Oregon Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Still learning to appreciate jazz. Charles Mingus in the CD player, A Foggy Day. Whizzers, whistles and sirens? Really? Why not! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Strauss Ein Heldenleben Op. 40 Cleveland Orchestra with Daniel Majeske, violin London 1985 Wonderful recording and performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gallup Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 🎶None of you stand so tall... Pink moon gonna get ye all.🎶 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC-93 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gallup Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Recent remaster w much improved sound…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 This is a desert island disc for me….. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedSky Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 13 hours ago, TomicTime said: This is a desert island disc for me….. Love this album. I really enjoyed the recent pressing of Dave Rawlings Machine 2015 album Nashville Obsolete. Excellent sound quality and songwriting. It's so fun to hear them switch vocal roles with Dave on lead vocals and Gillian on harmony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Khan, Space Shanty. Another obscure favorite from my now quite distant youthishness. The CD sounds acceptable, the LP kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Hilary Hahn - Paris Prokofiev - Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In D Major Op. 19 Chausson - Poème Op. 25 For Violin And Orchestra Rautavaara - Deux Sérénades Mikko Franck conducting Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France Deutsche Grammophon 2LP 45rpm 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruskie Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 @bkeske Hi Brian. I have been buying violin concertos and sonatas over the last year or so. I see that you like Hilary Hahn as you have posted her albums a bit. Can you recommend a couple of her better sonata recordings on vinyl that I should listen to? I appreciate any guidance you may have. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken K Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Hi Bruce, I hope you don't mind me chiming in. I saw Hahn play the Prokofiev with the New York Philharmonic a few weeks ago -- a very good performance. If you haven't yet, give a listen to this one: Not sure about sonatas with Hahn, but for concertos with her, I particularly like her recordings of the Schoenberg, the Stravinsky, and the Higdon (written for her). If you get the CDs of these (I'm not sure any of these are available on vinyl), you'll also get the Brahms, the Tchaikovsky, and what I think is a pretty singular take on the Sibelius with Esa-Pekka Salonen. As you can see, I'm drawn to Hahn's performances of more modern than romantic pieces. Hahn made an early mark with some Bach solo pieces, but for the solo violin sonatas and partitas, I recommend trying Lara St. John's set. Nothing that I've heard is quite like this set. For other sonatas, if you haven't already, you might try Franziska Pietsch. What have you discovered lately in your listening to sonatas and concertos that you would recommend? And I look forward to your thoughts, Brian. Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC-93 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Funny! I don’t remember any album covers with suggestive poses showing guys. Buying for the sound or cover? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 20 hours ago, Bruskie said: @bkeske Hi Brian. I have been buying violin concertos and sonatas over the last year or so. I see that you like Hilary Hahn as you have posted her albums a bit. Can you recommend a couple of her better sonata recordings on vinyl that I should listen to? I appreciate any guidance you may have. Bruce Hi Bruce, yea, I really dig Hilary. In terms of sonatas on vinyl, unfortunately I don’t believe any of her sonata releases are on vinyl, only CD, or streaming. A couple of her earlier LP’s have been reissued on vinyl, but wish eventually they all will be…..but doubtful. Luckily all her new releases over the last 3-4 years are all on vinyl. She is a treasure. Brian Edited February 17 by bkeske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Received a nice haul today…starting with this one. Jorge Mester conducts Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileieas No. 4 Priscilla McLean Variations And Mosaics On A Theme Of Stravinsky The Louisville Orchestra First Edition Records 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruskie Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 @Ken K @bkeske Thanks so much for your thoughts and I really do appreciate your chiming in Ken. I am in the process of upgrading my digital front end, taking a huge step up from my little Auralic Altair G1 so I will definately be buying HR downloads in the future. I am a very late bloomer in my appreciation for classical so I'm on a steep learning curve. Being new to to classical I guess I tend to appreciate the simplicity (?) of sonatas more than concertos - but I am amazed at what our Vandys reveal from large orchestral recordings. I have recently bought sonatas from; Julie Steinberg & David Abel, Johanna Martzy and Hyperion Knight I also have concertos from; Johanna Martzy, David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan and Heifetz. With about 10 albums in total from these well established musicians I have a nice starting point for this journey. Over the years I have always gravitated to acoustic music, following the east cost folk circuit for decades. I guess this is why I tend to favor the simpler (?) sonatas over concertos. Thanks again guys for your help! I will keep looking at this thread for more recordings. Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Speaking of Heifetz @Bruskie, just picked this up and spinning it right now for the first time. Never knew it existed before. Very nice. Jascha Heifetz Miklós Rózsa Concerto For Violin And Orchestra Walter Hendl conducts Dallas Symphony Orchestra Arthur Benjamin Romantic Fantasy (For Violin, Viola and Orchestra) Izler Solomon conducts RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal repress, early 70’s, originally 1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Another new pick-up. Very very nice. Igor is David’s son. Can’t go wrong with either. Both superb violinists Arnold Katz conducts S. Taneyev Concerto-Suite For Violin And Orchestra Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra w/Igor Oistrach violin Мелодия 1980, USSR release 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruskie Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I have that one Brian, Thanks. I also have the following of his, all great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruskie Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 You are a great resource Brian and I do appreciate your recommendations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Bruskie said: I have that one Brian, Thanks. I also have the following of his, all great. Have all those too Bruce, all very very good. I have not been serious about classical for all that long myself (maybe 4-5 years now). But have dove in very seriously now….just dabbled before. Now my collection overall is probably 60% classical, if I had to guess. As you say, always liked and often preferred acoustic recording (including folk and jazz), so have become more and more smitten and the bug has bitten hard. Our Vandersteen’s seem meant for this type of music. I’m really enjoying this journey. Classical is incredibly varied, interesting, and I enjoy the history and evolution of it a lot. Enjoy, just keep buying stuff that looks interesting. Brian Edited February 17 by bkeske 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) Anything Sol Gabetta does..but especially Prayer additionally, do visit the 2L Recordings free downloads bench ( the Nordic sound ) to compare the exact same performances in a variety of formats / resolutions….. Edited February 17 by TomicTime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, bkeske said: Have all those too Bruce, all very very good. I have not been serious about classical for all that long myself (maybe 4-5 years now). But have dove in very seriously now….just dabbled before. Now my collection overall is probably 60% classical, if I had to guess. As you say, always liked and often preferred acoustic recording (including folk and jazz), so have become more and more smitten and the bug has bitten hard. Our Vandersteen’s seem meant for this type of music. I’m really enjoying this journey. Classical is incredibly varied, interesting, and I enjoy the history and evolution of it a lot. Enjoy, just keep buying stuff that looks interesting. Brian I listen to classical almost exclusively, almost, working on jazz appreciation still. Coltrane can be a tough listen at times, jagged, then lyrical, cacophonous, working on it... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gallup Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 6 hours ago, Oregon said: Coltrane can be a tough listen at times, jagged, then lyrical, cacophonous I have the same feeling. Desmond is really the only jazz saxophone player I enjoy all the time. Piano and guitar are my favorite jazz instruments--steel and wood make the good music. You might try Jim Hall's work if jazz guitar interests you at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken K Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I suspect 90 % of my listening is to classical. Lots of good stuff you guys are finding! A few from Heifetz: I had the good fortune to live in Bloomington IN for about 5 years in the 80's and spent many evenings and afternoons attending concerts at the music school, not to mention in record shops like Ars Antiqua finding used records on a graduate student budget. Vandersteens -- I went from the 2CE Sig IIs to Quatro -- continue to be the one speaker that I've heard where I don't find myself having to readjust my ears when I attend a live acoustic concert. One challenge, as you continue your listening, is that almost all classical that was recorded after 1980 is digital. As much as I prefer analogue, if we're going to listen to recent compositions or performances, it's digital. I'd like to move into HR, but haven't hopped on that learning curve yet. And speaking of Igor and David, Brian, this one's pretty special: And I agree on Coltrane, though I went through a pretty serious phase listening to him. What do you think of Wayne Shorter? Miles' second "great quintet" is one of my favorite jazz ensembles. It's interesting to compare to his first "great quintet" with Coltrane. This was the first jazz album I owned: When I first dropped the needle, I expected to hear "Bye Bye Blackbird" kind of stuff, since that's the jazz I knew. Quite an awakening. Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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