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

Pink Floyd - Meddle - bought for 50 cents at a flea market in North Carolina circa 1975

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Originally posted by Old Mister Crow:
I'm usually loathe to listen to movie soundtracks, but my wife bought this one......Carl

Hi Carl!
Sometimes movies are supported by good music and sometimes soundtracks hide good pieces.
When i watch a movie i do sometimes try to keep a separate sense open to the music.
Cheers!
Gianluigi

Picked up a complete set of Bach organ works on vinyl yesterday played by Lionel Rogg and listened to the Sonatas and some of the Preludes and Fugues. Great recordings and quite an engaging listen.

This morning starting off listening to the 6 Paganini violin concertos (having a break ) with Salvatore Accardo and LPO under C. Dutoit

Kuma, the review of Michelangeli refers to his Beethoven and Mozart. The Debussy is said to be bettered by none. Not my review and I look forward to getting my set next week.

Happy listening
Mark

' .. skating away on the thin ice of a new day ...

To many here the ultimate oxymoron I suspect! "The Essential Emerson Lake and Palmer" A new double CD on the Shout label. A bit of bombast to help the Sunday brunch down.

The Best of Van Morrison. At least some his more popular ditties, to aid SWMBO as she irons!

Blimey. Haven't played this for ages. "Baby Please Don't Go" sounds amazing.

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Originally posted by kuma:
Haim,

If you like that, you'd love this one.
Alain Resnais' 'Last Year at Marienbad'.

Kuma,

Thank you. I will put it on my que at Netflix (are you familiar with them?).
I don't know if I am just getting nostalgic, but I seem to enjoy much more older movies which were more about substance than today's special effects..
A very good recent movie I saw at the theatre was a Turkish one called 'Climate'.

Haim

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Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
Dear Haim!

Did you get "Il mestiere delle armi"?
Hope you found the dvd edition.


The rest is unchanged.
I'm sitting and waiting for luminaries responses.
Meanwhile i'm daydreaming about some bettering in my analogue collection and source.
But italian dealers are so frustrating............
No taste in having exchanges or talks with them.
I think some of them should change their job!

Take care!
Gianluigi

Good morning Gian.

I am still in pursuit of "Il mestiere delle armi". The movie outfit I am working with has six months to locate the movie (they deal only with DVDs), after that, if they fail, they will come up with a roundtrip Alitalia ticket, so I can fly and watch the movie at your place.
On top of seeing the movie, did you read Michael Ondaatje's 'The English Patient'? It is a great read though not an easy one.

I hope the luminaries find perfection in you.
As for the Italian dealers, it could be worse. The could be music producers..

Regards,

Haim

David Bowie - Aladdin Sane. Vinyl.

Lucinda Williams "West". Oh that voice!!


jim..........

Undecided between "You are my sunshine", "Man of costant sorrow" and "Down in the river to pray"......................

or Big Rock Candy Mountain

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
I am still in pursuit of "Il mestiere delle armi". The movie outfit I am working with has six months to locate the movie (they deal only with DVDs)

Dear Haim!
Sorry but............time to change dealer?
Btw i hope you'll find the italian version with subtitles.
Italian dubbers' voices are fantastic (Omero Antonutti).

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after that, if they fail, they will come up with a roundtrip Alitalia ticket, so I can fly and watch the movie at your place.

That's a good idea and the guest room is ready.
If you don't mind the 32 kgs pooch sleeping on your legs and belly while sitting on the sofa!

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On top of seeing the movie, did you read Michael Ondaatje's 'The English Patient'? It is a great read though not an easy one.

No, i did not.
Actually i'm deepening my knowledge in Bauman's productions and when i get too scared to turn another page i do pass to old books by Mario Rigoni Stern or Sebastiano Vassalli (i just suggest "The chimera" and the beautiful "Marco and Mattio)........................

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I hope the luminaries find perfection in you.

You joke..............
I'm a country boy!

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As for the Italian dealers, it could be worse. The could be music producers..

It would be nice to have some talks sometimes and some listenings with a dealer.
Presumed they like what they're doing.

But i see that they're still looking for the bass that kills your intestinal flora......
Some of them could sell shoes or cars......it's the same.
But as you wisely wrote they could be music producers.
And that would be worst!


Take care!
Gianluigi

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Originally posted by SteveGa:
or Big Rock Candy Mountain

"In the Big Rock Candy Mountains you never change your socks
And the little streams of alcohol come a-trickling down the rocks"

Steve.
take look here:
http://www.bluegrasslyrics.com/

Was. Barenboim Interpreting Beethoven's last piano sonata on ARTE.

From Connecticut to heaven.
Beautiful record.

Gyorgy Kurtag: Jatekok

Marta & Gyorgy Kurtag, piano

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:


Gyorgy Kurtag: Jatekok

Marta & Gyorgy Kurtag, piano

Ciao Haim!
Really great record at my ears!

The Abbey Road Decade contains If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind and almost any track by her that's worth listening to (and there's quite a few of them).