What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2017
2017 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread can be found here;
Keith Jarrett play Dimitri Shostakovich
To be honest, I dont know anything of Dimitri Shostakovich. I bought this CD because I'm a fan of Keith Jarrett and I liked the music.
Jeroen20 posted:Keith Jarrett play Dimitri Shostakovich
To be honest, I dont know anything of Dimitri Shostakovich. I bought this CD because I'm a fan of Keith Jarrett and I liked the music.
You have not made a mistake, this experiment in the classical world is rather good...
dayjay posted:Something chilled before bed and one of the all time great Female voices in my view (along with Donna Summer). Carpenters, Gold, Flac via Audirvana/Hugo
Gorgeous album - listening to it now on my portable setup. Such a beautiful voice.
James
Clannad - Macalla on vinyl
First heard this group in the eighties when they did the theme for the Michael Praed's "Robin of Sherwood". All their music is very haunting and makes me tingle. Wikipedia says
Macalla is a 1985 musical album by Irish folk group Clannad. It is their ninth album and became prominent with a collaboration between Clannad's singer Moya Brennan and U2 vocalist Bono on the duet "In a Lifetime". Furthermore, it featured some internationally renowned artists such as art rock saxophone player Mel Collins, an ex-King Crimson member and famous for his solo on The Rolling Stones' "Miss You", and Anton Corbijn's photography.
The album's title is Irish for "echo". Two of its songs are sung entirely in Irish: "Caisleán Óir", which translates as "golden castle", and "Buachaill Ón Éirne", which means "boy from the Erne".
On CD:-
Aimee Mann - Mental Illness
naim_nymph posted:
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Stephane Pompougnac - Hotel Costes Vol.1, on vinyl
First listen post Tranquility, wow!!
Image pinched off Amazon for you, Andy : )
It's probably quite tranquil in Hotel Costes for those who can afford it! : D
Thanks Debs, have just bought vol.2 as well, just need to give it a clean before playing.
Andy, imo vol.2 is even better than vol.1 : )
I was playing vol.2 on CD in my car yesterday - the driving experience certainly becomes far more pleasurable.
Wouldn't be surprised if you vote Vol.2 your no.1 Kabin album of the month ; )
Debs
After first listen to Vol.2, I have to agree with you Debs, Vol.2 is even better than Vol.1 
I was introduced to this album a while ago when a friend brought over one of the tracks along with his amp - wow.
Great playing and a fantastic recording too. Highly recommended and a great shame he is no longer with us.
Chris Jones - Moonstruck
Haim Ronen posted:
One of my old favorites on double LP, used to be distributed by Rega. Sounding different on Tidal, but nonetheless very enjoyable. This album used to be popular at hi-fi shows in the early '80's.
one of my favorite JW albums...
June 28th, '74 - Asbury Park, NJ from the multi track tapes...
james n posted:I was introduced to this album a while ago when a friend brought over one of the tracks along with his amp - wow.
Great playing and a fantastic recording too. Highly recommended and a great shame he is no longer with us.
Chris Jones - Moonstruck
James, Chris Jones is a favourite of mine. You might like to try his Free Man album below which is a solo album. Just Chris Jones in a very small venue recorded live. It is wonderful and is on Tidal if you have it. You might be familiar with his Roadhouses and Automobiles album. If not, worth checking out also.
As you say, a sad loss indeed.
The 4-LP version of this near-definitive compilatiom. No particular reason, really:
nigelb posted:James, Chris Jones is a favourite of mine. You might like to try his Free Man album below which is a solo album. Just Chris Jones in a very small venue recorded live. It is wonderful and is on Tidal if you have it. You might be familiar with his Roadhouses and Automobiles album. If not, worth checking out also.
As you say, a sad loss indeed.
Cheers Nigel - thanks for the heads up - I've got the other albums but i've not heard this one.
Just picked one up on Amazon
UK Capitol second press vinyl, from 1977. I like this album, it's their most underrated effort. It's certainly their most abstract (especially the second side):
Bert Schurink posted:Jeroen20 posted:Keith Jarrett play Dimitri Shostakovich
To be honest, I dont know anything of Dimitri Shostakovich. I bought this CD because I'm a fan of Keith Jarrett and I liked the music.
You have not made a mistake, this experiment in the classical world is rather good...
As a reply to this:
Can't really enjoy it. I don't understand why someone being so good in improvisations makes such a sterile interpretation of the Wohl Temperiertes Klavier.
In the booklet he justifies himself by these words: 'The melodic lines themselves are expressive to me. Take for instance, the works of J. S. Bach: in most of what I have heard in the interpretation of other pianists, I feel that too much is imposed upon the music'.
What he ignores here is certain techniques harpsichordists in Bach's time were using. They used a an old way of using the finger positions, were used to apply all kind of colourations, were using overlegato playing, more arpeggios and most importantly: did not play on an ugly grand piano.
Especially the fugues are dull. All the so important 'melodic lines' (sic) are dead because they are often played straight on the beat which makes them anonymous. This implies that the harmonies take over on the counterpoint. Very 19th century.
But hey, its Keith Jarrett, it must be good.
... now going to the CD player and take the disc out for some years ...
... going to listen to Ton Koopman / Gustav Leonhardt / Fabio Bonizzoni or so ...