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

Paul Bley - Solo in Mondsee.

From Amazon:

Solo in Mondsee is the first solo piano album from Paul Bley on ECM in 35 years! It is the belated `sequel' to 1972's innovative and enduring Open, To Love and is being released in Bley's 75th year. On this creative and profound improvised recital, Bley develops a fascinating program. Kaleidoscopicallysplintered melodies, distant memories of standards, abstractions of the blues and spontaneous free playing are some of the subjects of the "Mondsee Variations."

If you like the solo piano music of Keith Jarrett you might enjoy this aswell (and Paul Bley's other solo recordings 'Oslo concert' and 'Open to love').

PaulM160 posted:

Stevee_S posted:

A + 3 | WAV

(2007)

Sometimes I just have to play something by Simon Posford from one of his various incarnations, Younger Brother, Hallucinogen or Shpongle. This one was a follow up to a Flock of Bleeps. 

thanks once again Steve...started me with Shpongle & now have to add these two as well..

That's the beauty of this thread Paul, every once in a while there is something good (and not necessarily new) to discover much helped by being able to try it via the likes of Qobuz and Tidal. 

On CD:-

Eric Clapton - Another Ticket

On CD:-

Damien Jurado - Rehearsals For Departure

On CD:-

Dire Straits - Dire Straits

Perfect for Easter Sunday afternoon. I may even play the full trilogy!

Two-thirds in. Weird but enjoyable. CD ripped to NS01.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):  Matthäus Passion, BWV 244

Peter Pears, Hermann Prey, Elly Ameling, Marga Höffgen, Fritz Wunderlich, Tom Krause, Heinz Blankenburg, August Messthaler, Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger

Recorded in 1964 at the Ludwigsburg Church of Schloss in Stuttgart

My very early morning through sunrise Matthäus Passion.

Into the final part of the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy. This is probably the most musical of the set, but no less wacky.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):  Matthäus Passion, BWV 244

Ernst Haefliger, Kieth Engen, Irmgard Seefried, Antonia Fahberg, Hertha Töpper, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Max Proebstl, Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester, 

Recording: 1959 in München, Herkules-Saal

So the event of today is to follow up Otto Klemperer with the two Karl's:  Münchinger & Richter

After Klemperer comes these two recordings which are both quicker (maybe 25-30 minutes) and so I place all three recordings in the same league.  In my collection and as far as I know after this there are two more groups.  A few more moderates who are somewhere between Münchinger & Richter and the vast majority of the slick horse racers.

So this year I save this entire weekend for these three sets.  The question is now whether I can accept the faster versions anymore?  The problem is that I have dozens of other versions that are all mostly the same.  I hesitate to keep buying new sets in the hope that they are more reverent as none these days seem to be capable of being?  

I am definitely feeling my age more and more and don't feel as guilty anymore when I get to the urge everyday to shake my cain at the young malcontents walking over my lawn everyday and the world in general.

Happy Easter.

Bidu Sayao: Opera Arias & Brazilian folksongs

Balduína "Bidu" de Oliveira Sayão  (1902 – 1999) was a Brazilian opera soprano. One of Brazil's most famous musicians, Sayão was a leading artist of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1937 to 1952.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLZD0XplYrI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4BKKtyQPJg

This album is just stunning. Wonderful playing, wonderful recording, simply...... yes, wonderful. 

Bought originally as i liked 'Sal****er' but nonetheless a fine album

(Edit - Stupid profanity filtering software - S A L T W A T E R ) 

Julian Lennon - Help Yourself

A + 3 | WAV

(1985)

Something Stella from Yello. 

great session from August 27, 1962.

I'm in the mood for some classical music tonight.

Handel: Messiah (1751 version) 2xHD 24/44.1 flac

Just listening to Classic Fm's hall of fame. Playing the Gadfly at the moment, delightful 

So beautiful.

There are some great songs on this album, which I've not played for a while. I tend to play his solo albums more, for some reason. 

Does anyone really need a reason to listen to this classic Genesis album? I don't.