Album of the Evening

[rando]

[Musicophile]

12 hours ago, BacHolz said:

 

 

 

The Christmas Album II - Berlin Philharmonic

 

Best wishes to all...

Merry Christmas to you as well. 

 

And just to add a refreshing (also already 26 year old) compilation to compare to HvK:

 

[accwai]

On 12/24/2017 at 8:12 PM, BacHolz said:

[...] And while a don't consider them to be a go-to source for inspired Baroque performance, this release is the only source I'm familiar with that has the four "Christmas" concerti of the Baroque era.

 

The Christmas Album II - Berlin Philharmonic

 

Inspired by this, album of Christmas day:

 

Corelli, Torelli, Bach, Handel, Werner, Gossec, Vejvanovsky: Christmas Concertos

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

 

 

Available as standalone alone CD or Disc 48 of the L'Oiseau-Lyre Baroque Era box set. It covers the Corelli and Torelli portion of Karajan's album and adds a lot more. I have the Mandrefini and Locatelli Christmas concertos elsewhere in my library, but no time for those today.

[accwai]

Louis-Claude Daquin: Livre de Noëls

Vincent Boucher

 

 

Album of Christmas evening

[BacHolz]

44 minutes ago, accwai said:

Louis-Claude Daquin: Livre de Noëls

Vincent Boucher

 

 

Album of Christmas evening

 

Inspired by this, one more to end the day...

 

Noëls à l'orgue - Rene Saorgin

[rando]

Glad to see the French organ noël  category so well represented.  You've managed to distract me from posting my album in favor a last minute addition to the Christmas music thread.  15 30+ minutes later I'm back to post this.

 

 

 

 

 

[accwai]

Bach: Partitas 2, 3 & 4

Murray Perahia

 

[rando]

[Booster MPS]

[Cornan]

Another participant for the of the best album release of the year according to me!  

 

Daughter - Music From Before The Storm

https://tidal.com/album/77719486

 

[rando]

 

The most popular and engaging work here is not as pastoral as the cover would lead one to believe.

[accwai]

Bach: Partitas 1,5 & 6

Murray Perahia

 

[Musicophile]

 

streaming in 24/96 from Qobuz.

[Cornan]

I recently stumbled across this great album that is worth checking out IMO.

 

Cloud Boat - Book Of Hours

https://tidal.com/album/60592036

 

 

 

 

[Cornan]

Here is another intreresting album that I probably would´nt have found without the Spotify Discover Weekly.

Have a listen!

 

Cambio Sun - Retisent

 

 

 

 

[Cornan]

Another great album thanks to Spotify Discover Weekly.

 

Bibio - A Mineral Love

 

 

[accwai]

Telemann: Fantasias for Viola da Gamba

Robert Smith

 

[rando]

A single unedited live performance committed to disc for release has a nice ring to it, I feel.  No splicing or phantom instruments ( still a bit red faced over that one) to disrupt natural enjoyment of the music.  Or so one would hope.

 

 

Speaking of shame faced admissions.  A  good used copy of Ketelbey's "In a Monastery Garden"  has evaded me.  I'm not happy about partaking of "Ambrosian" anything.  There were moments of regret involved with listening to what is otherwise very fine music on this album as well.

 

[Guidof]

 

Szymanowski: Piano Music (9 Preludes, 4 Etudes, 3 Masques, 2 Mazurkas). Played with feeling by Barbara Karaskiewicz.

 

Exemplary piano sound from a Qobuz 24/44 download.

[Musicophile]

 

Cominh back to this album over and over again. The piano transcription by Busoni of the Chaconne is one of my all time favorite piano pieces by now. Spectacular.

 

see also my review: https://musicophilesblog.com/2016/09/30/oops-he-did-it-again-benjamin-grosvenor-with-another-great-album/

[accwai]

Telemann: Twelve fantasias for flute without bass

Claire Guimond

 

[WAM]

My choice this evening: (and one of my " discoveries" this year:

 

 

 

 

[rando]

 

Ç'est Magnifique!

[Booster MPS]

[Musicophile]

French Soprano Sabine Devielhe´s new album is just brilliant:

 

 

See my review here: https://wp.me/p5YSzE-2fu

 

24/96 from Qobuz.