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?
So, what are you listening to right now?
Something a bit more smooth...........
quote:Originally posted by Rubio:
Now I'm listening to Sergei Rachmaninoff's reading of Schumann's Carnaval from 1926. This is definately the most exciting reading I've heard of this piece. It is from this 4 CD collection of historic Schumann recordings, and I can't think of a better Schumann starter kit if you can accept good historic sound. It comes in very nice packaging.
Now I have finished this set and it is indeed very nice! Especially I like the before mentioned Carnaval, and also the Kreisleriana (Claude Arrau), the Kinderszenen (Yves Nat) and the Symphinic Etudes (Alfred Cortot). Now I'm going to invest in the two 4CD Chopin sets from the same label
.quote:Originally posted by sjust:quote:Originally posted by kuma:
Lee Riteneour: Sugar Loaf Express
Finally able to replace my original Direct Cut disc from Japan.
I have the same Direct Cut, kuma !
It was a (18th ?) birthday present from my mother who had gone into a record shop saying "listen, my sun is crazy about records. Sell me something that sounds real good"...
Stefan,
What a charming story.
So, when are you going to get a record player?
KC Marathon
In The Court Of The Crimson King
In the Wake of Poseidon
Lizard
In The Court Of The Crimson King
In the Wake of Poseidon
Lizard
Let's pull the control stick!
Very funky!
Oh my g.....................
velvet
velvet
quote:Originally posted by kuma:quote:Originally posted by sjust:quote:Originally posted by kuma:
Lee Riteneour: Sugar Loaf Express
Finally able to replace my original Direct Cut disc from Japan.
I have the same Direct Cut, kuma !
It was a (18th ?) birthday present from my mother who had gone into a record shop saying "listen, my sun is crazy about records. Sell me something that sounds real good"...
Stefan,
What a charming story.
So, when are you going to get a record player?
I use a sharp shashlik stick, when I "play" the record: Hold it firmly, and grind the stick in circles along the spiral: Very natural sound !
cheers
Stefan
quote:Originally posted by bishopla:
KC Marathon
In The Court Of The Crimson King
In the Wake of Poseidon
Lizard
YES!!!
Wonderful Music!!
Fredrik
Fredrik
quote:Originally posted by costello:
Fredrik,
Looks like we have a lot in common. I was just about to play Miles in a Slient Way. You can't go wrong with Mr Young.
Regards,
Larry
Fredrik
French Disco!
New ECM albums from Tomasz Stanko and Stefano Bollani
Good morning!
Another new ECM release. Double live concert CD of Eleni Karaindrou. Beautiful, atmospheric film soundtrack music.
quote:Originally posted by Expat in Oz:
New ECM albums from Tomasz Stanko and Stefano Bollani
I'm SO jealous !
Order is placed, but release dates haven't come, yet. Grrrr
Stefan
PS: How are both records ?
quote:Originally posted by sjust:quote:Originally posted by Expat in Oz:
New ECM albums from Tomasz Stanko and Stefano Bollani
I'm SO jealous !
Order is placed, but release dates haven't come, yet. Grrrr
Stefan
PS: How are both records ?
First run through was pretty good. Bollani I played on my portable CD at work and then in the car on the way home. A little Jarrett like, it really needs to be played in the main rig but some good mellow stuff on it. Stanko is very similar to the other CD's but maybe a little more free than the last couple, but not by much. It is early evening here, lights are down low, nice glass of Suavignon and I have got it playing loud in the music room at the moment - just right for the end of the working week wind down.
Cheers
Adrian
PS. I also got three other new series ECM's today. This one is very interesting with a clarinet and piano version of Part's Spielgel im Spiegel. It's called Misterioso featuring Alexei Lubimov.
Gilberto Gil - Parabolic
Yefim Bronfman playing Shostakovich Piano concertos 1 & 2. Never quite sure which I like better, this or Dimitri Alexeev on the old Classics for Pleasure recording.
