^ Yep, very nice score there, Barry!
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Glenn Gould's interpretations of the Beethoven late piano sonatas are as interesting and unconventional as you'd expect!
https://open.spotify.com/album/3k8Rj...RWKYD-R_AyOVJw
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^ Yep, very nice score there, Barry!
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Glenn Gould's interpretations of the Beethoven late piano sonatas are as interesting and unconventional as you'd expect!
https://open.spotify.com/album/3k8Rj...RWKYD-R_AyOVJw
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Rather enjoying this just now:
If you haven't heard this album, Jerry, check it out. Superb violin playing, and an overall enthralling musical performance from a talented young musician, ably supported by a very capable orchestra
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Yep, I've heard that, Marco. And yes, very enjoyable indeed!
I also have a DVD Video of her playing the Shosty.
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Probably the unexpected highlight of yesterday's listening - Glenn Gould in Beethoven piano bagatelles. He really brings them to life in an interesting way.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6n3Zd...Q0SasYGRidHbEA
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Slowly wading my way through my latest vinly haul; this time I struck lucky at a car boot sale, where I stumbled upon a private seller selling LPs in excellent condition for £1 each.
I was only interested in classical music and snapped up the following:
Django Reihhardt and Stephan Grappelly with The Quintet of The Hot Club of France
Decca ACL 1158 (1964)
(OK so it's not 'classical', but it is a "classic".)
Vivaldi – ‘Concertos: Two Trumpets; Madrigalesco; Two Cellos; Two Flutes; Alla Rustica; Two violins & Two Cellos’
The Academy of Ancient Music, dir. Christopher Hogwood
Florilegium, Editions de L’Oiseau-Lyre. Decca DSLO 544 (1978)
’Recital for Strings – Telemann: Viola Concert in G major; Gabrieli: Canzona Noni Toni; Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor, Op.3 No.10 for Four Violins; Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.4
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, dir. Neville Marriner
Editions d’Oiseau-Lyre. Decca SOL 276 (1964)
Beethoven – ‘Violin Sonatas: No.9 in A, Op.47 “Kreutzer” and No.4 in A minor, Op.23
David Oistrakh, violin and Lev Oborin, piano
Philips Al 3419 (1962)
Khachaturian – ‘Masquerade, Gayaneh, and Morning Ode’ and Prokofiev – ‘Symphony No.1 “Classical”’
Prague Symphony Orchestra, cond. Aram Khachaturian (‘Masquerade’ and Mourning Ode’) and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Zdenèk Chalabala (‘Gayaneh’) and Karel Ančerl (‘Symphony No.1’)
Supraphon SUA 10300 (1962)
Segovia – ‘Segovia on Stage: Purcell; Scarlatti; Handel; Bach; John Duarte and Gaspar Cassadó’
Decca Brunswick AXA 4550 (1967)
’The Virtuoso Oboe, Volume 1 – Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F major, K370 and Oboe Concerto in C major, K314; Handel: Oboe Concerto No.8 in B flat major and Oboe Concerto No.9 in B flat major; Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D major, Op.67 No.6’
André Lardot, oboe with The Boskovsky Quartet and the Chamber Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, cond. Felix Prohaska
Vangard VSL 11024 (1960)
Falla – ‘El Amor Brujo’ Granados – ‘Intermezzo From “Goyescas”’ Ravel – ‘Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte’ and ‘Alborada Del Gracioso’
The New Philharmonia Orchestra, cond. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Decca SXL 6387 (1967)
Beethoven – ‘Wellington’s Victory’ and ‘Marches’
Berlin Philharmonic, cond. Herbert Von Karajan
DGG 643 210 (1969)
Beethoven – ‘Violin Concerto in D major Op.61’ and ‘Coriolan Overture’
Josef Suk, violin and the New Philharmonia Orchestra, cond Sir Adrian Boult
EMI ASD 2667 (1970)
Barry
This is rather lovely, if a little laid back:
Don't know if you're familiar with it, Jerry? Introduction and a small taster here:
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Hmm,no, I've not come across that album before, Marco.
It's on Spotify and Qobuz and is playing now.
Full of folksy goodness! Nicely laidback listening.
https://open.spotify.com/album/4uL2o...QP-cgLVp33jqxg
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Yup, the perfect thing to gently 'ease oneself' into the day
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Really enjoying this Mendelssohn string quartet set last night. *What great music!
https://open.spotify.com/album/342R8...TuWfC839FKqYow
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Gottfried von Einem's Piano Concerto, mid 1950s neo-classical, hints of Beethoven, Stravinsky & Prokofiev. Really enjoyed this recording:
you can hear it here:
https://youtu.be/1Gn2SySrAa8
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It's also on Qobuz and Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/6ejt3...QvCjWj8JU-L9wA
Listening now and enjoying it.
Echoes of Shostakovich for me as well. But yes, lots of Prokofiev!
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