Album of the Evening

[AnotherSpin]

Did you ever try to hear the music behind the noises, or particular sounds?

[rando]

Yes, unlike seeing a performance on multiple nights little changes but oneself between listens.  At least the physical recording is unlikely to change to meet perception or mood.  Four pianos requiring constant retuning poses less of problem inside a recording than it does within the performance.

 

It all comes off like a chainsaw ripping through a forest.  No tooth ever gets resharpened the same, the oil to gas mixture between fillings is too rich or lean requiring further tampering, and what leaves off at a strong and masterly cut returns with a different exhaustion than it should display if taken in quick succession.

[BacHolz]

4 hours ago, AnotherSpin said:

 

Consistency in style is a great thing. Most of ECM musicians are quite consistent in their styles for decades. Keith Jarrett, for instance. Or late John Abercrombie, or Jan Garbarek. But, these musicians brought an immense depth of content beyond the stylistic consistency. As for Brahem, I was much enamored by his first two CDs on ECM, which I purchased in Budapest in 92. Since than day quarter a century ago I've been listening every his album on ECM, but, honestly, did an effort to listen to the end each time. Style, yes, not much else. 

 

I have all of Brahem's work and share the impression that he is a gifted artist, a shining star in the ECM galaxy and one who suffers from stylistic consistency. One could argue that it is better to get stuck in a "good groove' and do little to expand artistically than, as so often happens, to release one stellar work only to get lost and never find that voice again in later recordings.

While I agree that there is a sameness to his work, it is a music that creates a mood  in a way that that is quite special to me. That said, I see yet another work just released to celebrate his 60th birthday...

Blue Maqams

 

http://Anouar Brahem – Blue Maqams

[Guidof]

 

Beethoven: Chamber Music for Wind Instruments (and piano). Played with precision and expression by Les Vents Français (Emmanuel Pahud, fl./François Leleux, ob./Paul Meyer, cl./Gilbert Audin, bn./Radovan Vlatkovic, hn/Eric Le Sage, p.)

 

Transparent sound from a 24/44 Qobuz download.

[semente]

[Musicophile]

Olga Scheps Plays Satie (24/88)

 

 

 See also my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2017/11/26/olga-scheps-plays-eric-satie-delicate-and-exquisite-a-review/

[sphinxsix]

2 hours ago, Musicophile said:

Satie

...I actually wanted to make him the subject of my next post on 'My Essential..' thread. Thanks for the review!

[sphinxsix]

 

 

The Japanese version of the CD (that I personally prefer) is substantially different from the European/American one.

 

Brian Bromberg demoes some basses playing to his own cover of "Voodoo Child" (no guitars, BB plays all the basses).

 

 

[John H]

 

via Tidal, 

[accwai]

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, Children's Corner, Pour le piano, Masques, L'isle joyeuse, Deux Arabesques

Angela Hewitt

 

[Melvin]

 

via Deezer

[accwai]

On 11/25/2017 at 6:42 PM, semente said:

 

Hmm... Looks like all the tracks are from Scott Ross' complete Scarlatti sonatas set. Went through the first 23 CDs of that set a few years back. Got interrupted due to annual family vacation and never resumed. 11 more to go now. Should get back on it soon

 

In any case, album of the evening:

 

Bach: French Suites, Little Preludes, Sonata in D minor, Prelude and Fugue in A minor

Angela Hewitt

[graham]

 

Excellent quartet with Craig Taborn on keyboards. Mostly acoustic with some subtle electronics adding to the mood.

[semente]

In the mood for French music I have picked:

 

[christopher3393]

Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610)

La Compagnia del Madrigale, Cantica Symphonia, La Pifarescha, Giuseppe Maletto

 

 

https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/8303921--monteverdi-vespro-della-beata-vergine-1610

 

Quote

…it seems as if Monteverdi were itent on displaying his skill invirtually all contemporary styles of composition, utilizing every modern structural technique…Monterverdi’s objective was clearly to carry to new heights the Renaissance aesthetic concept of varietas and to provide as many forms of musical splendor as he could muster. --- Jeffrey Kurtzman,  The Monteverdi Vespers of 1610: Music, Context, Performance 

 

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

[Musicophile]

Always interesting to discover composers I hadn’t even heard about before. Here is a nice example. Well played by the brilliant Rousset, and quite well recorded:

 

[accwai]

4 hours ago, Musicophile said:

Always interesting to discover composers I hadn’t even heard about before. Here is a nice example. Well played by the brilliant Rousset, and quite well recorded:

 

 

Have had Sophie Yates' version of pretty much the same thing for a while now. Duration of individual pieces vary quite significantly compared to the Rousset version above. The mood specified in the titles seem to be mostly ignored in the Yates version and the play was rather heavy handed most of the time. Rousset's on the other hand has a good mix of moods. Sounds good to me

 

Album of the evening:

 

Scarlatti: The Keyboard Sonatas Scott Ross

 

 

Listened to CD24 which covers K.372 to K.391.

[graham]

via Tidal

Very enjoyable

[BacHolz]

An interesting compilation from eclassical.

http://Heroines of Love and Loss

 

[semente]

Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No. 2 and a soothing Basson Concerto:

 

[rando]

 

https://nativedsdpresents.nativedsd.com/albums/NDSD011-positive-feedback-dsd-sampler-volume-2

[graham]

Attended a performance by Rachel Podger and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment recently in a program of Haydn and JC Bach symphonies and two Mozart Violin Concertoes.  Delightful concert.

Now listening to Vivaldi

[BacHolz]

5 hours ago, BacHolz said:

An interesting compilation from eclassical.

http://Heroines of Love and Loss

 

 

I seem to have botched the hyperlink edit. With apologies...

http://www.eclassical.com/bis2248.html

[crenca]

On 11/29/2017 at 10:50 AM, christopher3393 said:

Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610)

La Compagnia del Madrigale, Cantica Symphonia, La Pifarescha, Giuseppe Maletto

 

 

https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/8303921--monteverdi-vespro-della-beata-vergine-1610

 

 

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

 

Wow, this sounds good (streaming from Tidal).  I am currently sporting my new HE4XX's, so maybe they are skewing my impressions but this recording and music is really nice...

[Theobetley]

Just got this 3 young outstanding artists playing Bach. The recording air around instruments is outstanding too.