What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)
Posted by: Tam on 06 June 2005
Anyway, to kick things off, I'm currently, and probably for most of the rest of this week, listening to Radio 3's Beethoven Experience. They're doing one of the piano concertos at the moment and (number 2 with Glenn Gould). Anyway, the experience thing probably needs its own thread, but, even on this cheapo radio it's proving fairly enjoyable.
So, what are you listening to right now?
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Guido Fawkes
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by BigH47
Earth ,Wind + Fire - Touch the World (LP)
Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky (LP)twice
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by SteveGa
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Steve S1
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by matt podniesinski
Bob Mould-The Last Dog And Pony Show
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Chris Kelly
Deutschland Uber Alles : kick off in a few minutes!
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Diccus62
quote:
Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
Heaven
Diccus
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Heaven...................17th floor please!
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
"Twenty nines pearls in your kiss, a singing smile,
coffe smell and lilac skin,
your flame in me..........."
Heaven!
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Just a little sprinkling.............................
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
..........before the main dish.
A very soft warm breeze is coming from the wide open windows.
Very good.
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Guido Fawkes
quote:
Originally posted by Diccus62:
quote:
Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
Heaven
Diccus
I still find it difficult to listen to - it just seems too personal given what happened shortly after. He was an outstanding musician though. I find Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter wonderful to listen to.
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by kuma
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by nicnaim
Sonny Stitt Sits In With The Oscar Peterson Trio
Regards
Nic
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by u5227470736789439
Four Brahms Symphonies in a row from the LSO and LPO under Felix von Weingartner, recorded in 1939-41. A fascinating (by now historical) view, which had the praise of Brahms himself in the 1890s. Not to be ignored at any cost, though it is possible to allow for a little more warmth, and less strictly classical approach.
I suspect Norrington et al would regard this as rather fulsome playing, but I think Boult gets the balance between the stoical German qualities (of the Weingartner style) and the Hungarian warmth that Boult reports was paramount in the readings of his mentor Nickisch, and found also in the approach of Klemperer (not slow at all except in the Third Symphony which is far more serious than most readings before or since!), and Furtwangler, where there is much more rhythmic nuancing and manipulation of the tempo, which Brahms felt could never be overdone!
There is a famous story of the Fourth Symphony, when one day Brahms took over the rehearsal finding the reading too classical!
He explained that it was necessary to play more than just the notes on the page! Mind you, of course Weingartner does play far more than just a bare representation of the printed score... fortunately!
Fredrik
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by PJT
After Fredrik's last post, I must sound like a complete and utter yobbo.
20 Years of Kevin Bloody Wilson....
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by Purplepleaser
At home
Osunlade-Aquarian Moon LP Bloody superb
Metro Area-Metro Area Lp
Air-Talkie Walkie
Through the night.
Roxy Music-Avalon
Bjork-Homogenic
Madeleine Peyroux
Lisa Shaw-Cherry
Saint Etienne-Tales From Turnpike House
Lee
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by u5227470736789439
quote:
Originally posted by PJT:
After Fredrik's last post, I must sound like a complete and utter yobbo.
20 Years of Kevin Bloody Wilson....
Dear PJT,
You found the music room, and by definition you cannot be a yobbo!
I am having a fever (high temperature, and Vodka induced) rampage through some venerable old recordings prior to accepting the bloodiness of life tomorrow or the next day!
But I will now show my innocence: Who is Kevin Wilson? Not a put down for you, but me!
ATB from Fred
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by matt podniesinski
X-Los Angeles
I see you are up late again Fredrik. Enjoying some of the Polish vodka again I hope.
Matt
Posted on: 14 June 2006 by kuma
Posted on: 15 June 2006 by Guido Fawkes
Posted on: 15 June 2006 by matt podniesinski
The Stooges-Raw Power and Fun House
Matt
Posted on: 15 June 2006 by SteveGa
