What are you listening to?
Re: What are you listening to?
more vinyl....
"I may skip. I may even warp a little.... But I will never, ever crash. I am your friend for life. " -Vinyl.
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Re: What are you listening to?
I have a few of them too Fergus. Really lively and engaging performances.fergus wrote:I have four of those Dave....I think that they are super! How did you like it?DaveF wrote:
"I may skip. I may even warp a little.... But I will never, ever crash. I am your friend for life. " -Vinyl.
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Re: What are you listening to?
Oh it is definitely the acoustics Jared. They are fine singers and I like the sopranos in particular. I am not adverse to church acoustics; in fact I think that it definitely adds a flavour and a sense of place and atmosphere but it needs to be handled well otherwise the ensemble can sound "lost" which is what sometimes happens with the Westminster Cathedral Choir unfortunately. They are still worth collecting though it has to be said!Jared wrote:I'd agree with you on this one.. I think it's the acoustics of the building as much as anything; this is something that the Tallis Scholars seem to get so right, in chosing small, provincial churches with excellent acoustics, such as Salle in Norfolk... that, their close-mic'ing and the excellent recording quality which Gimell seem to have acquired, give you the impression that not only are you in the same room as them, and they are singing for you personally..fergus wrote: The sound on some of their recordings is not always the best IMHO but the Westminster Cathedral Choir sound very well on this one.
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: What are you listening to?
DaveF wrote:more vinyl....
Having just finished a 2 CD set of his Concertos and Tone Poems I really must revisit that Blomstedt cycle of Nielsens symphonies which I have unfortunately always found to be a bit of a chore in the later symphonies in particular.
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: What are you listening to?
A definite recommendation for anyone wanting an introduction to these wonderful works.DaveF wrote:I have a few of them too Fergus. Really lively and engaging performances.fergus wrote:I have four of those Dave....I think that they are super! How did you like it?DaveF wrote:
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: What are you listening to?
Following Darren's lead I enjoyed this performance again....
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: What are you listening to?
always a very sound course of action, Fergus.. ;-)fergus wrote:Following Darren's lead...
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Re: What are you listening to?
Delius - Marche Caprice, Three Small Tone Poems & American Rhapsody (David Lloyd-Jones, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Naxos)
Re: What are you listening to?
Indeed Jared, Darren, like yourself, is a man of impeccable taste! However, let us not disturb him while he is hard at work on his essay!!Jared wrote:always a very sound course of action, Fergus.. ;-)fergus wrote:Following Darren's lead...
URGENT EDIT:Look at that: just as I was thing that he was hard at work LOL!!!!
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To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: What are you listening to?
he's far too busy listening out for Cuckoos (and about the right time of year, too!) to be writing any essays..fergus wrote:Indeed Jared, Darren, like yourself, is a man of impeccable taste! However, let us not disturb him while he is hard at work on his essay!!Jared wrote:always a very sound course of action, Fergus.. ;-)fergus wrote:Following Darren's lead...