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

John Zorn - Naked City

the mood is right for it I guess

Inspired by the first ever vinyl threat, I dug out my first ever LP; Focus - Focus 3. More than 30 year old and still totally fabulous!

Peter

Dvorak Symphonies 6-9 on LSO Live with Colin Davis (numbers 6 and 9 are especially fine, for 7 and 8 go to Mackerras), but at a little over £10 for the set you can't go far wrong.


regards,

Tam

dear Tam,

Vaclav Talich recorded these symphonies for HMV in the thirties and these readings are still bechmarks, while he recorded the New World twice for Supraphon after 1945, and these are also in fine recordings. I think he also redid the 7th and 8th at the time for the Czech label, though I have only ever heard the the 8th from that time in a BBC broadcast. The HMV sets (excluding the 9th) were last to had on Koch in very effective transfers from Shellac, while both the late recordings of the 9th. were concurrently available on CDs from Supraphon not that long ago! They are worth hunting down IMO. One is from imaculate 78 masters, and is the finer in my view, while the other is a taping from a few months later (also in the studio) and though it has a greater freedom of sonority (or the dreaded sound-stage!) it does not quite posess the concentration and unity of musical logic of the 78 set, which I rate the finest I have ever heard the symphony performed.

As for what I was listening to half an hour ago: Beethoven String Quartet no 16 in F, opus 135. Busch Quartet on EMI. Still not eclipsed...

Fredrik

Thanks for the recommendation. I will look out for them


regards,

Tam

Miles Davis - Panthalassa (remixes by Bill Laswell).

And very much enjoying them, picked up a bargin 3 disc box containing this, the remixes and In a Silent Way


regards,

Tam

quote:

Originally posted by Tam:
picked up a bargin 3 disc box containing this, the remixes and In a Silent Way

Turns out not to be quite such a bargin after all (especially as I already own in a silent way). Am just listening to the 'Remixes' and they're pretty terrible. Unlike the original Laswell album there's a lot of stuff added in and very little to do with Miles at all. Only the Laswell track is really worth listening to.


regards,

Tam

Fish Out of Water - Chris Squire
Also a couple of Cds I burned today. I was using the Prog music link in the free (and legal)samples thread. VDGG,UK, Aphrodites Child, Colosseum and Steve Vai to name few.

Howard

Taj Mahal - mkutano: World in (one of) it's best forms.

Inspired by Chris out of Fish above I have spun
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow. Very mellow.

GOV'T MULE - The Deepest End (Volume at 12 O'Clock)

Donald Fagan: Nightfly

I've scored it tonite afterwork. It has been over 20 years I have listened to this album on a record player.

It's shredding a CD into smithereens.
This is just how I remembered.

Wonderful!

Another Fine Day - 'Life Before Land'

Sinfonietta and other orchestral works by Leos Janácek, conductors: Mackerras and François Huybrechts with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra

I think Janácek's Sinfonietta sounds just like ELP's Knife Edge with a bit of Theme from Crown Court thrown in

Abosultely superb.

Ades Piano quintet (coupled with an equally excellent performance of the Schubert Trout quintet with members of the Belcea quartet).


regards,

Tam

Barclay James Harvest - Baby James Harvest spinning now. It's been a long time since I have listened to any BJH and am rather enjoying their mellow tones & melodies (check out Delph Town Morn). Nice.

"LA Woman" The Doors

Barenboim playing mozart piano concertos with the BPO. Perhaps not as fine as his earlier ECO set, but this box (at around £20) is shockingly good value and includes a dvd of the concerto for 2 pianos (with the ECO and Solti) and 3 pianos (with Schiff).


regards,

Tam

Getting ready for the Archers. Will Emma leave Will Grundy?

Nigel

I Am Shelby Lynne

quote:

I Am Shelby Lynne

Really? Tell us more.

Nigel

quote:

Originally posted by hungryhalibut:
Getting ready for the Archers. Will Emma leave Will Grundy?

Did she?

quote:

Did she?

She's told Edward that she loves him, not Will, and that he (Ed) is the father of George. She wants Ed to take her to Australia with him.

I expect Emma to tell Will tomorrow.

And the evil Hazel wants £0.5m to go away again, and to inherit Grey Gables when Jack turns up his toes.

But you didn't want to know really, did you??

Nigel

quote:

Originally posted by hungryhalibut:
But you didn't want to know really, did you??

Well, I suppose I asked for that

Tam

You'll be pleased to know that I have started an Archers thread in the padded cell, so you can improve your knowledge of all things Ambridge.

Or not.

Nigel