Album of the Evening

[goldsdad]

[Savage]

Dizzy Gillespie

Swing Low Sweet Cadillac

 

[lfs]

Street Of Dreams . . .

Grant Green

 

 

Grant Green along with Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Larry Young on Hammond B3 and Elvin Jones on drums. The result: a smooth, relaxing, dreamlike (hence the album's title) listening experience.

[Blake]

casino versus japan | whole numbers play the basics

 

[accwai]

Café Zimmermann : Bach : Concerts avec plusieurs instruments (Intégrale)

 

Speaking of which:

 

Vivaldi: Concerti per mandolini, Concerti con molti strumenti

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

 

 

Lots of multi-instrument concertos, and also includes the famous mandolin concerto in C major RV425. Fabio Biondi and his ensemble are very good and can hold together at great speed, and his stuff often feels rushed and overdone. Not in this case though. The energy that shines through is amazing. The overview at AllMusic (click album picture above) compares this against Paul O'Dette's version on Hyperion and finds Biondi better at integrating the sonority of the mandolin and the ensemble. I happen to have the latter as well. While it is true that the solo and the orchestra integrates better, there is more to it than that. Comparing RV425 back to back, the Biondi version, even though faster, has the proper pulse behind it. The O'Dette version doesn't quite have the energy to move forward. Also, on the Biondi version, the solo mandolin has more ornaments to tie over the longer notes. This gives the piece much better flow. Overall, the pieces here demonstrate great control of rhythm and flow. Awesome.

[mkrzych]

Hello,

What you guys say about this: I Remember Chet | Eric Le Lann*– Télécharger et écouter l'album

 

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[crisnee]

Grant Green

Idle Moments

 

Matador

 

Early 60's Blue Note Grant Green. Nice stuff.

 

Chris

[Boris75]

Dvorak: Violin Concerto and other violin pieces, A.-S. Mutter, BPO, in good 24/96 DG sound from ProStudioMasters. It is a very good interpretation though not as captivating as Josef Suk and Karel Ancerl on Supraphon. In terms of sound quality of course the modern DG 24/96 recording is far superior to the 1960 Supraphon.

[rodaguilera]

Dvorak: Violin Concerto and other violin pieces, A.-S. Mutter, BPO, in good 24/96 DG sound from ProStudioMasters. It is a very good interpretation though not as captivating as Josef Suk and Karel Ancerl on Supraphon. In terms of sound quality of course the modern DG 24/96 recording is far superior to the 1960 Supraphon.

+1 Great album and sound.

[rodaguilera]

Speaking of which:

 

Vivaldi: Concerti per mandolini, Concerti con molti strumenti

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

 

 

Lots of multi-instrument concertos, and also includes the famous mandolin concerto in C major RV425. Fabio Biondi and his ensemble are very good and can hold together at great speed, and his stuff often feels rushed and overdone. Not in this case though. The energy that shines through is amazing. The overview at AllMusic (click album picture above) compares this against Paul O'Dette's version on Hyperion and finds Biondi better at integrating the sonority of the mandolin and the ensemble. I happen to have the latter as well. While it is true that the solo and the orchestra integrates better, there is more to it than that. Comparing RV425 back to back, the Biondi version, even though faster, has the proper pulse behind it. The O'Dette version doesn't quite have the energy to move forward. Also, on the Biondi version, the solo mandolin has more ornaments to tie over the longer notes. This gives the piece much better flow. Overall, the pieces here demonstrate great control of rhythm and flow. Awesome.

 

Will check this one. I'm big fan of almost everything Trevor Pinnock did with The English Concert.

[rodaguilera]

 

Beautifully played Sonata For Cello And Piano No.1 In E Minor, Op.38 by Brahms. The recording sounds amazing in 24bit/96khz with great dynamics and soundstage.

[mkrzych]

It is fantastic. Highest recommendation.

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+1 and now it's only 10EUR!

[Guidof]

 

Beethoven: Quartet Op. 131 in C minor. One of four CDs of the Late Quartets in masterful performances by Quartetto Italiano.

[Guidof]

Café Zimmermann : Bach : Concerts avec plusieurs instruments (Intégrale)

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Same cover image as used in this version of Pergolesi's "La Serva Padrona," where it certainly makes more sense!

[goldsdad]

[oscarnr]

 

Cass McCombs- Big Wheel and Others (Domino, 2013)

 

New (double!) album by one of the most iconoclast folk-rock artist out there. He is building a very solid career since his debut in 2003, and this new album is one of his best. Folk songs, ballads, rock and well rounded pop songs. An elusive, clever guy. I am enjoying this a lot.

This is one of his most known songs:

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[accwai]

Will check this one. I'm big fan of almost everything Trevor Pinnock did with The English Concert.

 

Same here. But this one does work very well. By the way, how does the Café Zimmermann's L'estro Armonico compares to the English Concert version?

 

In any case, album of the evening:

 

Johann Jakob Froberger Christophe Rousset

44/16 download from Qobuz

 

 

Six keyboard suites by Froberger, played on historical harpsichord in Musée de la Musique in Paris. The sound of the instrument is glorious.

[lfs]

Seven Steps To Heaven . . .

Miles Davis

 

[coxhaus]

I listened to this today checking everything out and forgot how much I liked it.

 

[Savage]

I'll continue on this evenings theme of Miles Davis - Not an album per se but a sound track. I purchased the hi-res of this through Qobuz and it was horrible...if it wasn't upsampled, I'll eat a trumpet. Luckily this also included the redbook version as well which sounds fine. One of my favorite Miles albums...even if it is a soundtrack.

 

 

[kumakuma]

I'll continue on this evenings theme of Miles Davis - Not an album per se but a sound track. I purchased the hi-res of this through Qobuz and it was horrible...if it wasn't upsampled, I'll eat a trumpet. Luckily this also included the redbook version as well which sounds fine. One of my favorite Miles albums...even if it is a soundtrack.

 

 

 

+1

 

Love this almost as much as KOB.

[lfs]

 

 

 

Great stuff! Haven't heard this before. Thanks for posting.

[Musicophile]

Corelli: Violin Sonatas op. 5 - Avison Ensemble (24/192)

 

[coxhaus]

I'll continue on this evenings theme of Miles Davis - Not an album per se but a sound track. I purchased the hi-res of this through Qobuz and it was horrible...if it wasn't upsampled, I'll eat a trumpet. Luckily this also included the redbook version as well which sounds fine. One of my favorite Miles albums...even if it is a soundtrack.

 

 

Since everybody likes it so much I ordered it. Barnes & Noble has it on sales for $6.99.

[Musicophile]

Since everybody likes it so much I ordered it. Barnes & Noble has it on sales for $6.99.

I think you won't regret it. By the way, also check out the movie, which is really good. Apparently Miles improved live while watching the reels in the studio.

 

Back to topic:

 

Brahms: The String Quintets: Leipziger Streichquartett & Hartmut Rohde

 

Very well recorded chamber music with a DR of >14. Dabringhaus und Grimm can usually be trusted with regards to excellent recording quality.