Album of the Evening

[accwai]

On 2/18/2018 at 3:40 PM, Musicophile said:

[...] Excellent 24/96 from eclassical.

 

http://www.eclassical.com/performers/suzuki-masaaki-1/bach-organ-works.html

 

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/js-bach-organ-works-0

 

Hmm... Have had this album for a couple of years. Really need to get to it soon. Thanks for reminding. And while we're at it, have been meaning to get to Friedhelm Flamme's complete organ works of Matthias Weckmann. But that might be too late since Hans Davidsson's Weckmann organ cycle is now in the mail. That's supposed to be the best version around. Really looking forward to it.

 

On 2/17/2018 at 5:11 PM, WAM said:

Listened to Perahia's Beethoven in the car yesterday.[...] Started the day with his French Suites, I keep returning to these discs (it's one of my favorite Bach recordings). Every music lover should listen to Bach, [...]

 

Of course  Album of the Evening:

 

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

Angela Hewitt

[Musicophile]

And now for something completely different:

 

[accwai]

Matthias Weckmann: Abendmusiken

Ensemble Les Cyclopes, Bibiane Lapointe, Thierry Maeder, et al.

 

 

Excellent SQ as well as performance.

[sphinxsix]

[pkane2001]

Available on HDTracks in 24/96

[firedog]

On 2/18/2018 at 10:40 PM, Musicophile said:

 

Excellent 24/96 from eclassical.

 

http://www.eclassical.com/performers/suzuki-masaaki-1/bach-organ-works.html

 

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/js-bach-organ-works-0

Really good album/good recording. A good bass showcase for your system, too. 

[accwai]

Songs Without Words

Murray Perahia

 

[christopher3393]

Venezia Millenaria 700-1797

Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI

 

 

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/venezia-millenaria-jordi-savall/kc25iaazq6woc

 

https://www.alia-vox.com/en/catalogue/venezia-millenaria-2/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rando]

[sphinxsix]

The quartet, electronics and Laurie's voice blend seamlessly. A fantastic album IMO!

 

 

 

 

24-44 from Qobuz:

https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/landfall-laurie-anderson-kronos-quartet/0075597933864

[accwai]

Bach: Passacaglia, BWV 582

           Chorale Preludes, BWV 645-650, 720

           Preludes and Fugues, BWV 541, 568, 569, 578

           Trio, Ricercare, etc.

Marie-Claire Alain

 

 

Disc 14 of Marie-Claire Alain's Bach Complete Works for Organ.

[jhwalker]

The Gershwin Moment: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F

Kirill Gerstein

 

Exciting new recording featuring not only the two well-known numbers but also some great Earl Wild virtuoso arrangements of Gershwin songs for piano.  Love the jazzy feel of all of the works - not your typical laid back "classical" performance, and Gerstein is remarkable in this (and everything else I've ever heard him do).

Highly recommended.

 

[crenca]

5 hours ago, sphinxsix said:

The quartet, electronics and Laurie's voice blend seamlessly. A fantastic album IMO!

 

 

24-44 from Qobuz:

https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/landfall-laurie-anderson-kronos-quartet/0075597933864

 

Tried a couple of selections on Tidal a few days ago but did not give it enough time.

 

Now most of the way through and I am glad I did.  I am not that into "spoken voice" but the music is subdued and draws you in...

[semente]

 

 

[rando]

[Musicophile]

3 minutes ago, rando said:

Fantastic!

[Melvin]

[Musicophile]

GoGo Penguin: A Humdrum Star (24/88 from Qobuz).

 

 

Unfortunately, to my ears not as good as the predecessor album, see my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2018/02/24/gogo-penguin-latest-album-a-humdrum-star-a-totally-subjective-review/

[qdwieertteyrujpo]

3 minutes ago, Musicophile said:

GoGo Penguin: A Humdrum Star (24/88 from Qobuz).

 

 

Unfortunately, to my ears not as good as the predecessor album, see my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2018/02/24/gogo-penguin-latest-album-a-humdrum-star-a-totally-subjective-review/

I also had to pass on this one.

[crenca]

6 hours ago, Musicophile said:

GoGo Penguin: A Humdrum Star (24/88 from Qobuz).

 

 

Unfortunately, to my ears not as good as the predecessor album, see my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2018/02/24/gogo-penguin-latest-album-a-humdrum-star-a-totally-subjective-review/

 

Your review nails it I think.

[Musicophile]

2 hours ago, crenca said:

 

Your review nails it I think.

Thank you!

[accwai]

Jakob Praetorius, Jakob Kortkamp: Complete Organ Works

Friedhelm Flamme

 

 

Disc 1 of Volume 14 of the Organ Works of the North German Baroque series.

[Guidof]

On 2/23/2018 at 12:34 PM, rando said:

 

Is this particular version available for download?  If so, where? Thanks.

[graham]

This has really connected with me. Outstanding singing and playing as expected.

Currently discounted at eClassical

[Musicophile]

11 hours ago, Guidof said:

 

Is this particular version available for download?  If so, where? Thanks.

Klemperer recorded the Eroica twice with the Philharmonia, once 1955 in Mono, and again 1959 in Stereo. The above cover above is presumably of the Stereo version (I have the same album on CD; with a different cover, bought in the early 1990s). 

 

Both the mono and stereo version are available for download at Qobuz:

 

This should be the later stereo recording, with a different "filler", remastered in 24/96, in surprisingly acceptable SQ. 

 

https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/beethoven-symphonie-no-3-fidelio-overture-otto-klemperer/5099992803152

 

And this is the earlier mono one, much more shoe box sound:

 

https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/beethoven-symphony-3-leonore-overtures-1-2-otto-klemperer/0724356774155

 

Both have their merits. I prefer the stereo version due to better SQ.