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Today's classical playlist
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pmsummer
simul justus et peccator
John Adams - Shaker Loops, The Wound Dresser, Short Ride In A Fast Machine & Berceuse Elegiaque
Nathan Gunn, Baritone
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Naxos 2004
Great piece and performance. I was unaware of an LP!
spideyjack
Addicted Member
pmsummer
simul justus et peccator
I guess my KLH 23s have bigger badges than your KLH speakers do. :-D
davidro
Lunatic Member
The 82 old's execution of Scriabin makes you wonder about his age. It's quite frankly scary.
His Schumann, 'Traumerei', brought tears not only to the eyes of the Russian audiences at the concert hall but also to those of a lot of other listeners of that recording. And that's still continuing, I'm sure.
guiller
Toscaninichus Australis
J. S. Bach: Toccata und Fuge in D minor BWV 565 - Triosonate No.2 in C minor BWV 526 - Präludium und Fuge in D major (BWV 532) - Fantasie und Fuge in G minor - Präludium und Fuge in E flat major BWV 552 - 14 Präludium Und Fuge in E minor (BWV 548)
Karl Richter (organ)
DG CD (disc 1 of a 3 cd set entitled "Karl Richter - J S Bach Orgelwerke")
Karl Richter (organ)
DG CD (disc 1 of a 3 cd set entitled "Karl Richter - J S Bach Orgelwerke")
bargain find
Member
Say,can anyone out there recommend a good Beethoven Missa Solemnis?In most of the ones I've heard I find the audio perspective to be lacking or the performance week in the subtleties that this massive work contains.It seems most recordings are a bit mushy lacking clarity,and the soloists,both vocal and violin are too forward sounding much bigger than the actual orchestra.:thumbsdn:The gorgeous violin solo in the sanctus loses it's meaning if not played right or if recorded to closely.Any recommendations?:scratch2:
juncers
Reasonably skeptical about everything
Audio sonics are to taste, but this is a good performance.
Eva Mei (soprano)
Marjana Lipovsek (contralto)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
Robert Holl (bass)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Arnold Schoenberg Choir (chorus master: Erwin Ortner)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Warner Classics 2564 63779-2
Ray
Mr. Lin
Lunatic Member
Mr Lin I'd like to see your avatar beautifully driving on a record sometimes
Funny you say that right now. I don't know if you've been involved in any threads where I've already mentioned this, but I moved about 7 months ago and still haven't brought either of my turntables to the new house. But I'm starting to really get the itch, and I plan to bring the Thorens over hopefully this week (we now have a big fat cat so I'll need the dustcover on the Thorens to protect it - see sig picture). I've been focusing entirely on the digital aspects of my system this year, which has yielded its own rewards.
The ZYX Yatra in my avatar is a very expensive cartridge, and a hell of a performer. It's also no longer available, and the new version costs twice as much, so it's basically irreplaceable to me, same with the Glider. Because of that, I'm probably not going to use it for a while, until things get set up properly - so it'll be time to pull the Grado Silver or Dynavector 10X5 out of retirement.
Also, I just picked up a small pile of classical lps (and some others) from my cousin's new record store in Brooklyn - not to mention the decent classical lp collection I already have. Sorry to ramble on about this, but it happens to be something I've been pondering recently, hopefully I'll soon have some pictures of lps in this thread.
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