Spinning Today (Classical version)

[jandl100]

Re: Spotty links -- Ah, right, thanks. The links take me straight to the music, but I suspected they didn't for other folks. I guess I get auto-signed in for my own links.
I shan't bother with them in future!

[brian2957]

Well , hopefully it works for others and they will post on this thread if that's the case .

[m10]

Spotify Links

The links take me straight to the music on my iPad or iPhone (I then use Spotify Connect through my Cambridge streamer) but on a PC where I don't have Spotify installed it invites me to sign in.

[jandl100]

Ah, OK - they are handy, then.

[jandl100]

Currently ....


https://open.spotify.com/album/17h2SYZlNZsBmnSsUtPyth

I'm amazed how good this is.
I did a fair-sized comparison of many of the piano versions of this, Pollini-Barenboim-Woodward-Larsen-Gould-Aimard-Jando & others - and Richter won, with Jando 2nd place. Not what I was expecting!

[jandl100]

No music blog today - the news from Paris is just too fucking awful.

[jandl100]

https://open.spotify.com/album/31fDF66kHL8s69Y7v7sdJx

I'm in no way religious, but this feels right at the moment.

[m10]

https://open.spotify.com/album/31fDF66kHL8s69Y7v7sdJx

I'm in no way religious, but this feels right at the moment.

We're clearly thinking the same way --- Fauré this morning and Verdi (on headphones) tonight.

[jandl100]

More music a la Francais ...


https://open.spotify.com/album/4HIgllAqxboRMihagcb2Gz

This is a truly stunning recording.
The music is approaching the overall quality of JS Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin.
The sound quality is staggeringly good - a solo violin, superbly captured in a reverberant acoustic. Jaw dropping.
The playing is top rate.
You may have gathered that I quite like this album.

Then ....


https://open.spotify.com/album/4HoTXBeKjg2Kwh6hoge6vZ
Knoxville is a mighty fine work - for soprano and orchestra. Serenely beautiful at the opening and close, kind of jazzy in the middle!
And the orchestral Essays are good, too.

[jandl100]

https://open.spotify.com/album/49g1NOimvEAXlxNbLEfQSY
2, 4 & 5.
I just love the Bachian opening to #2.


https://open.spotify.com/album/6QqUWjPsaJEXy4ZrkRoXsD
Who? Never heard of the guy, I just happened to come across the album on a Spotify search link.
Very nice, lively and rhythmic.