Album of the Evening

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23 hours ago, TAV said:

A recent discovery for me and an amazing young talent. 

 

Nice voice and overall a pleasant album, but I think she misses the point on every song.

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6 hours ago, TAV said:

 

Care to elaborate?  ..... misses the point on every song? 

From "That Don't Make it Junk":

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Too late to fix another drink
The lights are going out
I'll listen to the darkness sing
I know what that's about.

Did you get any darkness from her rendition of the song? She recited the lines without understanding the meaning.

 

The next track, Cry To Me, is also supposed to be dark, but again, I didn't get any sense of darkness. I wasn't ready to give up until she finished the Joni Mitchell song, which she delivered in the same style as the first two. No inner conflict, just pretty singing.

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43 minutes ago, One and a half said:

For once jazz covers have some light and dark vocals, rather than just above talking singing, which is kind of tedious.

She's great! Unfortunately the trio is not. The bass player in particular defines tedious.

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56 minutes ago, One and a half said:

Maybe should go back to 16bit to mask the Bass ?

I can't even buy it in Canada in anything other than mp3. I streamed via Google Play Music. I just picture the bass player bending both knees and straightening again every other note. But I really do like Nora Becker.

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Matt Haimovitz - Overtures to Bach

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2 hours ago, Melvin said:

A new one for me. Released in November 2018.

 

 

If you like jazz piano trios you might want to check it out.

Nice. Not sold on the scat though - eventually had to skip to the end of those tracks.

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3 hours ago, Musicophile said:

 

24/96 from Qobuz.

 

Still one of the best Bach albums of the last 5 years.

 

See also here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2016/11/13/murray-perahias-french-suites-a-must-have/

 

 

Streaming it now, but will have soon!

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4 hours ago, Musicophile said:

 

24/96 from Qobuz.

 

Still one of the best Bach albums of the last 5 years.

 

See also here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2016/11/13/murray-perahias-french-suites-a-must-have/

 

 

Streamed it. Loved it. Bought the download and listened. Loved it. Then I listened to the Glenn Gould recording, which is quite different, and loved that too. What do you think of the Gould?

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10 hours ago, slartybartfast said:

Any fans of Melynyk here?

Not yet a fan, as it was only recently that my sister made me aware of his music. But I do try to listen to many of the suggestions in this thread, and I enjoyed the album. Mind you, I was reading a novel and drinking a beer by the fire at the time...

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33 minutes ago, christopher3393 said:

Samuel Scheidt - Cantiones Sacræ

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

 

 

https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/scheidt-sacrae-cantiones-samuel-scheidt/5400439003019

 

Thanks. Just bought the download!

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Matt Haimovitz, Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor

 

 

Someone has youtubed the first movement:

 

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Brett Dean: "And once I played Ophelia"

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5 hours ago, Musicophile said:

Let me know what you think. 

 

I've tried to listen to some of her other albums and I have to say I share your opinion. This one is no longer available on Tidal (at least in Canada), so I can't in good conscience give your thumbs down the thumbs up (as much as I would like to).

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High school memories...

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1968 calling. Wachet auf!

 

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8 hours ago, mrvco said:

 

Sangam is amazing.  Listened to 'Air Hadouk' last night.. good stuff.

 

https://tidal.com/album/89414143

https://open.qobuz.com/album/3298499014807

 

 

I started listening without paying attention to the album info. By the 6th track I realized there was something familiar. Ah, it's Bloomdido Bad de Grasse, from Gong. And now for some camembert (electrique).

 

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Huelgas Ensemble - Lagrime di San Pietro (Orlando di Lasso)

 

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28 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

BTW I also wasn't convinced (yet.?) with Schiff's Schubert album I posted a couple of days ago but I think it was mainly due to the sound of his (own) instrument. Somehow Steinway D (or a similar instrument) is my personal 'gold standard' as far as the piano sound is concerned. For now

 

I have to agree about the sound of the piano. Furthermore, I streamed this via Tidal (CD quality) and couldn't get through it all due to the distracting soft clicking noise - almost like a distant metronome. Did you notice that? If you want to check again, listen around 5 minutes in to the first track.

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23 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

I'm pretty sure this is noise caused by some mechanical parts of the instrument.

 

I'm sure you're right. Let's hope he doesn't buy one of these:

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No such thing as too much Beethoven

 

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23 hours ago, rando said:

 

She is certainly on the fringe of pop music where interesting things can happen.  Or seizures depending on your tolerance. 

 

May I ask how you came across her?  She is someone I've been watching for a few years now and have posted the above video here a time or two.

 

Had to double up on the carbamazepine after that one.