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

Chico Hamilton - The Dealer

regards, Tam

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Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

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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.

Gianluigi,

Thanks, interesting site but my search as you suggested returned a fat 0 - where did I go wrong?

Regards,

Erik

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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
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

Fredrik,

Hmmm piano instead of harpsichord? Interesting. I will look into it. Many thanks.

Regards,

Erik

Also if someone can recomend similar artists, pls don't hesitate...

Brgds to all...

This is a very good heavt metal effort by Cathedral. Lee Dorian was in the almost unlistenable extreme metal (grindcore) band Napalm Death (admired by John Peel) - he left and formed a band that is somewhere between Black Sabbath and Hawkwind. The critics seems to like The Ethereal Mirror best among Cathedral's catalogue, an album I know well - but my preference is this 70 minute song collection Caravan Beyond Redemption. The opening track Voodoo Fire gets the album off nicely with an unusual percussion interlude, all tracks are stong, but the highlight is Captain Clegg.

Captain Clegg was a 1962 Hammer Horror film - a remake of a 1930s film called Doctor Syn - the opening titles are cleverly sampled and merged in to the middle 8 of the song.

1792 - The Romney Marshes - flat and desolate - was the land of a proud and independent people. Their shores faced the shores of France - and many was the shipload of wine and brandy smuggled across the sea in defiance of the king's revenue men. Many legends have come from this corner of England - but none so widely believed or widely feared - as the legend of the Marsh Phantoms - who rode the land on dark misty nights - and struck fear into the hearts of all who crossed their paths.....

The Captain Clegg stars were

Dr Blyss, alias Captain Clegg PETER CUSHING
Captain Collier PATRICK ALLEN
Harry OLIVER REED

Strangely, Disney Studio also made a remake of Dr Syn in 1962 called Dr Syn, alias the Scarecrow with Patrick McGoohan - I've not seen this film, but as I really like Patrick McGoohan (The Prisoner, Danger Man, Hell Raisers, Silver Streak, Scanners, Ice Station Zebra and numerous episodes of Colombo) - I'd probably like it. It also starred Tony Britton and George Cole.

Still Cathedral's amazing song is based on the British film - and Caravan Beyond Redemption is a great album: Caravan is a homage to Black Sabbath's Planet Caravan.

You can download some Cathedral MP3 full songs for free from their web site here (though they've not chosen to post their best tracks IMO)

Dionne Warwicke: Then Came You
1975 release. Contains my all time favourite 'Move me no mountain'.

LP12/Dual-mono Phonocube/SuperCapped Headline2/W2002.

Louie Vega : Dance Ritual
BAh Samba!

brings me back to a summer holiday in Tramore 1976ish, The Boys are Back in Town continually on the jukebox.

"that jukebox in the corner blasting out my favourite song,
the nights are getting loneger it wont be long, wont be long till summer comes,
now that the boys are here again" - majestic

first gig I ever went to were Lizzy. They have a special place in my heart

some excellent new jazz from Russian trumpet player. includes two new tunes from pat metheny

Ian Moss - Six Strings. An acoustic set by the former Cold Chisel guitarist, now solo performer. Just sensational.

George Lloyd - Symphony No.5; Philhamonia under Edward Downes on Lyrita.

Not listened to this for a long time, shame on me.

A comment by Fredrik (iirc) about Boult conducting Vaughan Williams prompted me to maintain my 20th century English composer theme evening - currently the Boult / LPO version of the Sinfonia Antarctica, stirring stuff.

...I may be some time

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Originally posted by erik scothron:
Gianluigi,

Thanks, interesting site but my search as you suggested returned a fat 0 - where did I go wrong?

Hi erik!
Just enter in the search little box the word "dorian" and then you'll have the search dialog box.
In that go to "etichetta" and scroll down to "Dorian Recordings".
Then click "VAI".
You'll get the stock about the brand and will find the "Six sonatas for violin & Harpsichord" splitted in two volumes.
I hope they're the one you were looking for.

Ciao!

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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
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.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. Unfortunately I have not found the solution to a perfectly recomendableharpsichord renderings, so I am still suggestible on that, and if I ever do find a good set, I'll definately post about it here. Pinnock is not convincing for me, and the search goes on.

Dear Fredrik

Surprising for me that Pinnock doesn�t convince you (-artistically?). To me his Bach, and this is true of the Harpsichord concertos, as well as the Brandenburgs and still more of his solo Bach harpsichord recordings (Goldbergs, Partitas, Toccatas, Chromatic Fantasy) are played in a natural and unaffected way, largely letting the music speak for itself. His partitas (Archive and Haenssler) are almost too austere (who mentioned Walcha?). But as usually there is the problem of balance in the harpsichord concertos, the strings tending to drown the harpsichords, and pianos may be preferable for just that reason. I think, it has been proved, that Bach in his later Leipzig-years had access to harpsichords with 16F register, and maybe he used them in the concertos for matter of balance. All the HIP recordings of the Harpsichord concertos, I know, use only 8F, but most non-HIP harpsichord recordings of the concertos use 16F, and to much advantage for that reason. Some of the most listenable in this category are the concerto recordings by Ralph Kirkpatrick and the Lucerne Festival strings conducted by Rudolf Baumgartner (Archiv or DG). I think you might like them. I know the Pires recording - got it because of your words about it - and her contribution is certainly remarcable - but the orchestra is just uninspired and workmanlike, and all in all I think Fischer is much more rewarding, when it is about piano-renderings of this music.

Kind regards,

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Originally posted by Tam:
Harpsichord of piano?

Out of interest, do you have a good piano recording, I have both Gould's but neither quite does it for me.

regards, Tam

Usually prefering harpsichord for the Goldbergs, I own a piano rendering by Bruno Canino, the only piano version I can stand. It is inpretentious but beautiful, and I can send you a copy if you want, as it is unavailable by now.

Kind regards,

Walking the Locust.
Airsculpture from the album
Tranceatlantic.
Bit of a play on words, but so me at the moment.
Electroic music for my ears.

Before:
Wheeler et al. - Angel Song
Thanks, chaps for this recommendation (earlier in this thread) Excellent setup !

Now:
Wheeler / Jarrett / Holland / DeJohnette - Gnu High
An all times classic.

cheers
Stefan (after a looong, looooong, loooooooong and exhausting day)

Schubert D960 piano sonata, Brendel (1970s recording).

regards, Tam

Just putting on the Second Orchestral Suite of old Bach in that comforting old performance from Marcel Moyse and Adolf Busch. Gallic charm and German warmth go rather well! [Pearl's carefully managed transfer is the tops as well, except for some frightful side breaks that literally stop and start again. I carefully re-edited these to keep the flow, so it, at least, is rhythmic!]. Enough to make anybody smile with old Bach this...

Fredrik

Challenging, exciting piano trio jazz

This really is quite different to anything in my collection. Although I could take or leave the first and last tracks, there are some outstanding grooves on this. 1 of 3 Weather Report albums purchased. Should keep me going until my Arctic Monkeys one arrives.