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: 08 December 2005 by Tam
quote:
Originally posted by nicnaim:
Still burning the midnight oil Tam!
Tell me about it! And I was planning to get an early night tonight. Oh well.
Glad you're enjoying the recommendations.
regards, Tam
Posted on: 08 December 2005 by nicnaim
Having said I was keeping the volume down, I've now moved onto XTC - Apple Venus Volume 1. Funny how your selections vary late at night.
This was the first XTC album I bought after a lengthy gap, i.e. I owned everthing they had released up until English Settlement, but then drifted away from what they were doing. They obviously matured before I did (they were older after all). Very clever Andy Partridge lyrics as ever, but topics that I can now appreciate, now that I've reached a similar point in my life.
Interesting to note checking the track listing, that Guy Barker plays trumpet on one track.
Really must hit the hay, before I get told off by she who must be obeyed.
Regards
Nic
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by Squonk
quote:
Originally posted by hungryhalibut:
I've been really enjoying Neighbourhood by Manu Katche on ECM. The band includes Tomasz Stanko, Jan Garbarek and the bass and piano players from Stanko's quartet whose names I always forget! It's a super album, beautifully played and recorded. The highlight for me is the bass playing - really inventive.
Nigel
Nigel - excellent choice - one of my CD's of the year. If you are in an ECM mood, take a close look at Marc Johnson - Shades of Jade - a beautiful CD and probably the other best ECM CD of the year.
Adrian
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by Squonk
Ulf Wakenius - Notes from the Heart - beautiful guitar based interpretations of Keith Jarrett classics.
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by matt podniesinski
Junior Brown-Live 2005
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by BigH47
Blondie - Parallel Lines followed by:-
Hothouse Flowers - Home (very enjoyable).
Howard
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by nicnaim
Zero 7 - Simple Things. Kids in bed, wife on a works night out, second bottle of wine open, volume up. This is the life.
Regards
Nic
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by Guido Fawkes
Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band - No Roses
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by Nuno Baptista
I´m listening Sun Kil Moon"Tiny Cities",the previous singer of Red House Painters!Great album!|
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by Spock
Eva Cassidy - Eva by Heart. Oooh ahhh nicey nice.
Spock
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by HR
In the car last night (stuck in a snow storm for three hours):
Fred Simon /Remember The River / naim
In the car tonight:
HAVARD GIMSE / GRIEG FOLK SONGS. DANACES / naim
Haim
Posted on: 09 December 2005 by HR
quote:
Originally posted by TOKSIK:
Chopin's complete nocturnes two disc set with Baremboim on DG......... EXQUISITE!
DENNIS
Dennis,
The nocturnes is one of my two Barenboim's piano music favorites. The other one, which has a much different flavour is tango music from Argentina:
Mi Buenos Aires Querido / Barenboim, Mederos Console / Teldec
http://7digital.com/stores/productDetail.aspx?shop=53&product=18695&sid=204066Regards,
Haim
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by sjust
Moondog - sax pax for a sax
After desperately fighting the mole in the garden this morning (the heaps being nicely frozen, so you can lift them off whatever is underneath, it had to be the morning...) treating myself with some compositions with a handfull of saxes plus a drum from an ancient slavery boat.
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
David Sylvian - Brilliant trees - 1984
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by Huwge
Terry Evans "Puttin' it down" on XRCD - excellent stuff. Not too sure about this XRCD technology, but this an excellent album. That Ry Cooder is everywhere on the musical compass it seems.
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by sjust
I've gone through the hassle to buy not only the Brilliant CD Box of Gulda's Beethoven Sonatas, but also the DG box of (nearly) the same (additionally, there's the piano concerts) to see which one sounds better.
I've currently reached the "Hammerklavier", and can't thank you guys enough pointing me to the set. Endless joy. Especially in the context of all sonatas played in a row. There may be some examples of individual sonatas that excel, but...
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Sex Pistols - Never mind the bollocks - 1977
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by kuma
quote:
Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
Sex Pistols - Never mind the bollocks - 1977
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Coil - Music to play in the dark 2
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
ciao Kuma!
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by Nime
Loreena McKennitt
"The Book of Secrets"
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by Juliandowd
Roger Waters: The pros and cons of hitchhiking
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by kuma
Jamiroquai: Space Cowboy on Simply Vinyl!
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by Tam
Mahler symphony no.2, Abbado/Lucerne festival orchestra.
regards, Tam
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Benge - Meme tunes - 2002 Expanding records
Posted on: 10 December 2005 by HR
Handel / Water Music, Suite from Il Pastor Fido / Tafelmusik (on period instruments)
Haim
