

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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
May I suggest a bottle of wine to open and go with it!!!

Fred

Of course a red one!
But just only one glass!
Last night i did experienced the peculiar effects of pills and alcohol.
I did dream i was in bed with the boss.
He was reading the financial news and i was sleeping.
In the dream i had no legs but wheels.
Spent the day wondering about the meaning.

Wonder about Haim's cdp.
Time for an upgrade?

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Originally posted by Tam:
Currently listening to Hurford playing Bach's (I forget which one actually wrote these - CPE? - Fredrik will doubtless correct me) 8 short preludes and fugues.

The composer is supposed to be unknown. The guess of the learned people is, that they were written by J L Krebs. The reason for rejecting them as being authentic J S Bach are first and foremost stylistical. Like the discussion about the Toccata and Fuga d-minor BWV 565.
Do you own the Hurford cycle? What do you think of it?

Regards,

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Originally posted by smiglass:
Hi all!

Just wanted to take a moment to say how much I have enjoyed this thread. I have picked up so many recordings based on other's experience and have appreciated so much new music. I hope this one goes on forever!

Anthony

Anthony - I agree totally.

Moreover, the Music Room is a great place - I posted asking for some recommendations on Irish traditional music and many contributors posted back with a varied set of answers. Well I bought some of the recommended CDs and they are fantastic. Without the music room I would not have known of Grada or Altan (superb Irish bands) and I doubt I would have bought the Sweeney's Men Anthology, which I'm playing now and thoroughly enjoying. Plus, SJB introducing me to Lunasa.

Additionally, Fredrik and Tam's contributions are an education.

All the best, Rotf

HEY GIANLUIGI !
HOT BLOODED ITALIAN !

Don't you leave no more, will you ?

cheers
Stefan

New today...

Dear Anthony & ROTF,

I cannot claim credit for this thread (except in that I saw one just the same over at the other place and thought it looked a good idea - I think Ian [Sideshowbob], who I think used to post here, deserves the credit). Actually, I only stole the idea because someone moaned in the hi-fi room that there wasn't enough activity in here, but it seems pretty lively these days.

regards, Tam

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Originally posted by pe-zulu:
The composer is supposed to be unknown. The guess of the learned people is, that they were written by J L Krebs. The reason for rejecting them as being authentic J S Bach are first and foremost stylistical. Like the discussion about the Toccata and Fuga d-minor BWV 565.
Do you own the Hurford cycle? What do you think of it?

Regards,

Dear pe-zulu,

Thanks for the information (I was sure I'd read somewhere they had been credited to one of the other Bachs).

I own the whole Hurford cycle and am rather fond of it, though it is virtually the only Bach organ work I do own (so comparison is rather tricky); I particularly like his readings of concertos and sonatas (the various preludes and fugues are also pretty fine). One of the reasons I bought it over other available sets was its completeness (containing various things such as the 8 short, which aren't Bach but are good to hear anyway). What I've heard of Walcha (limited to the Art of Fugue and one or two other exerts) I also like very much, and my next purchase in that direction will be one of his cycles.

Of course, Hurford uses (unless I'm much mistaken) entirely modern organs. Which I think is not the case with Walcha, which makes for another good reason for investigating his recordings.

regards, Tam

chill out:



cheers
Stefan

Furtwangler playing various Wagner chunks taken from live recordings with the BPO made in the late 40s early 50s.

regards, Tam

"Living with war" Neil Young. One of his best albums in many years: what a fantastic musician and how good to hear him in such amazing form again.

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Originally posted by Tam:

Dear pe-zulu,

I own the whole Hurford cycle and am rather fond of it, though it is virtually the only Bach organ work I do own (so comparison is rather tricky); I particularly like his readings of concertos and sonatas (the various preludes and fugues are also pretty fine). One of the reasons I bought it over other available sets was its completeness (containing various things such as the 8 short, which aren't Bach but are good to hear anyway). What I've heard of Walcha (limited to the Art of Fugue and one or two other exerts) I also like very much, and my next purchase in that direction will be one of his cycles.

Of course, Hurford uses (unless I'm much mistaken) entirely modern organs. Which I think is not the case with Walcha, which makes for another good reason for investigating his recordings.

regards, Tam

Dear Tam

In my opinion Hurford plays with great musicality and authority, and his choice of modern organs is tasteful. So I have enjoyed his cycle very much, not least the Triosonatas. Generally I think the best part of his cycle is the Chorales , but I find everything to be of the highest order. It is difficult to describe his very individual playing in detail, but striking to me is the great inner calm and the careful attention to details.

Regards,

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Originally posted by Chris Kelly:
"Living with war" Neil Young. One of his best albums in many years: what a fantastic musician and how good to hear him in such amazing form again.

I really need to go out and get that one.

Right now I am listening to:

The Beatles-Second Album on the red vinyl, Japanese Odeon pressing.

Regards
Matt

followed by:

I still think that this is their best album.

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Just wanted to take a moment to say how much I have enjoyed this thread. I have picked up so many recordings based on other's experience and have appreciated so much new music. I hope this one goes on forever!

i couldn't agree more.

thank god for headphones. my wife is entertaining the "stitch and bitch club" tonight.



jim white - drill a hole in that substrate and tell me what you see

PACE

One of my favourite latin piano player.