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

Ali Farka Toure "The River". To me the earlier records of him sounds a bit monotone, and I find "Talking Timbuktu" superior. I would like to hear "Savane" soon.

David Robertson conducting a really fine performance of Meistersinger - the closing concert of the Edinburgh festival - with the BBC Scottish on Radio 3 (often broadcasts of opera that I wasn't at, particularly if they're recent performances, fail to grab me - not so here).


regards, Tam

Air - Talkie Walkie

I have to say Aric i like your taste. But its saturday night summit a bit more upbeat is called for....so Muse's new cd it is. Fairly astounding musically and sound wise.

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Originally posted by Diccus62: Your right Steve, it sounds fairly miserable - champion

Not quite Leonard Cohen thought. There again he is hardly Captain Sensible either! He has taken a bit of (unwarranted) stick for not being Richard Thompson, but heck I didn't want to be my Dad either.

Which reminds me. CD2 (oops I did it again!)



Richard Thompson - 1000 Years Of Popular Music

Steve

Sinopoli's Bruckner symphony 5. It's a beautiful reading, and absolutely nice to have in the collection. Still it cannot really compete with Jochum's amazing no. 5 on Tahra or Furtwangler's no. 5 from 1942 on Opus Kura. I guess I prefer a more brisk and powerful approach to this symphony.

Haven't played for a long time:



Great record
Stefan

Thievry corporation - versions in dub.
Quality quite good.
Lovely bass quality.

Fabulous. Thanks for reminding me, Ed !

cheers
Stefan

And, since "Careless Love" has been so good:



cheers
Stefan

Colin Davis and the LSO playing Dvorak 6 on the orchestras own label.


regards, Tam

Winding down on the approach to midnight with Kate Bush - Ariel - very mellow



Night all,

Peter

Club favourites.

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book

The Wolfmother LP. Blimey!!!!!!!!!!

I have just been listening to Bruckner symphony no. 5; first by Jochum and the Concertgebouw and then Furtwangler and the BPO from 1942. These are my two favourite versions, and I really love this symphony. Both are quite brisk and energetic. I think Jochum's is more beautiful in the slow passages (especially the first two movements are fantastic), while Furtwangler generally is bit tighter and even more powerful. His last movement is really something.

A fine Sunday combination: Heinrich & Jordi.

Regards,

Haim

Karajan has been my favourite for Mahler symphony no. 6, but now I have heard Boulez' account with the VPO and it is really something! It is tighter than the Karajan and also seems to hang together even more. As a bonus I also like the sonics more here. Probably it is the most positive "Tragic" I have heard so far.

cheers
Stefan

Allison Kraus - Lonley Runs Bothways
Calexico - Feast of Wire

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The Wolfmother LP. Blimey!!!!!!!!!!

I quite enjoyed it too.

Includes a lot of exciting music!

Edwin Fischer (Fredrik's recommendations prove sound once again) playing Bach's concerto in F BWV 1056. I think it is with the Philharmonia but the set isn't very clear - however for £5 for the four discs at HMV it was an utter steal.

The 1938 sound is a bit harsh/off but the music is such that such worries soon fade away. If you're in HMV these sets are well worth looking out for (I've got Knappertsbusch and Celibidache awaiting my attention).

regards, Tam

Well, here is a CD based on one of the advices from this forum, Mozart piano concertos no. 20 and 22 by Edwin Fischer. They are both my favourites so far, but I still haven't heard the Clara Haskil and Robert Casadesus CD's I got. I also got the other Mozart piano concertos by Edwin Fischer on Appian to look forward to.