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: 23 September 2007 by naim_nymph

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Mass in C minor, K, 427 "Great" Mass

SYLVIA McNAIR sorprano I
DIANA MONTAGUE soprano II
ANTHONY ROLFE JOHNSON tenor
CORNELIUS HAUPTMANN bass

(On Period Instruments)
Lisa Beznosiuk ~<>~ flute
Anthony Robson ~<>~ Oboe
Alastair Mitchell ~<>~ bassoon

MONTEVERDI CHOIR
ENGLISH BAROQUE SOLOISTS
JOHN ELIOT GARDINER ~<>~ Conductor
[DDD] PHILIPS CD Recorded @ London November 1986

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by kuma

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Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:
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Originally posted by kuma:
A nice Sunday spin.

Everybody raves about Bill's albums with LaFaro and Johnson, but Gomez is phenomenal here, understated but so tasty - my personal favorite Evans album I have heard.

Jeff A

Me too!

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by sjust

fine stuff
Stefan

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by u5227470736789524

When I sold my record collection back in the 80's (yea, I know), I copied this (Must Believe) to cassette. The cassette was wonderful on a Nak Dragon for many years and before I sold the Nak, I transferred the cassette to CD-r. Still sounds terrific - its the music !

"Simple Matter Of Conviction" is another terrific BE album with Gomez, this time with Shelly Manne on drums.

Jeff A

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by sjust

Good post, Jeff !
This is the Music Room and I really like comments like Georges or yours that talk about the music and not "how it sounds".

cheers
Stefan

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by u5227470736789524

quote:
Originally posted by sjust:
This is the Music Room and I really like comments like Georges or yours that talk about the music and not "how it sounds".cheers Stefan

Hi Stefan

Hope you are well. And thanks for the nice comment.

George (and you, and Gian, Tam, Ryan, JWM and so many others) astound me with your understanding and technical knowledge of music. I know what I like and have listened my whole life, but I rarely "understand" what somebody is doing or why. I can sometimes make feeble attempts at trying to relate to others what I hear, that I like. More often than not I read somewhere what somebody likes about something I like and why, and then can say to myself, "Yea, thats what I like too, just didn't know how to say it."

I love the Music room, many thanks to Naim for providing this area.

Jeff A

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by HIghfid3l_IT

Nothing - Ripping all my CD's to WAV's on 2x500GB USB-discs
Hope they will fit

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by JamieWednesday

Lovely.

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by sjust

quote:
Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:
quote:
Originally posted by sjust:
This is the Music Room and I really like comments like Georges or yours that talk about the music and not "how it sounds".cheers Stefan

Hi Stefan

Hope you are well. And thanks for the nice comment.

George (and you, and Gian, Tam, Ryan, JWM and so many others) astound me with your understanding and technical knowledge of music. I know what I like and have listened my whole life, but I rarely "understand" what somebody is doing or why. I can sometimes make feeble attempts at trying to relate to others what I hear, that I like. More often than not I read somewhere what somebody likes about something I like and why, and then can say to myself, "Yea, thats what I like too, just didn't know how to say it."

I love the Music room, many thanks to Naim for providing this area.

Jeff A

Hope you're well, too, Jeff !

We're not very far apart with our musical "reception". Just as much as I like putting "music" in front of "technics", I don't consider listening to music (live or at home) as an intellectual exercise. Much more an emotional one. At times, it helps to "understand" what it's all about, but if it doesn't touch my heart and soul, it's not for me.

cheers
Stefan

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by sjust

Just because I feel like it

cheers
Stefan

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by u5227470736789524

Josh Rouse
"The Smooth Sounds Of Josh Rouse"
dvd/cd package

listening to the Rariities cd

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

quote:
Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:

I love the Music room, many thanks to Naim for providing this area.

Jeff A

You really want me to play that album?

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by nicnaim

Now

still working my way through recent second hand purchases, all on pristine vinyl.

Regards

Nic

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by u5227470736789524

quote:
Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
quote:
Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:
I love the Music room, many thanks to Naim for providing this area.Jeff A

You really want me to play that album?

on the Fender ? Go for it

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

I'll play it on the bonnet!

I think i'll reach the bed.
No school tomorrow and too much red makes me feel like the lady below

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

....and goodnight!

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by u5227470736789524

Lambchop
"Damaged"

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by costello

Mahler's 2nd Symphony from this quite good box set..

Very well sounding too, just a little bit on the bright side.

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by Guido Fawkes

Courtesy of another forum member - excellent concert footage of Jeff Buckley, Peter Gabriel and Caravan (one after the other, not all together).

And have also found time to play my favourite new release of this year so far

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by u5227470736789524

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Originally posted by ROTF:
And have also found time to play my favourite new release of this year so far

I can never remember this ladies name and people rarely post it, usually just the cover photo. Once again, please, for me, the artist name and album name ?

thanks

Jeff A

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by Whizzkid

Yes - Drama

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by droodzilla

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Fine stuff
Stefan

Agreed - excellent album. In a similar vein, and also on ECM, the Christian Wallumrod Ensemble are worth checking out. I have their "The Zoo is Far" CD:

It's not exactly an inviting experience at first, but there's something intriguing about it that draws you in, and keeps you coming back.

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by JWM

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:
James

Thanks. I seem to have forgotton how to do it. Yes I now see what was wrong. It does appear there are many ways to post these covers.

How is your system sounding. Those Kudos speakers look great.

jim........

Jim,
Thanks for asking! The answer is : GREAT!! In fact it's sounding better than ever - all after the great switch back on after a thunderstorm precautionary switch off!! (For audiophiles on a smaller budget, this olive gear really is a bargain!) All I can hear is music, the system just melts away.

James

Posted on: 23 September 2007 by Steve Smith

Doomsday Afternoon by Phideaux. Phideaux Xavier is an American lover of a certain brand of progressive rock influenced by Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and early Genesis. You can find him and his band by searching his name or his label Bloodfish Records.

The latest album Doomsday Afternoon has created a few ripples in the prog world - a lovely 66 minutes' worth of long-form music with strong melodies, sublime female vocals in parts (Valerie Gracious), recurring themes and traditional seventies sounds (e.g. mellotron, Moog). The lyrics are about ecological disaster.

If you are into symphonic prog, but like the pschedelic sounds of Floyd, try this!

Steve