Do you mean first one to suggest ANY album? My pick would automatically win? Or is there some unmentioned qualification? I suppise someone will beat me to it.
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https://play.primephonic.com/album/00028948346882 Bruckner: The Symphonies Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Bernard Haitink |
Went with symphony no. 4 to start. I have to admit, when it comes to classical, I have usually been a greatest hits listener, Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner. But this was good, really good. Am I going to gush and say I am suddenly now a convert? No, but I thoroughly enjoyed this, and will seek out more. Thanks for the suggestion. |
... when it comes to classical, I have usually been a greatest hits listener, Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner. Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 (the "New World Symphony"), Jascha Horenstein conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chesky CD31. Out of print but may be findable as a CD at Amazon or eBay. I don't know if it is available on streaming services. Outstanding performance of this eminently likeable work; **amazing** sonics in this Chesky remastering. You will not believe it was recorded in 1962! Regards, -- Al |
No worries @isochronism , I was being sincere for the record. Maybe "review" wasn't the best idea, my intent was to listen and share thoughts, with the potential of leaving my comfort zone taste-wise, which is precisely what the Bruckner suggestion did. So, mission accomplished then? Certainly won't argue this is a top 5 thread, though, ha ha ha. |
Here’s another piece: https://play.primephonic.com/recording/loris-tjeknavorian-1937-pp6-885470014913 The Tjeknavorian Violin Concerto performed by Emmanuel Tjeknavorian with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony & Ulrich Edelmann. Normally I prefer the “standard repertoire” concertos to those by contemporary composers, but this (in my opinion) is one of the best violin concertos composed in the 21st century. |
If you haven’t heard Dave Edmunds’ 1st album on Swan Song (personally signed by DE fan Robert Plant), give a listen to his Get It album. 100% American Rock ’n’ Roll by the great Welshmen, who later produced The Stray Cats, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Everly Brothers, plus formed Rockpile with Nick Lowe, one of the greatest bands in Rock ’n’ Roll history. Get It contains a killer version of Bob Seger’s "Get Out Of Denver", a Rockabillied version of Graham Parker’s "Back To School Days", a virtual recreation of the Sun Record’s sound on "Elvis’ "My Baby Left Me", and a dreamy version of Rodgers & Hart’s "Where Or When" (singing all the harmony parts himself). As you may have surmised, Edmunds doesn’t do much songwriting, but his taste in material is excellent. The core band on the album is in fact Rockpile, one of the three greatest live bands I’ve ever seen (another was The Who with Keith Moon). |
Yep, Hank Williams as well. Have you heard Dave's first hit, his fantastic re-imagining of the Smiley Lewis Blues "I Hear You Knocking" (written by Dave Bartholomew)? Dave's guitar solo on the song is one of my three all-time favorites, in which he creates an intense degree of "tension and release". Another fave is Ry Cooder's on "Lipstick Sunset" off John Hiatt's fantastic Bring The Family album. |
@edcyn, having trouble finding that exact reference (stream). Classical can be frustrating to stream, seems like it's hard to find the whole work in one, only snippets come up in searches. I have to say though, have a YouTube version playing while I search (sounds like a rip from an an old vinyl) and I do like it. |
iron57 -- See if you can stream Mozart's Symphony #34 with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville Marriner, or Mozart's Symphonies Numbers 25 and 29 with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten. There are critics who complain about Marriner's overly polished performance and the slickness of the sound from the Philips recording label, but I think they're dandy. Actually, any of the Neville Marriner/ASMF recordings sound damnably good. As for the Benjamin Britten recordings of Mozart's 25 & 29, both me and the critics agree they're a couple of London/Decca Records' greatest sounding recordings. String tone and imaging to die for. |
asvjerry -- Try any recording from MA Recordings. Todd, the founder and sole proprietor of the tiny label, began in the previous century but continues to produce minimally-miked recordings of off-beat music. He goes to exotic places across the globe, finds musicians who are as weird as they are talented and records them in lovely resonant venues. A delicious can o' worms. Cooked by a canny connoisseur. |
@thepigdog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZdU-snqTs Well, yeah mate. Thank you. Perhaps you might like: Ian Moss - Let's all get together ? |
