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;
Wugged Woy posted:VladtheImpala posted:Jeroen20 posted:This album has become a firm favourite at Castle Vlad - David Russell is a fantastic musician. Very highly recommended for classical guitar enthusiasts.
For a truly wondrous Chaconne, I strongly recommend this :
This is a fantastic recital.
Very much agree regarding the Chaconne on the Platino recital album.
There are a lot of exceptional guitarists out there, in addition to the Holy Trinity of Segovia, Bream and Williams.
The Naxos recordings of guitar are very worth exploring. I posted earlier regarding the Kyuhee Park recital, which I thought exceptional apart from the last track (Impresiones y Paisajes by Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez) , which was a bit too "modern" for my taste.
Those interested in classical guitar may find a You Tube search useful.
Regards,
Vlad
Slim68 posted:Soup, Remedies WAV Download.
Some very good Norwegian Atmospheric Prog. Album cover by Lasse Hoile who also works with Steven Wilson.
Thanks for this one Simon, I've got it 'listed on Bandcamp and will give it a listen IDC.
ATB
Steve
Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Daria Telizyn (piano)
Daria Telizyn is like a kindred spirit for me who sadly left this earth far to young with so much more to accomplish. Along with a longing for tranquillity one can sense that she excelled in music that is sad and pensive. Being like minded, I naturally am attracted to her and her playing style. Her tempos and magnificent touch are perfect. There is no equivalent to sitting at the piano and celebrating the power of melancholic and reflective music underneath your fingertips.
Very good duet if you like French music and particularly Joe Dassin.
Listened into this, but not in the mood right now for this too much...
Now switched to the new big big train album....
Bert Schurink posted:Sound not spectacular - but music of course very interesting..
Yep. Great concert,great musicians. Recording really sucks!
Superb
Good trio album..
Last more quiet album of the evening...
More Mingus on vinyl:
A+3 Tidal. Motivated by Wugged Woy. Beautiful Guitar Recital
Ysma, Memoirs In Monochrome. WAV Download.
These Guys play this really good combination of instrumental prog rock with heavy prog and progressive metal trappings. The shift between genres in the songs works Very well indeed.
Kevin-W posted:Moving from a collaboration with Mingus, here's the man himself, on a Speakers Corner reissue from the 1990s:
Often overshadowed by 'Black Saint...', perhaps understandably, but this is not only a fine album, but great SQ too. IMHO, of course.
Just felt I had to play this one tonight. "No Rain" sounds better than ever.
EJS posted:
the piano sounds a bit brittle but apparently that's how he likes it and that's how I heard him in Amsterdam on several occasions, too.
Having to hear him live several times at the same venue ( from a different seating ) I am 99% sure that's how his Hamburg Steinway-Fabbrini concert grand sounds like!
It isn't my favourite cuz upper register tends to *klang* but it seems to give him a nice clean bass line which exposes structure of the music.
Beethoven Symphony 3: Toscanini/NBC -1949
Probably the most entertaining set. Might not be *kosher* but sure fun and keeps me smiling.
