Spinning Today (Classical version)

[jandl100]

Spinning at the moment ...


A speculative eBay purchase.
"Yorkshire Glory - a symphonic portrait" Composed by one Christopher Gunning and with Vernon Handley, no less, conducting the Royal Liverpool Phil.

Currently on its 5th or 6th play. Surprisingly good! Good sound quality, too.

[WOStantonCS100]

...sounding quite nice (and quiet) with a .7 spherical...

[julesd68]

Listening to Tchaikovsky's Manfred - awesome stuff with Svetlanov at the helm ...

[julesd68]

Now moved onto Scriabin Piano Sonatas 3,4,5,8 & 9 on Decca & played by the peerless Vladimir Ashkenazy

[julesd68]

After hardly listening to any music for 6 months I am back with a vengeance!

Now spinning "Spem in Alium" - Thomas Tallis's profoundly beautiful motet for 40 voices. I would urge anyone who likes choral music to check out this recording, ZRG5436, the sound quality of which is staggering.

[julesd68]

After a quick detour with some vintage Iron Maiden
back to the classical with a great DGG recording of Stravinsky's "Firebird". Wonderful memories from seeing the Mariinsky ballet perform this at the Royal Opera House - quite sublime, as was my favourite "Scheherazade".

[MartinT]

check out this recording, ZRG5436

Nice old Argo LP, that. You can't go wrong with the King's College Choir either. I have a lovely old Faure/Durufle recording by them on the Decca label, might have been an Argo originally.

[julesd68]

Sublime it is ...

I am still looking for a good copy of ZRG787 - Durufles Requiem - it can be very pricey!

Now moved onto "The Piano Music of Ravel vol 1" played by Pascal Roge.
A real contender to Argerich playing Ravel ...

[MartinT]

I am still looking for a good copy of ZRG787 - Durufles Requiem - it can be very pricey!

That's the one. It's a simply stunning performance and recording. I have it on CD but sadly not on vinyl.

[julesd68]

Let's hope we don't have a bidding war on ebay if one comes up