Album of the Evening

[BacHolz]

It's vintage Cowboy Junkies, except, as the AllMusic review says:

 

If you like Trinity Session, you'll probably like this one. Just don't expect any earth shattering revelation

 

Haven't followed them very closely (have around a dozen or so), nothing very recent.

What I think that distinguishes this release is the number of "covers" by other artists such as Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Richie Havens, and U2.

[Guidof]

 

Giovanni Salvatore: Organ-Alternatim Masses. Very well played by Federico Del Sordo at the 1678 GB Boccanera organ of the San Pietro Martire church in Rieti, Italy.

 

Excellent recorded sound from a 16/44.1 Presto Classical download.

[Klavier]

Some very interesting pieces...some are more listener friendly than others! Superb sound and playing.

[jerico]

From last night, MQA version into headphones:

 

[Musicophile]

A beautiful discovery of quite unknown Italian composers, streamed from Qobuz:

 

 

Worth checking out.

 

Bologna 1666 | Compositeurs Divers par Kammerorchester BaselÂ*– Télécharger et écouter l'album

[Klavier]

A beautiful discovery of quite unknown Italian composers, streamed from Qobuz:

 

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Worth checking out.

 

Bologna 1666 | Compositeurs Divers par Kammerorchester BaselÂ*– Télécharger et écouter l'album

 

Looks interesting, but Qobuz isn't available to US residents. Guess I'll have to make do with the CD!

[Melvin]

Heard a song from this album on Radio Paradise (yet again) the other day:

 

 

Worth a listen if you like jazz guitar .. via Tidal.

[EuroChamp]

Looks interesting, but Qobuz isn't available to US residents. Guess I'll have to make do with the CD!

 

I can really recommend this album, too. When I first streamed it on Qobuz, I immediately stopped, bought it in HighRes and finished listening.

You can get it here e.g.:

Kammerorchester Basel-Bologna 1666-FLAC 96kHz24bit Download|Acoustic Sounds

[EuroChamp]

Lilya Zilberstein

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.2 [24/96]

Qobuz

Rating: *****

 

[Klavier]

I can really recommend this album, too. When I first streamed it on Qobuz, I immediately stopped, bought it in HighRes and finished listening.

You can get it here e.g.:

Kammerorchester Basel-Bologna 1666-FLAC 96kHz24bit Download|Acoustic Sounds

Ooh, thank you. I forgot that they offer downloads. I've used up my budget for this month, so my wife says, so I'll buy next month. :-)

[EuroChamp]

Ooh, thank you. I forgot that they offer downloads. I've used up my budget for this month, so my wife says, so I'll buy next month. :-)

 

I hope, it is not sold out next month

[BacHolz]

Ooh, thank you. I forgot that they offer downloads. I've used up my budget for this month, so my wife says, so I'll buy next month. :-)

 

Likewise here with a self imposed monthly allotment. Speaking of early Italian works, I've been exploring early compositions for the cello and have been blessed with a copy of Bruno Cocset's "Domenico Gabrielli: La Nascita del Violoncello".

 

Special thanks to that patron of the arts!

 

Here is another album of interest in this pursuit.

 

El Nacimiento del Violoncello:

Violoncellistas Compositores de la Italia Barroca

Luis Miguel Correa & Jose Suarez

 

 

Another "birth of the cello" release with pieces by Gabrielli, Torelli, Caldar, Caporale, Bononcini and Jacchini.

[Klavier]

I hope, it is not sold out next month

 

Haha, well, I went ahead and downloaded it, but the Acoustic Sounds Downloader App won't open...my Norton doesn't think it's safe. I called AS, but of course they are closed. Karma, I guess. Has anyone else had problems with their downloader? If so, how did you get it to work?

 

EDIT: I got it to work buy pulling it out of Quarantine, restoring it, and telling Norton to ignore it.

[EuroChamp]

Lilya Zilberstein

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.23 Appassionata [24/96]

Qobuz

Top rating for SQ and performance.

 

[Klavier]

A beautiful discovery of quite unknown Italian composers, streamed from Qobuz:

 

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Worth checking out.

 

Bologna 1666 | Compositeurs Divers par Kammerorchester BaselÂ*– Télécharger et écouter l'album

After a number of obstacles, I was finally able to listen to this--it's wonderful! Superb playing and sound, and many of the pieces were not familiar to me.

[Klavier]

Extraordinary sound and superb playing. I bought a 24bit/192Khz file that was copied directly from the analog master tape.

[pvanosta]

Enjoying this right now (96-24 download). Beautiful interactions between viol/violin, brass, organ and voice.

[Snowmonkey]

This is a brand new release, which I listened to on spec on Tidal:

 

 

 

I liked it so much, I tried his earlier album, which is at least as good. This guy is a great songwriter!

 

[Musicophile]

Sarah McKenzie: Paris In The Rain

 

 

 

 

I've just written about her on my blog: https://musicophilesblog.com/2017/02/19/sarah-mckenzie-paris-in-the-rain-a-review-more-or-less/

[sphinxsix]

A live recording predating 'Pangaea' and 'Agharta' by 10 days. Fantastic!

 

[christopher3393]

Rose tres bele:

Chansons & polyphonies des Dames trouvères

Diabolus in Musica - Antoine Guerber

 

[jhwalker]

A beautiful discovery of quite unknown Italian composers, streamed from Qobuz:

 

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Worth checking out.

 

Bologna 1666 | Compositeurs Divers par Kammerorchester BaselÂ*– Télécharger et écouter l'album

 

Listening to this now - excellent performances and recording

 

Thank you for making me aware of it.

[jhwalker]

Sarah McKenzie: Paris In The Rain

 

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I've just written about her on my blog: https://musicophilesblog.com/2017/02/19/sarah-mckenzie-paris-in-the-rain-a-review-more-or-less/

 

I thought exactly the same - it's *too* clean, *too* "produced", etc. I just couldn't get "into it".

 

There's a reason I almost universally prefer live recordings, with all their potential imperfections, to a perfectly-produced studio album.

[John H]

Emmet Cohen - heard him play live solo at PDX Jazz Fest yesterday. Love his approach to his playing, based on preserving the history and legends of the art form.

 

via Tidal

[BacHolz]

After a number of obstacles, I was finally able to listen to this--it's wonderful! Superb playing and sound, and many of the pieces were not familiar to me.

 

Agreed and I think that aside from expert musicianship, that success in today's market is the ability to create a program that is in some fashion unique. In this case, the music of a city or region during a point in time.

The classical genre is so overworked that getting those of us with extensive libraries to purchase an album is to create a listening experience that is both admirably realized and novel in content or presentation.