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;
Having a vinyl evening
WAV CD rip. Another piece of the weekend CD buying spree.
i first really listened to Alsion Krauss on her album with Robert Plant, this is her bluegrass normal self. Vocals split between Krauss and Dan Tyminsky, I'm loving it. Not a weak number, her version of Dimming of the Day easily stands comparison with Mary Black's and Emmylou's.
An old Endless Boogie album entitled Long Island I haven''t played for awhile.
If you like this then you will like the latest one as well entitled Vibe Killer which is due on the 19th May.
Never did get to Gomez (one for another night...). Ending with this beautiful album.
K.D. Lang - Ingenue
WAV CD rip. From the Naxos 30 box set, Mozart's flute concertos are charming playful works. Gallois plays them here (well at least number 2 which is as far as I've go through the album) with a beautiful tone, catching the charm, and the orchestra play their part well in capturing the mood.
Thanks Graham for reminding me I haven't played this in awhile.
james n posted:Never did get to Gomez (one for another night...). Ending with this beautiful album.
K.D. Lang - Ingenue
Still a superb album though 
My wife is playing this in another room.
Verdi Requiem - Georg Solti on vinyl
Just cleaned the vinyl which belonged to my late cousin, and it sounds amazing. Classics Today reports
Of Georg Solti’s two recordings of the Verdi Requiem, I slightly prefer this later one, though I realize that this isn’t received wisdom. The Decca recording, after all, features Sutherland, Horne, Pavarotti, and Talvela as soloists, and while Sutherland arguably is not the right voice for the part, everyone else is very good indeed. On the other hand, Leontyne Price, even toward the end of her career, certainly does have the right voice, as does Veriano Luchetti, while Baker and Van Dam are very intelligent singers by any measure, and they do a good job here. Besides, it’s hard not to raise an eyebrow at the generic complaint that “singer X lacks a true Italianate timbre” when the words being sung are in Latin and the drama (such as it is) occurs entirely within a devotional framework. The music certainly can take many different approaches, particularly when there’s so little actual agreement on what a “true Italianate timbre” is.
Also compared to the Decca recording, Solti here has the finer chorus, a better orchestra (for this work at least), and strangely enough, better (meaning less gimmicky) sound, particularly in this admirable new remastering that minimizes the claustrophobic closeness of the original and allows some air to circulate around the performers. Solti’s interpretation remains consistent, exciting, and direct, with a particularly thrilling account of the brief Sanctus and a Dies Irae chorus that is as violent as anyone could want without ever turning merely brutal or hysterical. A work as rich as this one always excites a wide range of opinions, and personal preferences tend to vary substantially. My personal favorite, all things considered, is the first Muti on EMI, with Scotto, Baltsa, Luchetti, Nesterenko, and the Philharmonia Orchestra; but on any given day I also might go for one of Giulini’s (his best is his mono live recording on BBC Legends), Fricsay (DG), Shaw, Toscanini, and yes, either of Solti’s. He’s definitely among the select few. [12/17/2004]
It and a collection of vinyl of more or less every opera ever written were enjoyed at the University of Ibadan where he lectured until 1995. I hope soon to have back his Loricraft restored Thorens TD124 Mk 2 with iron base as opposed to alloy remounted on one of their Garrard plinths. He then went on to buy CDs of his favourite operas etc, totalling 600 CDs.
Listening to his up and coming Live album reminded me to listen to one of his old albums.
Had the pleasure of seeing him live once at Red Rocks on a warm evening and his voice just soared.
Jeroen20 posted:The 'smoke session records' is a label I just recently discovered. I have a feeling that I probably like every album they have released (I have the same feeling with the 'Criss Cross Jazz' label). All their albums are in the 'straight ahead' / bebop jazz style. A great way to discover new music is to go to their website, select a random album and listen to it on Tidal. Like the one below, a nice piano trio.
I like everything Evans has done and agree with your praise on these two labels....
The Martha/Claudio version with the LSO is also quite wonderful!
Florestan posted:kuma posted:
Chailly/Gewandhaus: Brahms Symphony 1 & 3
I have never seen eye to eye with Chailly and this is no exception.
Cold and Aloof isn't my kind of Brahms.
Kuma, Chailly must have known that you may not like his Brahms and thus the photo on the cover was the only choice going forward. Basically, all I can see is him flipping the bird to anyone who does not agree with him. So there !
ewemon posted:
Listening to his up and coming Live album reminded me to listen to one of his old albums.
Had the pleasure of seeing him live once at Red Rocks on a warm evening and his voice just soared.
Ewen, I can't see the second Dan Fogelberg album you have posted. Which is it please?
The Small Faces. British Legends. 3 CD set from 2008. Haven't spun this set for a while but always enjoy the mod spin these boys put on blues-infused Brit rock of the era. Fun stuff.
A + 3 | WAV
(1977 |1998 remaster)
Lovely album, well recorded with good SQ.
From last night...
On vinyl...