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: 21 July 2005 by sjust
"Tokyo" from Keith Jarrett's "Sunbear Concerts" 6 CD box.
Thanks, Felix, for letting me have this for some time !
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 23 July 2005 by bhazen
Kites, by Jade Warrior; I'm on a crusade to get these guys, belatedly, a bigger audience.
Posted on: 23 July 2005 by sjust
Simon Nabatov playing "Herbie and Pierre" on "The Move" (with Nils Wogram). If he continues to play the piano like this, it (the piano) will see end-of-life, SOON. Fabulous !
Such brute, animalistic force ! Cecil Taylor, a free pianist ? Hah !!
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 23 July 2005 by matt podniesinski
Steve Earle-Transcendental Blues
One of my favorite Earle albums.
Matt
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by Chris Kelly
"Ladies in Lavender" soundtrack, with Joshua Bell on violin. An OST which really stands on its own merits.
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by Trevor
Paul Weller - Stanley Road
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by fled
JAMIROQUAI - Dynamite on vinyl very good music / production shit pressing thou.
Phil
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by Guido Fawkes
The Wimple Winch Story - some of the greatest freakbeat every to find its way on to CD (Save My Soul and Rumble on Mersey Square are particularly fine). Rotf
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by Chris Kelly
Pink Floyd "Echoes" from the compilation CD of the same name, on my Mac.
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by sjust
Live recording of a "Rheingau Musik-Festival" concert from last week where they played "classical" Piazzolla compositions. Nicely done. HR2.
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by graham55
Sviatoslav Richter playing Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto, on a recording made in Vienna in 1962. Marvellous indeed!
G
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by Tam
Graham,
Out of interest are those with Szell? They played a rather good 4th with szell and richter during the beethoven week on radio 3.
Myself I've been listening to concertos 1-3 played by Aimard, Harnoncourt and the COE (a bargain at £10 in hmv for the complete set). Very enjoyable so far, indeed in danger of replacing brendel/rattle as my first choice for a digital recording.
regards,
Tam
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by graham55
Tam
It's a DGG recording made with Kurt Sanderling and the "other" Viennese band, the VSO. On a DG Original coupled with Mozart's 20th Concerto and a Beethoven Rondo.
I know of (but have never heard) an RCA First (with Leinsdorf?) and another Third with Muti/Philharmonia. I wasn't aware of anything that Richter did with Szell.
Graham
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by Tam
Graham,
You're quite right - I'm being stupid. I had Richter confused with Leon Fleisher (don't know why I'm always getting those two muddled up).
regards,
Tam
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by graham55
Tam
No problem. But speaking of Russian virtuoso pianists playing Beethoven's Third with Szell, do try to hear an Orfeo disc C 484 981 B. That has an all Beethoven concert with Szell conducting the VPO in Egmont Overture, Third Concerto with the inimitable Emil Gilels and the Fifth Symphony.
I've raved about this on a previous occasion here, so I'll say no more.
Graham
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by Tam
Graham,
I'll look out for that. You can't go far wrong with either Szell or Gilels (do you have the latter's brahms concertos with Jochum and the BPO).
Incidentally, have you listened to any of the Krauss ring yet?
regards,
Tam
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by graham55
Tam
Yes (to Gilels/Jochum) on CD and greatly prized old German pressed LPs.
No. (Blame the postman!)
G
Posted on: 24 July 2005 by kuma
Michel Camilo & Tomatito: Spain
Posted on: 25 July 2005 by JamieWednesday
"Tonight is what it means to be young" from Streets of Fire soundtrack - kinda makes you wanna run out and save the world. I defy anyone not to turn it up...
Posted on: 25 July 2005 by sjust
Life transmission of "Tristan & Isolde" from the Bayreuth Festival opening concert.
Stefan
Posted on: 25 July 2005 by graham55
Nirvana - "Nevermind".
But what's blasting out of Bayreuth, Stefan?
Graham
Posted on: 25 July 2005 by Guido Fawkes
Nirvana - The Story Of Simon Simopath and All Of Us.
Posted on: 28 July 2005 by Nime
J S Bach "Great Organ Works" Helmut Walcha
2 CDs. 1959/71(?) Deutsche Grammaphon Stereo 453 064-2
CD1 Great Organ of St Laurenskerk. Alkmaar
Depressing lack of real bass except occasional traffic rumble and action noises reminded me of old organ vinyl. Strangely jerky playing left me rather cold. Excellent sense of reverberant space though. I shall have to try listening to this CD again later. But it's determined, almost plodding performance is strange to my ears. Perhaps he is fighting with the organ?
CD2 Silberman Organ of Saint-Pierrre-le-Jeune, Strasbourg
Bass rather restrained until later pieces when it improves. Rather close acoustic without many spacial clues. Playing much more fluid and (rather oddly) seems to improve with time.(?) Superb music throughout with some truly wonderful pipe tones and colours. I'm finally beginning to really enjoy this!
Posted on: 28 July 2005 by Stevedog
Junkie XL 3am ..CD... Organic techno vibe nicley produced with some gorgeous soundscapes.
Posted on: 28 July 2005 by sjust
Mangelsdorff / Arildsen / Favre - Triplicity: A gem re-issued just a few weeks ago. Drives me to tears. Again.
Stefan
