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: 24 November 2005 by Nime
Garbarek, Jan
Hilliard Ensemble
"Mnemosyne"
Stunning!
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by nicnaim
Good shout for Garbarek.
Having a vinyl nostalgia day today. Currently playing The Scars - Author Author, previously Wah! - Nah = Poo - The Art of Bluff, Miles - Tutu, McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy.
Nic
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by HR
quote:
Originally posted by Nime:
Garbarek, Jan
Hilliard Ensemble
"Mnemosyne"
Stunning!
Good idea, Nime. I have not listened to it for a while. My wife, who is an English teacher in high school, takes a lot of my music to play in her classes. She tries to match the topic, the period or the country from which the literature comes from with music with the same origins. One of the favorite disks of her kids has always been 'Officium' with the Hilliards and Garbarek.
Regards,
Haim
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by HR
J.S. Bach / Matthaus-Passion / Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
It is Thanks Giving morning, plenty of time to hear all three discs.
Haim
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by Huwge
Salif Keita - M'Bemba; trying to bring some African warmth to counter the sub-zero temperatures outside. By gum, it's working
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by sjust
Working my way further through Gulda playing the Beethoven piano Sonatas, currently enjoying (sic!) op. 31, #3
Fredrik, you were so right !
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by graham55
Stephen Kovacevich playing Beethoven's First Concerto. A finer Beethoven pianist than Fred Gulda, I believe. And I'll probably let the disc run on to his account of the Third.
I was delighted to see that Philips are releasing his complete recordings of Brahms for them on four CDs.
Graham
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by nicnaim
Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low Sweet Cadillac. A second hand purchase from about 12 years ago, possibly the heaviest slab of vinyl in my collection.
Originally belonged to somebody called Reg Nicholas, so if anybody knows him I've got his old record.
Nic
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by Spock
Diana Krall - When I look in your eyes. 3rd listen now, really beginning to grow on me.
Spock
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by nicnaim
Having a bit of an eclectic evening as wife is away at a conference, currently Robert Fripp - The League of Gentlemen (1981).
Now I remember why Wishbone Ash - There's The Rub (1974) gets played so infrequently only one vaguely passable track.
Perhaps the suprise package of the evening so far is David Gilmour - David Gilmour which sounds remarkably good.
Could be The Yes Album next!
Nic
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by Spock
nicnaim
Don't forget the King Crimson
Spock
Posted on: 24 November 2005 by nicnaim
Spock,
I'm sorry to say I do not have any, but in your honour I am very tempted to put on "Where's Captain Kirk?" Spizz Energy 1980.
Nic
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by kuma
Carol King: The Living Room Tour
A live recording consist of acoustic piano and vocals.
Her voice now sounds a bit raspy but I always liked her honest delivery. A 62 year old girl still has it.
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by Merto
John Martyn - Serendipity - Last on
Joseph Malik - Diverse - Right now
Saif Keita - Moffou - Next
Round the world in a morning..........
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by BigH47
Fourplay - Fourplay (CD)
Russ Freeman - Noctunal Playground (Vinyl)
Fred Simon - Remember the River
Howard
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by Steve2701
Redshift. Bombers in the desert. Based on an early Tangerine Dream sequence. Utterly brilliant on the headphones.
I have to hear this on a system that can do serious trouser flapping bass.
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by hungryhalibut
Soft Cell - Twelve Inch Singles - it could almost be 1981 again.
Nigel
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by niceguy235uk
Telefuzz - Sleep
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by Leopold
'Tristan and Iseult' by Tarkio, Colin Meloy's band before the Decemberists [well before and during really]... a wonderful song, as is Sister Nebraska...
Leopold
[and nothing wrong with 1981 and soft cell 12"s...]
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by Huwge
Peter Tosh and word, sound & power - Equal Rights.
Bob who?
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by u5227470736789439
Going to brew some nice coffee and settle down to the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue. I tried and failed to listen properly this morning before work, not least because of some hilarity here, but also Fridays can be awful. It was quite fine actually, and I was not called in tomorrow in spite of a a big addition to the programme. Actually we did three eighths of it for them this evening anyhow, because we are good kind people, who think that Saturday is for recovering from Friday night, though I do my recovering on Sunday for obvious reasons.
Helmut Walcha plays a harpsichord in my new recording, which will see me off to sleep I hope.
All the best from Fredrik
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by HR
Serge Gainsburg / du jazz dans le ravin / Philips
Songs words and music by Gainsburg, 'the man who remains in the collective memory as the most disrespectful songwriter..', sounds great in French. A 1963 recording.
Haim
Posted on: 25 November 2005 by HR
Posted on: 26 November 2005 by sjust
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of the Moon.
Before: Sting - Nothing Like The Sun
Back to the roots...
Stefan
Posted on: 26 November 2005 by Huwge
Can't help but smile at Stefan going back to his roots
Souad Massi - Deb, in anticipation of striding out in to the snow and buying her latest. Some North African sunshine for a bleak winter's day.
