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: 02 March 2006 by Guido Fawkes
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by HR


In the car today:

1+1 / Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter / Verve
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by HR


For Duke & Fatha / Bill Berry & His Elington All-Stars, Earl Hines / RealTime

Excellent playing as well as sound (LP much superior). Recorded direct-to-disc in 1978.

Haim
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
No way to fall asleep.
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Sorry.
Bad pic.
Andras Schiff plays Beethoven's piano Sonatas.
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by Guido Fawkes
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by Tam
Wagner - Gotterdammerung. Haitink/BRSO. Would be good if Eva Marton's Brunnhilde wasn't so painfully bad Frown

regards, Tam
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by smiglass
This is the best of her CD's.

Anthony
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by HR


Ghazal
Posted on: 02 March 2006 by u5227470736789439
For the hay.

Partitas 1, 2, 4, and 6 of old Bach Walcha on an Ammer harpsichord.

Wonderful, warm, even exultant performances! Fredrik
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Tam


regards, Tam
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Cure a wish or wish a cure.
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Earwicker
Tam,

You're a man of great discernment! Does it sound well in SACD?

EW
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Tam
EW,

Actually, I don't have the SACD, but that was the only picture I could find (and even if I did, with my 5x it wouldn't make much odds).

FWIW the 12&17, their most recent release (which I saw them do in concert in 2004) is even finer.

regards, Tam
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Huwge
Llio Rhydderch - Gwenllian, very therapeutic.



Up next, Christine Collister
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Guido Fawkes
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by graham55
(.......whispers in a very quiet voice..........)

Shakira's new album Oral Fixation 2.

Will this get me drummed out of the Forum?

In my defence:

(a) She's a hell of a sexy girl.

(b) She has a hell of a voice.

Graham
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Again tonight.
Very good at my ears.
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Tam
Wagner - Gotterdammerung. Haitink, et al. Act 3 and Siegfried's death/funeral music have been wonderful, sadly I fear Eva Marton is about to come on stage as Brunnhilde and spoil it all Frown

regards, Tam
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Guido Fawkes


I think this is either some of the most inventive music I've ever heard or else I don't like it all - not sure which, but it is difficult to be indifferent to the work of Edgar Varèse.

Yes - I think I do like it.

The present day composer refuses to die
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Sloop John B


After all these years still has some power over me.
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Sloop John B


he plays just what is needed and nothing more
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by Earwicker
Beethoven, Op 127 & 135, Italian Quartet. Still amongst the best.

EW
Posted on: 03 March 2006 by niceguy235uk
Kraftwerk - "Autobahn"

God, for something that is over 30 years old it still is ahead of its time IMHO.

Cant wait to try it on my forthcoming 202/200/napsc Cool