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: 29 January 2006 by sjust
Mingus - Uh Um
after
John Hassell - NYC
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Tam
regards, Tam
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by u5227470736789439
Dear Tam,
Obviuosly potentially great. Is it, actually? I had the Philips Boston recordings of Davies years ago, but I prefer Kajanus, Barbirolli, Collins, and Beecham to these now, but Davies maybe is much better live as I believe these LSO recordings are.
My favourite for the Third is Kajanus and for Seven I prefer mostly Barbirolli.
Fredrik
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by kuma
Yuming: The 14th moon
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Sloop John B
The Bad Plus Suspicious Activity.
apt title this is one of the now infamous Sony spyware titles.
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Graham Russell
It's got my 2 year old jumping around the lounge. Fantastic 'diddly-dee' music.
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Tam
Fredrik,
For my money it's outstanding, especially the 3rd and it easily beats the others I have on disc (Bernstein in NY and Vienna - so that may not be saying too much
). When Gramophone reviewed it they said something along the lines of it having the promise to be the best Davis cycle to date. The disc doesn't suffer from any of the problems of poor sound that the LSO live ones can sometimes have. What's more, for a fiver you can't go too far wrong! The 5 and 6 he followed it up with were less amazing.
Tell you what, I'll get you a copy in way of exchange for those cds.
regards, Tam
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by u5227470736789439
Dear Tam,
Even I can run to a fiver, so thanks for the comentary, as I am very fond of the Third. Sometimes it is my favourite among them! Fredrik
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by erik scothron
quote:
Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
Dear Tam,
Obviuosly potentially great. Is it, actually? I had the Philips Boston recordings of Davies years ago, but I prefer Kajanus, Barbirolli, Collins, and Beecham to these now, but Davies maybe is much better live as I believe these LSO recordings are.
My favourite for the Third is Kajanus and for Seven I prefer mostly Barbirolli.
Fredrik
Dear Fredrik,
I lost (some years ago)a much loved Bach harpsichod concerto (for 2,3 and even 4 harpsichords as I recall?) on the Archiv label (vinyl) - have you come across a CD recording of the same material by any chance?
Regards,
Erik
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by u5227470736789439
Dear Erik,
I have struggled to find really convincing harpsichord versions of these concertos, and though I rather dislike the piano, I am forced to say that the best recordings I have found, from the purely musical expressive view-point, are usually done on the piano instead. I have a lovely tape of a concert where HM Linde's consort played the D Minor, which is number one I think. Othewise I have MJ Pires' wonderful colection of the D Minor, the F Minor, and the A Major on Erato, which is priceless music making, and I also have the various recordings of Edwin Fischer [on EMI] in about six of them, done in Berlin and London between 1930 and 1954ish. These are deleted, but worth waitung for. Unfortunately I have not found the solution to a perfectly recomendable harpsichord renderings, so I am still suggestible on that, and if I ever do find a good set, I'll definately post about it here. As you may have guessed, I 'have' found splendid performances of the solo clavier music and the organ music played by Walcha, but he was sadly blind, swhich may well explain why he never strayed into the Concerto repertoire. Pinnock is not convincing for me, and the search goes on.
Look out the MJ Pires performances as they very special indeed in my view.
I think this is still work in progress forme! Sorry about that from Fredrik
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
quote:
I lost (some years ago)a much loved Bach harpsichod concerto (for 2,3 and even 4 harpsichords as I recall?) on the Archiv label (vinyl) - have you come across a CD recording of the same material by any chance?
Maybe here?
http://www.soundandmusic.com/There are two volumes.
Make a search under "Dorian recordings".
Anyway the site is known for selling high quality cds.
Sorry but only italian text.
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Squarepusher
Cast King - Saw Mill Man
Beautiful South - Blue is the Colour
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by kuma
Yumi Matsutoya: Dawn Purple
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Tam
regards, Tam
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Guido Fawkes
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Electronic and strings.
Wonderful.
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by kuma
Aaron Copland: the modernist
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by matt podniesinski
The Muffs-Really Really Happy
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by kuma
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by kuma
Love the Topaz insect mix.
Posted on: 29 January 2006 by kuma
Resistor at a silly level.
This might be a pure noise by someone else's standard, but wow! Naim rig does justice on this tune, EVER! Incissive, adrenalin pumping, heart attack inducing performance!
Posted on: 30 January 2006 by blackforest
Schubert / Impromptus op.90 & op 142 (by Murray Perahia)
WONDERFUL!
Regards, Blackforest!
Posted on: 30 January 2006 by Tam
regards, Tam
Posted on: 30 January 2006 by Huwge
Drunkard's Prayer from Over the Rhine - chilling in the big chill
