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: 04 February 2006 by Mark Tschudin

Out of this world! What a difference it makes to run SBL's active and be able to hear the incredible nuances Anee-Sophie Mutter is able to express with her violin...

Mark

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by Crankn

The new album from Belle & Sebastian - The life

pursuit

...again very good album!

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by kuma

quote:
Originally posted by Nime:

Wow.
At a quick glance I thought he was Chet Baker photographed by Wiliam Claxton!

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by HR

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by Earwicker

Stunning...

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by Squonk

For any acoustic guitar fans.....sheer class

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by u5227470736789439

Dear Friends,

Having just had a Titanic row, what better than Elgar's 'The Dream Of Gerontios,' if un poco piano , nicht va?

Apologies for the cod German spelling! Fredrik

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by kuma

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by Squonk

A change of pace and culture....quite enjoyable

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by smiglass

Aerial on vinyl. WOW!!

Posted on: 04 February 2006 by Squonk

Cool

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by kuma

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by Sicey

quote:
Originally posted by kuma:

God this takes me back! Great album

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by Squonk

Last album of the Aussie night for me and a superb one to finish with.

What a superb line up - Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Charlie Haden and Jack Dejohnette with a couple of vocal tracks from James Taylor.

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by Huwge

When it's winter, what better to do than turn to the Russians - Peter Ilyich and Yevgeny

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by HR

Does anyone play the piano better?

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by HR

quote:
Originally posted by Huwge:
When it's winter, what better to do than turn to the Russians - Peter Ilyich and Yevgeny

Huw,

Since you are in a Russian mood and I am in a Hamelin mood.

Haim

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by Huwge

Haim - any other Hamelin recommendations, might as well buy several rather than just one?

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by Sloop John B

.............while my wife watched "the King and I" on video with the kids

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by HR

quote:
Originally posted by Huwge:
Haim - any other Hamelin recommendations, might as well buy several rather than just one?

Huw,

The Hamelins I like the best are Godowsky and Albeniz (Iberia), each of thm is a 2 CDs album. Kapustin's music is closer in form to jazz. I also have him playing piano sonatas of Ives and Barber. They are all on Hyperion, so you better contact your rustproofing service.

Regards,

Haim

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by smiglass

Excellent combination of originals and standards. One of WBEZ's 10 best of 2005

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by erik scothron

SWMBO - nagging....on and on and on and on.....help me somebody!

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by u5227470736789439

Just sorted out an nice mini concert of live things to settle to in a minute! Cherubini Ov. Anacreon, and the Great C Major of Schubert. Both Boult live in the RFH in 1964 (?), and the RAH in 1969.

By the way why does no one perform Anacreon any more. It was a real favourite concert overture forty years ago, and a belting curtain raiser?

Fredrik

Posted on: 05 February 2006 by Tam

Britten - War Requiem (composer's own recording).

Was Sibelius symphony no.2, Bernstein/NYPO

regards, Tam