Sorry Jared, I can't help you there. I love the pieces already, it's the recordings I'm coming round to. For whatever reason, Debussy spoke to me very early on in my musical life. Wish I understood why!Jared wrote:Simon, you really must try and explain to me some time, how you manage to 'come round' to Debussy's Orchestral works... I've been trying, intermittently for 5 years now... and am hoping to give them another go during 2013...Diapason wrote:Enjoying this tonight. Still think it's a bit driven and could benefit from more space into phrase endings, but I'm coming round.
What are you listening to?
Re: What are you listening to?
Nerdcave: ...is no more! 
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Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
Re: What are you listening to?
Me too, I LOVE Debussy's music.Diapason wrote:Sorry Jared, I can't help you there. I love the pieces already, it's the recordings I'm coming round to. For whatever reason, Debussy spoke to me very early on in my musical life. Wish I understood why!Jared wrote:Simon, you really must try and explain to me some time, how you manage to 'come round' to Debussy's Orchestral works... I've been trying, intermittently for 5 years now... and am hoping to give them another go during 2013...Diapason wrote:Enjoying this tonight. Still think it's a bit driven and could benefit from more space into phrase endings, but I'm coming round.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
One of those forgotten discs on the shelf. Deserves to be listened to far more often.
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Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
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bombasticDarren
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Re: What are you listening to?
Beethoven - Symphony No.3 Eroica & No.4 (Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band, Nimbus)
Re: What are you listening to?
Two works by Grieg....
....both on 10" vinyl.
....both on 10" vinyl.
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?
Diapason wrote:One of those forgotten discs on the shelf. Deserves to be listened to far more often.
I also have that set....also forgotten on the shelf....also agree that it should be listened to far more often....so also need to listen to it again soon!!
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
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Jose Echenique
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Re: What are you listening to?
The new recording of la Cappella de´Turchini. Quite simply a must have.
Re: What are you listening to?
Jared wrote:how do you find that set as a whole Darren? I have the Alban Bergs and the Budapests....bombasticDarren wrote:Beethoven - String Quartet No.3 (Amadeus Quartet, Deutsche Grammophon)
I've never been able to warm to the Alban Berg, maybe it's just me but it feels like romantic taken to rico suaaaaaave levels
p.s if you are unfamiliar with RICO Suaaaaaave...
Brass Bands are all very well in their place -
outdoors and several miles away....
outdoors and several miles away....
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bombasticDarren
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Re: What are you listening to?
Schubert - Symphony No.6 Little & No.8 Unfinished (Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Naive)
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bombasticDarren
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Re: What are you listening to?
Bruckner - Symphony No.6 (Wolfgang Sawallisch, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Orfeo)
