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I have found two recordings of this that are very pleasing and less contrasted than you might think considering the very different performers. 1. Philharmonia/Klemperer on EMI CD recorded in 1961 [deleted but may be found on Amazon.co.uk] 2. Berlin Philharmonic/Furtwangler, an HMV 78 recording from 1938, [easily found in an exceptionally good transfer on Naxos 8.110865] Both avoid hysteria, which Klemperer had something to say about in connection with Piotr Illych's music, and both carry a...

Hi all,Just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for an introduction to Motown? Perhaps a compilation or boxset?Thanks

Hi all, I had a bit of a revelation the other night while listening to a CD from Sir Charles Mackerras & The SCO Beethoven cycle. When I first purchased this box set I'd been used to, though briefly, a more dramatic interpretation of Beethovens music from older conductors like Furtwangler and Karajan and Mackerras' style seem to be too fast and lacking in drama, I thought to myself how can someone get it so wrong, but now that I've own the box set for a few weeks I finally realised that...

I picked up a budget reissue of Brendel's 4 Beethoven Popular Sonatas (Pathetique, Moonlight, Les Adieux, and Appassionata) on Alto (1016) from the early 60's Vox cycle. I remember this cycle fondly from colllege days, and was intriqued that the Alto...

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Well, wasn't sure whether this should go in the padded cell (along with me!), but i took the missus to see this at the cinema last night - brill.Abba the album was the 1st album i purchased as a kid, and i got hammered for it at school, but a good pop...

Thursday January 15th 2009 at The Barbican.

Any other devotees here?Good old Bob Harris has just introduced me to their music. There's 2 minute samples of all the tracks from the latest album 'VIII' here.I just love that durty geetar.John.

Just to balance things out!Robert PlantTom JonesRay CharlesRoy OrbisonNat King ColeMark

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I've just been to listen to ZB and the IPO play Beethoven's 6th & 5th symphonies. they really were on form. Having heard them a few times when I thought their tempo was a bit slow, I think they really got it right today. A priviledge to hear them David

I know there have been many other threads about Joseph Haydn's string quartets, but I have just acquired the complete set, in the performances by the Aeolian Quartet (on the original Argo vinyl) and feel I must enthuse about them!The discs are as good...

Among all the Beethoven and Bach that has come to me in the last couple of months so has some well loved Brahms. Today a very kind person sent me the Four Symphonies in the American Columbia recording [Columbia Symphony Orchestra] from about 1960 is superb transfers to Sony CDs. This is a peculiarly circular tale as this is the third time I have had this set, and even twice on CDs! My LPs, I gave to the library of my junior school when I got the CDs in their first iteration, and then a...

http://www.vimeo.com/1387027 and www.jasoncartertours.blogspot.comJason Carter made a wonderful album for Naim, Helsinki Project and here is this amazing guy back on the road in Kabul, check this out a different insight in the Afghan city.

I have most of the doors albums on CD, but have been getting more and more use out of my turntable.I have just ordered the Rhino Boxed set of 180g vinyls that cover all the albums plus a mono pressing of the first album. This was not so much for the...

I'd never listened to these before - and have found the experience very similar to discovering the Beethoven symphonies in my teens; that is in the first couple of listens it all sounds like lots of disjointed notes, by the third the more obvious...

Nothing since the Trans Canada Highway EP - no news at all and no leads that I can find at Warp Records. Are they over? I hope not. Nearly 2 years with nothing sounds like bad news to me.Has anybody heard anything?

View and listen here Some great eclectic stuff here, love MGMT (Hands in the air kids), Frightened Rabbit and Girl Talk of the stuff I hadn't heard.

www.redlick.co.uk/about.php Those of you who remember one of the finest Blues (Jazz and country) mail order suppliers the UK had will be glad to see it's back with new owners Tony and Julie Chilcott. I for one wish them every success and hope they...

If you want to see this year's shortlist, thenclick herethen click on "Shortlists"Of the albums I've heard, my vote would go for Laura Marling...Steeve

Irish Radio [RTE Lyric FM Nova programme] had a 2-hour Ligeti special last Sunday [and another one this sunday] .... The programme can be downloaded from ... RTE lyric nova website look for 'Listen to Latest Show' [on the right of the page].... Its a 2-hour programme with the second two hours next Sunday ... James H. Dates : this is 24-Jul-2008 ; programme was last sunday ; next is next sunday -- after that streaming audio is deleted. ends==

Huge thanks to RoyleBlue for the tip-off that they were playing as I wouldn't have known.What a gig!My favourite jazz drummer of all time Lenny White was doing what he does best. The Keith Moon of the jazz world - so beautifully expressive, but with...

While shopping today i decided to pop in HMV. The shop looked fab from outside.Well i was looking to buy some soul CD's and having walked around the entire shop, past the play stations, past the apple mac section with teenagers all posting on...

I have received today the Roy Orbison and Chuck Berry releases from Mo-fi and they are both very good indeed...especially so the Chuck Berry one.They are limited numbered editions, so if you like your late 50's early 60's music I can whole heartedly...

Dennis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue" Resurfaces: A new reissue of the Beach Boys drummer's late-'70s album serves as a reminder of Wilson's talent and torment Those interested can read why it is worth getting here in Rolling StoneregardsGeoff