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When BRO first carried Yukio Yokoyama’s 12-CD set of Beethoven’s complete solo piano music, I passed. Never heard of the guy, I thought. Nor had anyone else. Why risk sixty whole dollars? Well, after finishing my first Friedrich Gulda...
These are four CDs that I have been enjoying over the past few months that I thought others might like. Rosenberg. Lysell qt. qts 3 &9. Caprice [esp No 9] Holmboe. Kontra qt. Qts vol 1. Da Capo. [esp No 4] Ezra Laderman. Cassat qt. the music of Ezra Laderman vol 3. Albany. [esp qt 6] Vasks. Riga qt. Qts 2 & 3. Caprice. [esp qt2]
As many B movies are made to go straight to video so this albums seems to have been made to go straight to mp3 and that at 96kbps. Its sound is dead, dull, turgid and lifeless.The rational was to emulate the great concept albums of the 70s. Ah! "Crime...
I have been on this site for a year now, & to date I have seen these mentioned once! I have been listening to them for many, many years.. indeed they were one of the first 'new finds' when I made the switch to buying cd's on the arrival of the cdi. I realised early on that for some reason they have a simply enourmous following in the 'states, but do not seem particularly popular over here for some very strange reason? Especially as they only come from Leeds! So tonight I get to see them...
Hi,I recently bought Stan Tracey's, CD of 'Under Milk Wood' which has been around for ever but I never got around to buying it. What a lovely piece it is. I've been missing out all these years. What other classic CD's of any genre have people...
I love The sound of The Mellotron and therefore love The Moody Blues. What say you people?
Recently I was trying to place an album by Ben Webster for a fellow forum member (sjust). While considering options, I mentioned the Bluebird 3-CD set of the Duke Ellington Band from 1940-1942.When you have a large music collection, inevitably some...
... and CorrectFor those who don't know, VdGG are my all time favourite group, I have owned their albums for over a quarter of a century (scary or what!) and they still get regular airings and still raise the hairs on the back of my neck.They...
the album from this singer is very good!The blower´s daughter it is one of the best songs I´ve heard recently!
About the same time that I preordered the Decca Original Masters set containing Friedrich Gulda’s first complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle, I also ordered Yves Nat’s complete cycle. I originally planned to do an A/B comparison of each...
I have just seen 33/1/3 put Talk Talk Sprit of Eden as his favourite album on the said thread; are these perhaps one of the most underated bands of recent times? I have all their albums, and each is fantatsic, but strangely they are not hailed in the...
A little surprised that not a mention on here yet, but got to see them finally last night in Birmingham. After following them for some 10 years, they have finally cracked the stadium nut.. what a truly awsome show. Fantastic sound, (best I have ever...
PROG ROCK...Well that's the conclusion a few of us were making the other day in the Hello XPS2 thread.Genesis, Yes, Hackett, Van Der Graff Generator - what glorious memories.So what are your fave prog rock recommendations - now don't be shy!!Anyway...
Should be good.
hi all,apologies if this thread has been done before but cant seem to find it.im going on hols soon and will be mainly lying around in sun drinking beer (heaven).i fancy an ipod to listen to my music, BUT have been reading recently about the rio...
Hi,We have a wonderful new release available on the Naim Label, Crazy World by the Laurence Hobgood Trio (Naim CD084)The Laurence Hobgood Trio are Laurence on piano, Rob Amster on bass and Frank Parker on drums and percussion. You may be aware of...
What is a song that makes you laugh, no matter how many times you've heard it? It could be parody of an actual song, or something original.My favorite is "Blow Me..A Kiss" by Bud E. Luv, a California lounge singer. Here is a ...
I was wondering how the 52 PS compares to the Supercap? I would be using one of the power supplies with a NAC 52 produced somewhere between 1990 and 1995. Thanks,
Yet again, I'm revelling in the magnificence of this wonderful album by Mannfred Mann's Earth Band from 1975.Any other devotees out there?If so; you may be interested to know that a new Japanese remastered version is to be released on 25th May.You'll...
Over the past seven months, I listened to five different recordings of this brilliant opera and wrote up brief-ish reviews. Here they all are in one convenient post.Gergiev, 1997 (1869 version)Did Boris kill the young tsarevich? Is Grigory really the...
Hi All,Does anybody know what music NAIM are using (just a few examples please) when they demonstrate their equipnent in their showroom ?Cheers,
I am a bit slow catching on sometimes and I have just discovered this Australian band who specialise in very long (often 60 minute) tracks in a jazz/rock/ambient kind of style. I find their stuff totally hypnotic and very gripping even though not a...
Does anyone know of the quality of LPs and CDs from the Musical Heritage Society. How do they compare with other labels such as EMI or D. Grammophone? AWS
Hi All, the new album out in May can be heard in its entirety on the official website. Sounds really fantatstic but does she ever release a bad record?
On the UK telly, 9.25pm, Chl 4 Sat 07/05/05, followed by a Kylie documentary.Hmmmm, nice!DS