What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)

This came out today, also dipping my feet into this one..

A + | WAV

(1986)

"Half of the disc is taken up by six pieces from Trabaci, a harpist, organist and singer who was an important forerunner of Frescobaldi; the remainder comes from a variety of composers all of whom lived between the late sixteenth and mid-seventeenth centuries. If the music itself sounds like it could just as easily be heard on the lute or keyboard, that's because it originally was. In fact, all of the pieces here were written for these instruments (or voice), as very little music that was written for harp during this period has survived."

In a 1987 review, Gramophone's critic called this disc "an impressive debut, beautifully recorded, certain to win new friends for the harp as a medium for this music...."

Starting this morning with this excellent version of the Brandenburg Concertos.

Thanks Stevee_S for informing me about the Dunedin Consort!

I'll also check out their Magnificat version.

Jeroen20, as you mention Magnificat this is also well worth trying, and can be downloaded in Hi-Res from Linn Records...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/J-S-Bach-Magnificat-Christmas-Cantata/dp/B011IUPLFO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1486716527&sr=1-1&keywords=dunedin+consort+magnificat

"This Linn CD carries the headline "Bach Magnificat" but this is misleading – it isn't quite the Magnificat you might expect, and there's much more to the disc than the canticle. The subheading "Reconstruction of Bach's first Christmas Vespers at Leipzig" is more to the point, but I suppose Linn thought an academic-sounding title would put off potential buyers. If you are such a buyer – and I encourage you to be – please don't be put off. This is a splendid recording, of great interest to anyone who enjoys Bach's church music.

John Butt and his team have recorded the cantata and the Magnificat Bach put on for the evening service in the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig on Christmas Day 1723 (when Bach had been in office as Kantor for just six months). Around these two dynamic, substantial works Butt has placed the organ preludes, congregational chorales and an anthem which made up the rest of the service. There's a little speculation involved and the Vespers is not quite complete – we are spared a sermon, and the responses have to downloaded – but the overall effect is convincing. The performers, the solo organ, and the "congregation" singing the chorales are clearly all in church acoustic – Greyfriars in Edinburgh – in which they sing and play stylishly, with great energy and commitment."

A + | WAV

(1999)

It's coming up to eighteen years since she released her last solo album, playing this one to enjoy her wonderful voice and in anticipation of her new solo release next month.

Debussy - La Damoiselle Élue

I'm not normally a fan of sung Debussy, but this is one of the exceptions. The orchestral parts are simply sublime and the choir and soprano parts (sung here by Dawn Upshaw) quite ecstatic. 

This disc on Sony by the LA Phil under Esa-Pekka Salonen kicks off with a really good Nocturnes, then the Damoiselle, and finally a rare bonus in the form of an orchestral suite from Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien which normally has a deal of narration embedded.

Anyway, here's the first part of La Damoiselle

I have got all of his solo recordings.

Bregenz is one of my favorites.

Although often nominated as his best, I don't think this is my favourite Hillage album, but it's fun all the same.

But this is excellent in every way:

Some old guys - Blue & Lonesome.

Yet again, I'm afraid, but it floats my boat ! 

sitting in front of a computer key board (my work one, not this one), attempting to put some creative thoughts together  & listening to something different and calming to encourage me to get in the zone.....

Gary Moore - Blues for Greeny.

A tribute to Peter Green ............. played on Greeny's famous Les Paul too ....... great album.

Revised this album only yesterday, still a great listen !!!!

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(2007)

Haven't heard this since I was a teen. Still fun.

On CD:-

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Live in Boston 1982.

How sweet it is ............. erm,  ............ LOUD! 

Staying Canterbury way:

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(2004)

Stevee_S posted:

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(2004)

A stunning reworking of some Zep classics, and the red cover remastered version is so much better than the original beige cover version ............. oh, and the DVD's not arf bad either! 

The Bangles, Everything, getting ready for a date night with Mrs DayJay and what better than some bouncy 80s pop music.  Flac via Audirvana/Hugo

Rag 'n' Bone Man - Human.  Just out and really enjoying this great voice...

Mark Knopfler

Shangri-La -24bit 96kHz Wave

Edward

This.....

Laura Shay - Bittersweet

....then this.....

Beth Hart - Better Than Home

Belters, both of them!

I'm on a roll now!

Melody Gardot - Currency of Man