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

My Way - Frank Sinatra.

A conductor suggested by Tam and a sealed by a fleeting excerpt on Radio Scotland. First listen is generating smiles.

quote:

Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
In your place, after dealing with those professionals, I could not take anything heavier than a Samba.

Dear Haim!
The heaviest loads come from the lightness of some people.
People who don't have time for music and books, of course, as so involved in ruining the world around them.

Just to balance the energies loss i'll go for some new records.
Thanks for Isaac Albeniz tip.

For a (VERY) mellow day start

cheers
Stefan

quote:

Originally posted by sjust:


For a (VERY) mellow day start

cheers
Stefan

That has always been a 'late night' disk for us here!

A morning outing for another usually nocturnal disk.

Dear Ian,

By coincidence the same disc is still sitting on my to be listened to shelf (the Runnicles). I picked it up after disappointment at the orchestra's trip to the festival (to play the Jupiter, among onther works) was cancelled. What I have so far sampled has impressed.

However, as I've said elsewhere, the finest Runnicles disc I've enjoyed so far has been his account of Beethoven's 9th symphony with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.


regards, Tam

A morning with Arianna Savall's magic voice and triple harp.

Haim

Joseph Haydn / Trios pour pianoforte, violon & violoncelle / Harmonia Mundi

Adelante!

quote:

Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
Adelante!

Very good, Gian.

If you have a chance, between doctors and lawyers, listen to Marc-Andre Hamelin play Iberia on Hyperion. He is very special.

How is the weather in Italy these days?

It is grey and cold today but it is going to get warmer the second part of the week.

Regards,

Haim

quote:

Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
Very good, Gian.
If you have a chance, between doctors and lawyers, listen to Marc-Andre Hamelin play Iberia on Hyperion. He is very special.

Dear Haim!
Thank you again!
I'll follow the path!

quote:

How is the weather in Italy these days?

It is grey and cold today but it is going to get warmer the second part of the week.

Wheater is changing.
Strong wind for days that took away all the clouds.
More cold then, about 5 under.
But the sky is changing again and all those grey sheets in the sky means nothing but snow.
A change in the landscape would be nice btw and i have my four Nokian mounted on the car.
I'm ready!

Cheers!
Gianluigi

I've spend a very enjoyable afternoon/evening in front of the stereo.

First up, after a trip to the sorting office to collect it, was the first disc of Brendel's digital Beethoven sonata cycle which (interesting, like the recent Lewis cycle) starts with the op31 sonatas. And very fine they are too.

Then the Runnicles/St Lukes disc of Mozart's 39th and 41st symphonies that Ian mentioned above. Very fine, if not quite displacing my favourites of Brendel and Mackerras.

Beethoven's 5th Piano concerto from Fischer, Furtwangler and the Philharmonia, coupled with the 8th and 31st sonatas. Nice enough (though not a patch on Solomon), I much prefer the sonatas.



Next up was disc two of Colin Davis's Dresden cycle of Schubert's symphonies - numbers 2 & 4 and I really can't understand why I haven't explored these works before. 1 seemed full of Haydn, 3 with lots of Mozart, and yet all unmistakably the Schubert who would go on to write the 8th and 9th. At around £10 on Amazon, there would seem to be little excuse for not picking this up.

Lastly, Messiaen's 8 piano preludes from Peter Hill. Again, a cracking bargain of a set.


regards, Tam

Bach Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo, played by Julia Fischer.

cheers
Stefan

Inspired by Gian.

Majestic playing by Hamelin who makes this impossible piece sound as easy as do-re-mi.

Thanks,

Haim

an evening with Eberhard Weber "Later that Evening" (ecm 1231) and "Pandulum" (ecm 1518).

PS. "Later that evening" is often called as a second part of Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays "As Falls Wichita, so falls Wichita Falls" and imho this is true. I was the great time for ecm music. I love many ecm records published nowadays but I think early 80's it was a artistic pick ECM Artists.

strauss - Elektra. solti with vienna phil. and nilssen et al. playing loud.

PACE