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;
The start is nice lyrical.....
First play for one of Santa's presents... on CD
The 2017 obituaries section on the BBC news this morning was a timely reminder to give this fine album a play.
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
A gentle viola da gamba's overture of another sunny-frigid day.
Haitink's 1988 Nozze enjoyed only a brief shelf life, and was never re-issued. It has received some flak for lack of excitement or overt comedy, but over the years, this has grown to be one of my favorite versions on disk. All singers were in their primes when this was recorded, and Haitink and part of the cast had the experience of conducting the opera in Glyndebourne a few years prior (note: Glyndebourne has an excellent performance archive). As a performance, it just gels.
Cheers,
EJ