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Mixed-up day of vinyl today.
1) Beethoven's 6th - Toscannini
2) Dave Brubeck - Take Five
3) Shostakovich's 5th - Skrowaczewski
4) Marshall Tucker - Searchin' for a Rainbow
5) Ravel String Quartet in F major - Guarneri String Quartet
Who knows what's next...
Follow Ups:
after about 2 wks, got in about 1 hr.
After going to a piano recital by some kids (one of them is a church friend's niece, 15 yrs old, started age 4), with accompanied by a cellist who studied under Kirschbaum and by violinist who is the associate concertmaster of Pacific Symphony, we got home in time.
Chopin Piano and Orch selections with Claudio Arrau and Inbal, London Phil, then Smetana Bartered Bride music with Kertesz and Israel Phil ended with Schubertaide two selections by Joerg Demus and Emmy Ameling.
(Editions de L'oiseau-Lyre DSLO 41)
(RCA Shaded Dog LSC-2443)
(RCA Shaded Dog LSC-2471)
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Ah,
An evening a la Liszt
Sorry, couldn't resist
I think there was an opportunity here,
But think the whole damn thing was missed!
Jeez' I think I need another cup of espresso...
A lovely piece called 'Au bord d'une source'.
A lot less *heavy* as his usual and reminded me of Ravel pieces.
Played by Horowitz on RCA & Cortot on Rococo.
After "Bright Size Life".....
reminding me, I'll listen to it later.
Not at all.
I just got around to spinning Watercolors, this Sunday evening. Whaat a wonderful, relaxing, well played album. I really enjoy PM from this period. BTW, the recording sounds amazing, rich, vibrant and crystal clear. Again. thanks for the reminder. Glad I pulled it out. Bill
Who knows what's next is right! I'm cleaning records, and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially if you clean and listen at the same time! I'm having an ahhhmazing time.
Freedom is the right to discipline yourself.
Schubert: Octet in F, op.166, performed by the Vienna Octet (Decca SXL 21043 B; very early German pressing of SXL 2028/London CS 6051). Famous performance and excellent sound; however, my Decca/London UK pressings have much quieter vinyl.
Walton Belshazzar's Feast, Coronation Te Deum, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir conducted by Georg Solti; soloist Benjamin Luxon (London OS 26525; same as Decca SET 618). Although I prefer the Previn on EMI, Solti's incisive interpretation is still valid. Spectacular Wilkinson/Lock sound--especially the Te Deum.
Mozart Quintets: g min., k.516, D, k.593, performed by the Heutling String Quartet+Heinz Otto-Graf (2nd Viola) (EMI HQS 1120). Musically sublime; sonically very good, but not quite top drawer.
Simply wonderful!
Rob
"Let there be songs, to fill the air"
Woodstock 3 record set. I am listening as I type this.
Can't believe it took me 42 years to get this.
Also scored a Muddy Waters lp.
" Mud in your ear". Happy Bird label, german pressing.
Ella Fitzgerald sings the Rodgers and Hart songbook. 2 LP set
on Verve.
And last of all Steve Martin "A wild and crazy guy".
All for $22.
"I weally weally wove music." Elmer Fudd 1961
Know What I Mean ---- Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans
Bill Evans Trio at Shelly's Manne-Hole.
M~
Eno - Before And After Science - original UK Polydor
I think Ella and Count Basie - A Classy Pair - will follow
-mark
Charllie Byrd. self titled
John mcLaughlin. My Goals Beyond
Taj Mahal. Live and Direct
just getting started - lotso vinyl tonite
over the top, as in overpowering...is it on your system? I liked the music a lot.
Angel's Delight... original pressing.
New Philharmonia Orchestra on London Phase 4, SPC 21025Lately I've been listening to a few different Phase 4 recordings I've come across, just to get some sense of what the phase 4 method offered in terms of benefits and losses.
Benefits= up front in yer face all of the instruments in full glorious detail
Losses= no sense of any concert hall space. More like; these seem to be recording studio edit sessions.
Still. Some are pretty good to even very good.
The Stokowski/Korsakov "Sheherezade" is an example of how good a Phase 4 can be.Also, I like the Henry Lewis/Richard Strauss "Also Sprach Zarathustra" This one gives you that initial organ pedal note guaranteed to shake the walls of your building. Guaranteed! But on overall, I like this recording for more than just up front instrumental presence.
But what about the above noted Dorati/Dvorak? Recording quality seems good. Not so sure about the performance. Dorati seems to be a bit heavy handed with the brass on this one compared to some other recordings I've heard.
But does this mean I now have a preference for the Phase 4 recordings? No. Not even close. I'm just saying, it may not be fair to dismiss all Phase 4 recordings on the basis of the worst examples. This is because some of the better examples can be very good and deserve some merit, imho.
-Steve
Edits: 02/18/12
I just picked up SPC 21146 with Dorati doing Lt. Kije and Hary Janos. Anyone heard it?
Wagner bleeding chunks Stokowski excellent
Peter and the wolf Dorati Sean Connery is good
I am referring to the music, but I believe these have good sound.
nt
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
--Zen Proverb
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or Lyle's cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDD04Pxu6aI
Performed by the greatest female country singer alive today ... IMHO.
If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
--Zen Proverb
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I've never heard of this 70's Afro/funk/free jazz group out of Oakland. They remind me a bit of the AEC with the mixed use of traditional and exotic instruments (Ugandan harp, Guatemalan stick drum, etc.) Some out-there alto playing combined with congas, bongos, bass, flutes, and assorted percussion. Very nice record.
Also just finished listening to RICO "Man from Wareika" and The Pioneers "Battle of the Giants" Both really good reggae LP's from the 1970's
"Old Ideas" - just arrived today
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
Edits: 02/18/12
I just bought the CD. But it is a good sounding CD. (Old Ideas)
Cohen knows how to construct an album that has you coming back again and again for another fix. The man has soul and so do his albums. This one; Old Ideas, has me listening again and yet again. Good stuff.
The dude may be 77, but if this album is any indication, he's not done yet.
-Steve
the CD as well. Neat!
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
The Rolling Stones, etc... Especially lately. Maybe it is time I listened to a song or two to see what the hubub is all about since I had never heard of him prior to hanging out here.
his recent stuff, since 10 new songs, is really good.
PP
... was on the soundtrack to the Nick Nolte movie "The Good Thief" (2002).Never forgot this song ... just fits the mood of this movie perfectly.
Leonard Cohen on vinyl + glass of Bourbon = step back and chill
If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
--Zen Proverb
Edits: 02/18/12 02/18/12
Natural Born Killers? Same effect.
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
but I like it!
Dip into any of his albums and I'm sure you'll enjoy the experience. Except for maybe "Death of a Ladies' Man" - his overblown Phil Spector produced album. If you don't like LC's normal albums, you may well like this; if you don't like it ... you'll probably like his other albums! :-))
Good luck,
Andy
like him. My long time favorite is "I'm Your Man" and would be an excellent place to start. "The Future" contains some nice stuff and I enjoy "Ten New Songs" though I imagine some might find it a bit of a downer.
His very first album from (circa) 1967, while not the greatest sounding, contains some absolute classics. Sheer poetry.
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
Miss Wallace was 83 when she recorded this lp. She still sounds pretty good. Anyway, I hope I have the voice and verve when I'm 83! One of the things I really respect about Bonnie Raitt is her paying hommage to the older artists who inspired her and her advocacy of the perfomers and music of the old blues greats. She's a great performer, singer and guitarist, in her own right.
Zappa - Orchestral Favs, Just Another Band, and Roxy
Davis - Porgy & Bess, Tallest Trees
injected some Seger, Seven, for the rock factor
Brian
not the big-band stuff (tho' I like the big-band stuff, too).
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The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation for the meetings of the Double-A-C-ASSN...
Which of her other albums do you highly recommend?
from the 1950s, grab it. I think OJC reissued them, but I'm not sure.
Otherwise, Finesse which is a trio album, and the the Akiyoshi-Tabackin Big Band stuff, my favorite of which is Tanuki's Night Out . Also recommended from the big band sets-- Insights , and Long Yellow Road .
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The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation for the meetings of the Double-A-C-ASSN...
Thanks for the pointers. Looks like I have some enjoyable "homework" to do.
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