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;
Got this from Amazon based on seeing here on the forum in this thread - thanks to whomever it was.
DrMark posted:Got this from Amazon based on seeing here on the forum in this thread - thanks to whomever it was.
It was me, I have started to look into getting also some more recent recordings from Oscar (after his stroke), and have to say I like them as well (besides the big collection of his early days). This specific cd is also quite enjoyable.
Borders Nick posted:Heard this on the Mark Radcliffe folk radio show yesterday. Rather good. Tidal.
If you like the one above try their latest Overnight which is a really nice bit of modern UK folk.
Starting this morning with Handel.
This is a 1999 reissue of Andsnes' Chopin in beautiful digital recording. ( Recorded at Snape )
Excellent clarity and transparency. Sweet and gentle but It does not have a typical rosy outlook. Instead, the tunes passes through like a cool early spring breeze. There is a similarity in style to his Greg Lyric pieces he recorded later on. ( another of my fave ) Largo might lack a bit of insight and a tad mechanical at times, but all’n’all a good showing for a 20 year old Andsnes. This disc is actually my favourite for Sonata No.3.
Very nice recording by Till Fellner of Bach's Wohltemperierte Klavier.
Marc-Andre Hamelin's Chopin Sonatas:
I decided to give this one a try again after I've attended his excellent recital with Andsnes a few weeks back.
Nope. I just cant' get on with his Chopin. I am not certain of his changing tempo and phrasing as they seem to detract and abrupt the flow of the music. His thinking process and technique showing too much and they are getting a way of the music.
A + 3 | WAV
(19th May)
His new album released and downloaded this morning, going on for its first quick spin.
just adding some electronic 'noodling' this morning that I am sure that I picked these up from another recommendation here. Again, another great example of how this forum rescued what was becoming a very jaded musical palette....so, I thank you but my wallet doesn't
Arca:
both Asset upnp
Michael Gees - ImproviSatie
This is a wonderfull recording. Michael Gees improvises on Satie's music. You get a mixture of jazz and classical music.
Just out. From Qobuz. Purchased before reading any reviews because I've always liked Charnett Moffet and because of the line-up, especially Pharaoh Sanders who plays on some tracks.
Bert Schurink posted:DrMark posted:Got this from Amazon based on seeing here on the forum in this thread - thanks to whomever it was.
It was me, I have started to look into getting also some more recent recordings from Oscar (after his stroke), and have to say I like them as well (besides the big collection of his early days). This specific cd is also quite enjoyable.
Well then thank you Bert!
That man was outstanding - one of the very few artists you can purchase pretty much "sight unseen" and know that it will never be worse than very good, and more often than not, a lot better than that!
From the Floyd mega-box of last year, the 1969 Dramatis/ation set. Why? Because '69 is my favourite Floydian year - they are bursting with ideas, Rick's Farfisa is in excelsis and they were one of the best live bands in the world at that time. Here were have two superb CDs of studio and live stuff, from a band struggling to find a direction (it wasn't until Meddle two years later that they did) after the loss of their talismanic co-founder and leader, but nevertheless making perhaps the most interesting and innovative music of their career.
1967 - Mono vinyl - U.K. First pressing...
Saw Stevee_s playing this the other day. Great call.
Time for a spin...
Vinyl. Jackie's recording of the Elgar concerto, wonderful sombre elegiac music, and a performance that for me has never been bettered.
1971 - UK First pressing....
More early Floyd magic (and the very, very peculiar Roger's Boogie), this time from 1968, on the Germin/ation set, again from last year's CD megabox:
On vinyl...
On vinyl...
Vinyl, with a big rip on the cover where I not very successfully removed a CBS Nice Price £2.99 sticker about a third of a century ago, still plays wonderfully.
My favourite of all Joni's albums, perhaps her finest poetry, her voice on fine form, beautiful jazz-tinged songs framing the poetry, a fantastic band, with incredible interplay between Joni's guitar and Jaco Pastorious's bass on several numbers.