Album of the Evening

[mourip]

On 10/25/2017 at 3:40 PM, Guidof said:

 

Glazunov, Balakirev, Liadov: Tone Poems. Very fine playing by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under Ernest Ansermet.

 

Remarkably good sound from a VERY early stereo recording (1954), in fact the very first DECCA stereo recording. A 24/96 HD Tape Transfers download.

 

Wonderful recording. I have had it for two weeks and listened probably 5 times...

[wouterk]

Excellent recording and performance!

[kumakuma]

5 hours ago, Musicophile said:

A swinging and sunny Saturday morning with Ray Brown:

 

 

See my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2017/10/28/ray-brown-3-dimensional-swinging-like-crazy/

 

Love this album as well as the other Concord sides that Ray Brown and Gene Harris played on.

[Russell_L]

An old favorite, newly remastered at 96/24.  (Sounds great!)  Worth it for Helen Donath's gorgeously sung "He shall feed his flock" alone.

 

[accwai]

Émile Sauret: Études-Caprices, Op. 64, Nos. 1-7

Nazrin Rashidova

 

 

Dazzling technical virtuosity of etudes (studies) combined with emotional depth of caprices. Highly recommended for aficionados of violin music. This is the first volume in Naxos' complete Sauret Op. 64 series. *Really* looking forward to the remaining releases.

[Guidof]

 

Haydn, Hummel, Martinu. Oboe Concertos. Enjoyable performances by Lajos Lencses with Neville Marriner and the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart.

 

Fine recorded sound from a 16/44.1 PrestoClassical download.

[Melvin]

A fantastic live album from Chet Baker:

 

[John H]

Via Tidal, laid back blues

[rando]

 

As expected this was very enjoyable, and generous of them to send it all the way from the UK.  There is much good music to be discovered outside the recapitulations of the majors.  Save five, every piece of music and composer was new to me.  Very glad I chose to open it and discover it was most certainly not another Rapha mailing.

[Guidof]

 

Mozart: Horn Concertos - Bassoon Concerto. Played with polish by Louis-Philippe Marsolais (horn) and Mathieu Lussier (bassoon) with Les Violons du Roy.

 

Very good sound (especially the soloists) from a 24/96 Qobuz download.

[The Computer Audiophile]

I feel so audiophile tonight. Haven't listened to this album in ages, but really enjoying it tonight. I'm listening to the FIM version that my friend Paul Stubblebine remastered. 

 

 

[Argopo]

24 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

I feel so audiophile tonight. Haven't listened to this album in ages, but really enjoying it tonight. I'm listening to the FIM version that my friend Paul Stubblebine remastered. 

 

 

 

weird serendipity. Am listening to this tonight as well for only the second time, as I can remember. I have the SACD "un-mastered" release by Gus Skinas.

[Guidof]

 

Dusting off old favorites: Clifford Brown and Max Roach: Study in Brown (1955).

 

Great sound from a CD rip.

[rando]

Hovhaness double on Crystal records.

 

          

[Musicophile]

42 minutes ago, Guidof said:

 

Dusting off old favorites: Clifford Brown and Max Roach: Study in Brown (1955).

 

Great sound from a CD rip.

Bebop here also tonight, with a dual package:

 

 

[Charente]

18 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

I feel so audiophile tonight. Haven't listened to this album in ages, but really enjoying it tonight. I'm listening to the FIM version that my friend Paul Stubblebine remastered. 

 

 

 

Damn ... not on Qobuz !!

[christopher3393]

LUCA MARENZIO: Primo Libro di Madrigali a cinque voci, 1580

La Compagnia del Madrigale

 

 

 

Description: http://www.glossamusic.com/glossa/reference.aspx?id=313

 

Download: http://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/luca-marenzio-primo-libro-di-madrigali-a-cinque-voci-1580-la-compagnia-del-madrigale/8424562228023?trail_authentication_type=signin

[cjf]

Tool - 10,000 Days

 

Tool - Undertow

 

[Musicophile]

A new recording of the Trout quartet was just released with two superstars, Mutter and Trifonov:

 

 

See my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2017/11/05/a-new-trout-quartet-recording-with-daniil-trifonov-and-anne-sophie-mutter-very-enjoyable/

[AnotherSpin]

2 hours ago, Musicophile said:

A new recording of the Trout quartet was just released with two superstars, Mutter and Trifonov:

 

 

See my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2017/11/05/a-new-trout-quartet-recording-with-daniil-trifonov-and-anne-sophie-mutter-very-enjoyable/

 

I like some Mutter's recordings, she is controversial for many, but very good for me. Superstar? Maybe. But Trifonov? He needs to develop some kind of a backbone in addition to nice sonorities before he could be crowned with such titles. Imho, of course.

[Musicophile]

32 minutes ago, AnotherSpin said:

 

I like some Mutter's recordings, she is controversial for many, but very good for me. Superstar? Maybe. But Trifonov? He needs to develop some kind of a backbone in addition to nice sonorities before he could be crowned with such titles. Imho, of course.

Regarding Mutter, at least in Europe, she was a guaranteed seller for DG for many years (not that number of records sold necessarily equals quality obviously). 

 

For Trifonov, agree he is no Gilels yet, but I've been consistently impressed with his recordings so far (even though I don't care for Gergiev´s reorchestration of the Chopin concertos). Among the pianists under 30, he (together with Igor Levit) is among the most promising artists out there, and I've seen the term superstar used by others (e.g. here: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/daniil-trifonov-barbican-review-pianist-russian-a7541256.html). 

 

But as usual, YMMV

[AnotherSpin]

32 minutes ago, Musicophile said:

Regarding Mutter, at least in Europe, she was a guaranteed seller for DG for many years (not that number of records sold necessarily equals quality obviously). 

 

For Trifonov, agree he is no Gilels yet, but I've been consistently impressed with his recordings so far (even though I don't care for Gergiev´s reorchestration of the Chopin concertos). Among the pianists under 30, he (together with Igor Levit) is among the most promising artists out there, and I've seen the term superstar used by others (e.g. here: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/daniil-trifonov-barbican-review-pianist-russian-a7541256.html). 

 

But as usual, YMMV

 

Ok, titles are just words and not much relevant...) I just was not able to dig into any of his recordings. Nice, agree, not too much above that. I am not much interested in perfumed feminine pleasantries. I guess you mean Pletnev's orchestrations.

 

Mutter - I was ignoring her for a very long time, because I was categorizing her as a Karajan play-toy. With time I re-discovered Karajan again, and there was a day I started listening some Mutter recordings. Glad I did, because I was impressed very much with her original manner which makes her ways maybe not the shortest and clearest one, but definitely worth exploring.

[AnotherSpin]

The new recording of Tchaikovsky 6th from Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna is well capable to give a sheer aural bliss. Stunning emotionality with a complete lack of banal sentimentality or schmaltz so annoying in many previous interpretation of this piece. The orchestra is well disciplined and sounds very good in general for Russian orchestra. For those who prefer to stay away from wooly sounds of wind instruments in Russian orchestras there is a good news, Currentzis drew Europeans to several key positions in the wind section. A great recording.

 

[christopher3393]

Luca Marenzio: Quinto Libro di Madrigali a sei voci (1591)

La Compagnia del Madrigale

 

 

https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/8055384--marenzio-quinto-libro-di-madrigali-a-sei-voci#reviews

 

Another new one for me. Wonderful ensemble and music.

[rando]

The Murakami book of his conversations with Ozawa has been on my night stand for the last week or so.  His popularity in the US and prominent orchestral appointments were a bit before my time.  As such his path through to being internationally renowned because of his time here was a surprise which neatly tied in with my recent "Lenny" explorations.  I have, and have posted, a few of his albums so picking up this recording with Mullova was an easy decision.