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

reliving my youff

Timeless

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:

And Erik, probably to the annouyance of a certain person who is a BF,

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Never mind BF he is full of BS

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I think Greig was one of the true greats even if he only scaled the heights a few times. One great thing is worth a thousand almost great things.
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Agreed
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I love the slow movement of the Pf Concerto. In that rare key of five flats! B flat Minor/ D flat major... Bloody hard to keep in tune on strings, but so sublime that the technical problems fade into insignificance.

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Tantra is greatly misunderstood in the west so when I say the slow movement is the sexiest piece of music I know many would get the wrong idea but yes, to me, this movement is tantric sex in musical form.

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I heard it in the bay of the Holmenkolen Sky jump once with a HUGE orchestra, but it was clear and the atmosphere unbelievable - like the New Year's Day Concert ot the Last Night Of The Proms.

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I never knew anyone performed concerts there but now you mention it must have superb accoustical qualities - like a roman ampitheatre - I had dinner up there a couple of times - very nice - must have been a special evening.
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PS: His best work residse among the piano solos, which though miniatures are like Schubert's song, a world of whole opera acts emotionally in only a few minutes. Naxos has a splendid series out of about 12 CDs, with Norway's premiere senior Pianist playing it all. Not expensive, and worthy of investagation from end to end. Of the big scale , the PF concerto is the best, while the Peer Gynt is obviuosly a work of genius as well.
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Solveig's song is achingly beautiful imo. I love to hear it sung both by opera trained voices and Norwegian folk singers

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In the Munch museum in Oslo are to be seen the original scenery from the first Copenhagen production of Ibsen's play for which the music was written. It is much darker than it is given credit for being, and very profoundly true to the failings of human nature. Munch, Greig, Ibsen... three names to ponder all in one go

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That's quite a trio from such a small population. Thanks for your comments and advice - as always you are well informed and erudite.

Regards,

Erik

The best collection of the Spinners hits

Last disc before bed time.

From my *corny ball* 70's soft rock/pop collection.
I still dig this album every now and then.

Bach / Three Suites BWV 1007-1009 / Marion Verbruggen, recorders / harmonia mundi

Transcriptions from the originals for solo cello. She has also an excellent disc of Telemann's works on the same label.

Haim

Last 3 cds before a Niamless week

off to get my Prozac

Till Fellner / Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Buch I BWV 846-869 / ECM

Ashes Are Burning - Renaissance featuring the beautiful singing of Annie Haslam.

Seriously fuckin' profound.

EW

I see we are on page (room)? 101 now.
Chris N

No - 102

BTW playing Karine Polwart again - Faultlines is a truly great album.

As a follow-up to a stunning weekend !

cheers
Stefan

Martha Argerich getting carried away by Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1. Sometimes her sheer enthusiasm is great to listen to.



Claude

Beethoven Seventh Symphony: French National Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult. a live Radio relay from the 1955 Montreux Festival.

This is simply the most amazing performance! The energy of it is simply insurpassed in my experience, and even Carlos Kleiber with the VPO does not get the adrenalin running like this. If that was all that was in it, then it would be remarkable performance, but it is only half the tale, for it is also a warm and affectionate reading, full of wisdom and at least one big surprise. Boult's tempi are simply what Beethoven asks for in the score, which is refreshing, and, as I say, the source of at least one big surprise. Un-paralleled!

All the best from Fredrik

PS: Even finer than I remembered it!

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Ashes Are Burning - Renaissance featuring the beautiful singing of Annie Haslam.[/QUOTE]

I agree - deserves to be better known

Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around. Bought this after watching the "Hurt" video in another thread. Some excellent interpretations of other people songs that sound remarkably fresh on first listen. Incredibly distinctive voice.

Nic