Spinning Today (Classical version)

[jandl100]

Just looking for a Mahler 2 1st movement to settle down with, I skimmed through Fischer, Gergiev, Solti, Abbado, Somone Young, Tennstedt and (to my surprise) settled down with this one ...



Yoiks - Haitink on top form.

Then a craving for Vitali's violin chaconne. Surprisingly few recordings around for this amazing work. I can't abide Heifetz, but came across this.


-- Stunning.

Which led me on to try a few other albums of Vitali's music. Lots of good stuff around, but this was a major discovery.


-- this has made it to my Desert Island|Disc pile in one giant leap!
The Chaconne is here, but not as good as the previous mentioned - the rest of the music is pure delight in its variety and invention.

[jandl100]

Another excellent Mahler 2




- perfect Brahms playing? Could be, I thought this was wonderful.

I thought I'd just sample this out of curiosity, liking the cover image! -->


-- but ended up playing the first Partita and Sonata right through. It's very good.


- Anthony Newman playing the 6 Bach keyboard partitas on a harpsichord, sorry about the small image.
Wow - amazing clackety harpsichord sound ! - different, but I enjoyed it. Very fine performances, too.

[jandl100]

- strangely, I prefer these more obscure works to Arnell's numbered symphonies.
They are all more than worth a listen, though.


The Bruch. OK. Lovely end to the slow movement, but a bit faceless otherwise.

I tried these ...

... but found them a bit characterless.

Moved on to this ...



Aaaahhhhh! - That's more like it - some (lots!) of interpretive personality. Real passion for the music from both players.

[jandl100]

Playing at the moment ...



Cor lummy, this is yummy.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1aQHeNK2s5W6OJrvSFO96Y

[m10]

For all those albums Cecilia has made down the years, exploring all that (mostly unjustly) forgotten music, there's great pleasure to be had in hearing her in a Rossini opera.

[jandl100]

^^ Coo, opera. Maybe in my next life?
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- Symphonies 1 & 3 - I'm slowly beginning to appreciate Bax. Hard work, but I suspect it will be worth it.


- a beautifully lucid recording.
That was good, so I moved on to ...



Then the Art of Fugue took my fancy, a string quartet transcription seemed to be required. Tried the Juilliard SQ, ...


-- oh dear no, way too slow and turgid
... settled on the Emersons who are not usually my 1st choice, but they hit the mot juste here ... yum ...


Lovely.

[jandl100]

Playing the Op 59/3 quartet from this set



Glorious playing - exquisitely accurate but overflowing with excitement and vivacity.
--- and it's heart-meltingly beautiful as well.
Best recorded version I've heard, I reckon.

[jandl100]

Fook me, I'm exhausted!

Just now played the 1st mvt of the 2nd symphony from this remastered set ...



Oh My God - air conducting away like a deranged gibbon, this is just mag-fooking-nificent.
The re-master of these old New York Phil recordings has brought them up brand spanking new.
OK, it's a bit left-right-ish, with the cello section neatly tucked into the right hand speaker. But what the hell, this is truly awesome music making.

[brian2957]

Are you still happy with Tidal Jerry . I'm thinking of going down this road .

[jandl100]

Are you still happy with Tidal Jerry . I'm thinking of going down this road .

NO !!!!

Damn thing has got glitchy and pauses at random.
Went round to Justin's (user211 aka AccuTart ) the other day and his TIDAL was doing the same. So it's not just my setup.

I've moved on to Spotify Premium - and despite the lower bitrate than TIDAL hirez, it sounds just fine in my humble system.