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

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I listened to some excerpts on the radio, and thought it was "lovely". Would be interested to hear more opinions, before I purchase...

cheers
Stefan

Hi Stefan,
I haven't heard the Karajan / Schneider version so I couldn't help you with a comparison. I have no complaints with the Boehm though and for me it is nice to have the coupling with the Carnival of the Animals too.

Good luck; I'm sure you can't go too wrong with any offering from the likes of Karajan, Boehm, or similar etc.

Doug

Graceland - Paul Simon (Vinyl)

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Originally posted by Huwge:
The latest iteration of the Dowland Project - Romaria. Haim, another one for your collection if not already there.

Huw,

I have the first two projects which are really good. How would you rate this one?

Haim

Enrico Rava, trumpet & flugehorn
Stafano Bollani, piano
Giovanni Tommaso, contrabass
Roberto Gato, drums

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Originally posted by sjust:
Incidently, I have bought this one (blind), today, but not listened to it, yet. Still with Trio Mediaeval, now...

Stefan,

Which Trio Mediavel? Is it their recent one or the older ones which I consider much more successful?

In the car today:



Regards,
Haim

Tori Amos "Scarlet's Walk"

Sade "Lover's Rock"

Kate Bush "Aerial" disc 2

Blessed Is the Man....Psalm 1:1

Hats off to Vladimir Miller (basso profundo). Very rare indeed (to my knowledge) to hear such a wonderful low, low bass.

~<>~ Johannes Schenck (1660-after 1712) ~<>~

Johannes Schenck was a leading virtuoso of the viola da gamba. His 'The Nymphs of the Rhine', a tribute to his patron at the court of Dusseldorf, calls for a high degree of technical expertise in performance.

The Nymphs of the Rhine, Vol.1 (Sonatas for Two Violas de Gamba)

6 Sonatas (27 tracks) total playing time 62:35

~<>~ Les Voix Humaines ~<>~

Susie Napper plays a Barak Norman bass viol, made in London in 1703, and restored in New York in 1995 by William Monical.

Margaret Little plays a seven string bass viol made by Bernard Prunier in Paris 1982, a copy of an instrument by Colichon.

Recorded at Saint-Augustin Church, Saint-Augustin-de-Mirabel, Quebec in May 1997

[DDD] [stereo] NAXOS @2000

Some slight reverb in accoustics typical of a church recording but heck, this is still very lovely to listen to. If this was a studio sound i would find it easier to focus on the music.
Probably good choice of background music while entertaining friends at the dinnier table : )

la nymph di severn

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
Huw,

I have the first two projects which are really good. How would you rate this one?

Haim

More of the same, which is not meant to say that it is boring. A very high standard of musicianship and very spiritual.

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Originally posted by munch:

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Originally posted by ROTF:


There is no way I could sit and listen to a soul album unless it was Aretha Franklin. I really couldn't listen to one of those Motown groups and enjoy it, I just co.... oh I give up. this is a fine record and Papa Was A Rolling Stone is brilliant. Were all their records this good?

Rotf,
Whats wrong with Marvin Gaye. Whats Going On is a great album?
Great music.
Stuart.

Rotf, Not the best Temptations Vinyl by a long way This my particular favourite

Working my way thru' the ones I have got on Vinyl.....

Back to my yeuff...

Dear Geoff,

What is on the one on the left, and on the one on the right? I cannot read the titles!

I sent you an email! Perhaps it was one of the recent casualtties that hotmail has thrown up!

ATB from George

Some two-piano music. Not for everyone, I'm sure, and very difficult to pull off between two pianos (balance and tuning) but if you want to live a little - grab your hanky, and enjoy some intimate but also thrilling music. This is uninhibited music making and Argerich/Rabinovitch have an unusual chemistry that defies explanation. For the Suites No. 1 & 2 especially, this is the reference recording that hasn't been equalled yet, in my humble opion.

Florestan,
what's the difference between Rachmaninoff and Rachmaninov?
Is this a varient name spelling of the same composer?

(not to mention Sergey and Sergei : )

regards
nymph

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Originally posted by GFFJ:
Dear Geoff,

What is on the one on the left, and on the one on the right? I cannot read the titles!

I sent you an email! Perhaps it was one of the recent casualtties that hotmail has thrown up!

ATB from George

George....I took them off because they are such poor images. They were left to right:

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor - George Szell & London Symphony Orchestra

Listz Etudes D'Execution - Ashkenazy

Beethoven Piano Sonatas No 23 'Appassionata" & No 26 'Les Adieux' - Wilhelm Backhaus

All Super Analog Vinyl

E-MAIL Sorry George did not get it. Try again.

regards
Geoff

Chris Rea

Fabulous presentation with book, vinyl and CDs charting the progress of The Delmonts(!) - a sometimes Shadows/cinema soundtrack style Rhythm guitar band, through to their later incarnation as The Hofner Bluenotes...The Delmonts appear on two 10 inch vinyl slabs as well as CD1. CD2 & 3 belong to The HB's. The CDs are black too! Good stuff and it's just so Chris Rea. Terrific package. Excellent sound quality.

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what's the difference between Rachmaninoff and Rachmaninov?
Is this a varient name spelling of the same composer?

(not to mention Sergey and Sergei : )

regards
nymph

Hi naim_nymph,
Good question. Short answer is that it is all the same guy and the pronunciation should all be roughly the same (ie. ends with the "off" sound.) A "v" in German is pronounced like an "f"). (Someone can correct me if I'm wrong?) The many variants would have come from the time when anglophones or francophones would have tried to approximate a spelling of a Russian name based on how it sounded. I don't know how to switch to a Russian font here but when I look on a Melodiya recording the Russian looks like this: C. PAXMAHNHOB (where the "N" is actually mirrored around center vertical axis).

In the English speaking world and according to Grove Music the first choice is Serge Vasil'yevich Rachmaninoff. The supposed first name alternative is Sergey and last name as Rakhmaninov or Rachmaninov. (I actually think Sergei is more common though?)

Just to show how confusing it is I've noticed that most of my recordings use Rachmaninov and most of my music scores use Rachmaninoff. And even the same publisher can't seem to be consistent with the first name. Boosey & Hawkes does the following: On the Fantaisie (Tableaux), Op.5 for 2 pianos it is Serge Rachmaninoff and the Suite No. 2 Op. 17 for 2 pianos they have Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Not sure if this helped any...I for one am still a bit confused about this as well I have a Russian acquaintance that I'm definitely going to be asking the next time we meet.

Regards,
Doug

Didn't take to this at first, but I'm really enjoying it tonight.