Rushton,
Another thank you. I am not familiar with Classical music, but there is LOTS to enjoy. I did not grow up with that experience. However, I am seeking music which will move me.
Tonight I listened to Bach violin concertos. Great music and well recorded. The LPs are from the Musical Heritage Society. Also some Mozart and Ravel. |
Oregon, glad to hear you've enjoyed some of the classical music posts. As you say "Lots to enjoy" as one explores this genre. I really like your approach of looking for music that will move you! That's what it's all about. |
Thanks Rushton!
Can you, or anyone else, recommend a site, or any other source, for Classical music to look for? It could be composers, labels, etc?
I realize theree is a vast amount, but for those of us who are not hipped as to what to look for, this would be a great help.
Thanks. |
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Forgot to mention: several of the threads listed in the post above are general introductions to exploring classical music, others focus on recommendations about specific recordings to explore within a genre of classical music.
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Felt Like kicking a little ass...Parliament-The Clones of Dr. Funkentstein;Janis Joplin-Farewell Songs;Graham Central Station, Graham Central Station. All 180g vinyl.
Welcome to club Gregadd. |
Listening with friends earlier in the day (there's no better way), among other LPs:
McNeely, Confederation, Sheffield Lab 9 (d-to-d) (Bluegrass played with verve and fun, no holding back just because it's being record live direct to disc as on so many other similar d-to-d albums)
Dvorak, Symphony No. 9, Kertesz/LSO, London CS 6527 (another Kenneth Wilkinson recording masterpiece, and I enjoy Kertesz above all others in this music)
Casino Royal Soundtrack - the first two tracks are great and I always enjoy hearing them. After that, it's pretty repetitive. So, get the 45 rpm reissue from Classic Records with just this much of it, and enjoy!
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Rushton, Many thanks for the links to threads. I am printing some out to start my search in the library. I sometimes check Goodwill for classical music and I've been at a loss. Not anymore. Thanks to you and our fellow enthusiasts, I now have a reference.
This is a wonderful site. Thanks audiogon!!! |
Oregon, have fun in your explorations! As you find a genre you enjoy and would like additional suggestions, feel free to ask. Lots of people here will be happy to reply. |
Paul Chambers' Bass on Top and Sonny Clark's Struttin'. |
This last Tuesday night we played music I've acquired over the last few months as well as old favorites.
Some I remember are:
Gotan Project, "Lunatico"
Katie Melua, "Call off the Search"
Cassandra Wilson, "New Moon Daughter"
The Eels, "Electro Shock Blues"
Kylie Monogue, "Can't get you out of my head"
Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Hot"
Antony and the Johnsons, "I am a bird now"
Tom York, "The Eraser"
Jolie Holland "Escondida"
Gnarls Barkley (12" single), "Crazy"
The Best of Eddy Arnold, "Cattle Call" |
Back from travels, here's a sampling of some of the inexpensive as usual vintage vinyl I scrounged along the way:
Joe Wilder Quartet - "Jazz From Peter Gunn" [Columbia, '59] Small combo renderings of Mancini's soundtrack tunes with Milt Hinton and Hank Jones, perhaps surprisingly not including the famous title theme
The Everly Brothers - "The Hit Sound Of" [Warner Bros, '67] Late mono pressing, all cover tunes including killer 'House Of The Rising Sun' and 'Good Golly Miss Molly', certainly not their best on the label but all the post-Cadence (and British Invasion) WB material typically goes underappreciated if you ask me
The Hobbits - "Down To Middle Earth" [Decca, '67] Garage-psych silliness souvenir
Webb Pierce - "Cross Country" [Decca, '61? stereo] An all time great jacket photo of Webb in blue and gold custom suit and even more outrageous car interior (cowhides, fancy tooled leather and - get this - hundreds of silver dollar coins plastered everywhere, plus two pearl-handled pistols, one serving as the shifter), contains big hit 'Heartaches By The Number'
Peter & Gordon - "Hot Cold & Custard" [Capitol, '68] Formerly hitmaking duo's swan song was actually somewhat of an artistic breakout, boasting many originals and flowery-brassy Brit-psych orchestrations -- won't be mistaken for The Beatles, The Bee Gees or The Hollies, but not bad either
Johnny Adams - "Heart And Soul" [Shelby Singleton Int'l] Circa-1970 collection of contemporary Memphis plus vintage New Orleans sides from one of the masters
Show Of Hands - "Formerly Anthrax" [Electra, '70] Mostly turgid and not very interesting organ/guitar psych both heavy and light, with touches of baroque and, bizarrely, bluegrass thrown in for a bit of variety, covers Van Morrison, Richie Havens and Jimi Hendrix but none to very worthwhile effect
Alice Cooper - "The Last Temptation" [Epic, '94] Dutch pressing, surprisingly solid late Alice, concept album to accompany three-part Marvel Comic graphic novel series is just good hard rock first and foremost, sound more palatable than the antiseptic domestic CD (though I don't actually know if an analog master was used)
Marvin, Welch & Farrar - S/T [Capitol, '71] Vocal rock with Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, two founding members of legendary British instrumental group The Shadows
Billy Taylor Trio - "Right Here, Right Now!" [Capitol stereo, '64] The pianist with Oliver Nelson-arranged big-band backing including Joe Newman, Thadd Jones, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Grady Tate
The Replacements - "Hootenanny" [Twin/Tone, '83] Had my original vinyl copy of this essential indie classic stolen from a friend's college dorm room the year after I got it, nice to find one again for a dollar
Herb Geller - "Fire In The West" [Jubilee stereo] Lesser-known West Coast altoist early 60's sextet date, title juxtaposes the prevailing "cool" sound of that place and time, with Kenny Dorham (here spelled "Kinny Durham"), Harold Land, Ray Brown, very nice stuff and a mint disk
The Hullaballoos - "On Hullabaloo" [Roulette, '65] Second and final set from the dyed-blond contingent of the British Invasion (possibly the ugliest and least talented too), features mostly Buddy Holly covers and creations from the period American songwriting team Duboff-Kornfeld, including one really great standout track in "I Won't Turn Away Now"
Marvin Hamlisch - "The Swimmer" Sndtrk [Columbia, '68] Starring Burt Lancaster, based on John Cheever's subtly surreal story about a former husband and career man in tragic denial who literally and figuratively tries to swim his way home through a virtual river of backyard pools in toney suburban Connecticut, a very evocative film of the period and a personal favorite of mine, been looking for years in search of this soundtrack if it existed, cheesy harpsichord-pop heaven
Texas Slim - "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman" b/w "Nightmare Blues" [King 10" 78 rpm, '49] Solo guitar/vocal sides by the psuedonymous early John Lee Hooker in seemingly unplayed mint shape, my best find of the trip to say the least (in a roadside garage thrift shop for $.50 cents -- I have no idea as of yet what it might be worth)
Few French-Canadian 60's garage rock 45's, including the Hou-Lops covering (but not crediting) DC's own Chartbusters Beatlesque minor hit "She's The One", Les Jaguars "Supersonic Twist" echo-laden instro guit-mangler workout, and Les Lutins snarling "Laissez-Nous Vivre" (roughly translates I guess as 'leave us alone to live', or vernacular to that general effect)
(Plus scored a small trove of cheap [$3-$5] CD cut-outs, including Lee "Scratch" Perry and Joe Gibbs Trojan label reggae/rock steady collections and several early ones by The Searchers, and Status Quo when they were still a psych-pop band...) |
Van Morrison, Buena Vista Social Club, Ruben Gonzales
Talk about PRAT! The Van Morrison is a double live LP- No Use Stopping Now...
It is excellent. Van and his band are at full throttle. Holding the flag high and proud for those of us who long for some SOULFUL RHYTHM AND BLUES. |
Amends: A little research has shown that the Herb Geller "Fire In The West" LP on Jubilee I listed above is actually from '57, recorded in March of that year (likely making it pretty close to as early as it gets for a jazz album in stereo) |
A bit more research has revealed that The Swimmer soundtrack composed by Marvin Hamlisch (see my above list of found records) has actually been recently reissued on CD, here's a review. Also, the early John Lee Hooker tracks issued on King label 78's under the pseudonym Texas Slim (ditto) have been reissued together for the first time sans later dubbed-over drums or echo, on CD by Varese Sarabande. |
An early morning breakfast/listening session with friends (the best way to share music). some of what was listend to:
k.d. laing and The Reclines "Absolute Torch And Twang" (Sire 9 25877-1)
Louis Armstrong "Satchmo Plays King Oliver - St. James Infirmary" (Classic Records 200g 45 rpm version)
Dead Can Dance "Into The Labyrinth" (4AD DAD 3013)
Philip Glass "Soundtrack From Koyaanisqatsi" (Antilles/New Directions 7 90626-1)
Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms" (Warner 25264-1)
Clemencic Consort "Danses Anciennes De Hongrie" (Harmonia Mundi HM-1003)
Mahler "Symphony No. 3" Hornstein/LSO (Nonesuch HB-73023)
Hui Fen MIN/Wei LI "River Of Sorrow" (First Impression Music FIM LP-002) 45 rpm version
Duke Ellington/Ray Brown "This One's For Blanton" (Pablo 2310-721, Analogue Productions 45 rpm reissue)
There were several other LPs we listened to that others may post to this thread as well. it was a nice session with good friends, and everyone had things to share with the group. |
Coleman Hawkins -Night Hawk on Prestige/Swingville 2016
This is another beautiful 45RPM Analogue Production reissue.
Ella and Qscar on Pablo/45RPM Analogue Production reissue.
Beautiful pairing. Sonically excellent.
Rolling Stones -Sticky Fingers on Mofi
Nice sonic detail and very quiet. Great guitar work once again. You can crank this one way up.
XTC -SkyLarking on a one-sided (B) white label test pressing from Virgin UK. What a find and yes it sounded supreme!
Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds on Transatlantic UK
One of my favorites from the hometown Detroit artist.
Bob Dylan -Modern Times on Columbia
What a solid album, the old guy's not nearly done yet.
Tom Waits -Mule Variations on Anti/Epitaph
Another strange and very cool outing. I can't tell you how disapointed I was to miss him in a rare live appearance at our opera hall. That might well have been a once in a life time event.
Doors -L.A. woman on Elektra/DCC
What more needs to be said, Steve Hoffman and vacuum tube cutting systems. Emmmmmm!
Tom Petty -Wildflowers on Warner Brothers.
Very under rated in my opinion. Nice.
We listened to quite a few more things but, these are the ones that stand out in my mind.
Happy Listening! |
Back from RMAF, thought I should start posting to this thread again. Getting used to having Kharma loudspeakers in my listening room after living with Magnepans for so many years.
Donald Fagan "Morph The Cat" (Reprise 49975-1)
"Soundtrack From The Emerald Forest" (Varese Sarabande STV 81244)
Mark Knopfler "Soundtrack From Local Hero" (Warner 23827-1) |
Sounds like a good evening, Joe! Wish I could be listening with you. For Sunday, I've pulled out the new Everest Khatchaturian reissue from Classic, an early Leo Kottke ("6 and 12 String Guitar"), the new Skip James "Today" reissue from Pure Pleasure, and a few other items.
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Rush-
I had the Khatchaturian on my shopping list for RMAF, but Acoustic Sounds did not have it. I'm planning on bringing the "Emerald Forest" soundtrack with me along with a slideshow of photos from Denver. Provided I get them edited down to a reasonable number by then. |
Last night I dug out a few old LPs that haven't been played in years:
Manhattan Transfer - Brasil
Melissa Manchester - Emergency
Judy Collins - Judith
Hubert Laws - Rite of Spring
The Romero's - An Evening of Flamenco
Pepe Romero - Guiliano
Mike Oldfield - Incantations
And some recent acquisitions:
Duke Ellington - Duke's 70th Birthday Concert
Synergy - Chords
Al Dimeola - Land of the Midnight Sun
And some old regulars:
John Abercrombie - Timeless
Bryan Ferry - Bette Noir |
Duke and Priest.
"Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington" followed by Judas Priests first album, the excellent "Rocka Rolla". |
Berliner Philarmoniker - Herbert von Karajan
Deutche Gramophon (413 309-1)
Just feel like it today... need to relax sometime hey?
DV |
(this morning): "gerry mulligan and chet baker" on one of those handy and respectable prestige 2-fers. |
It's A Beautiful Day
Buffalo Springfield Revisited
Miles- You Got One Phone Call
Roland Kirk- Bright Moments
A Clockwork Orange |
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Gomez, Radiohead's Kid A, Yello, the chemical brother's exit palnet dust, Lizst Wagnar transcriptions (piano)..In that order. |
Last night -
Jenifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat. I bought this on vinyl last week and received it Friday. It's a UK pressing on the RCA, and even though it's light weight vinyl, it's a superb pressing. It is so much better than my CD which I've had for some time, but was never all that happy with the sonics, especially comared to other Jennifer Warnes cd's (The Hunter, The Well).
This morning . . .
Bruckner - 9th symphony
Hubert Laws - Rite of Spring
Earl Klugh - Late Night Guitar
. . . digging out more old LP's that haven't been played in a while. Rite of Spring is an amazing record - incredible players (Ron Carter, Airto, Jack DeJonnette, Bob James) all playing Starvinsky and Bach. |
Pulled out to hear later today on a friend's recently updated system:
Son House, Father of the Delta Blues, Pure Pleasure reissue of Columbia CS 9217
Mississippi John Hurt, Today!, Pure Pleasure reissue of Vanguard VSD 79220 (I've liked all the Pure Pleasure reissues I've heard thus far; interested to hear these two)
Creedence Clearwater Revival 45rpm box set from Analogue Productions, we'll probably listen to anything except Susie Q!
The Royal Ballet Gala Performances, Classic Records 45rpm box set reissue of LSC 6065: have pulled out the Adam Giselle and Rossini-Resphigi La Boutique Fantasque to listen to.
Elton John, Self-Titled, Universal 73090, a U.S. first pressing to compare to the later MCA.
Widor, Sym 6: Allegro, Speakers Corner reissue of Mercury SR 90169 (a great organ recording!)
Loius Armstrong, Louis Under the Stars, Classic Records 45 rpm reissue of Verve MG V-4012
Mendelssohn, Sym 3 (Scottish) / Hebrides Overture, Maag/LSO, on Speakers Corner 45rpm reissue of Decca SXL 2246-45 (a great Kenneth Wilkinson recording!)
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Aimee Mann - Lost in Space - MFSL edition
ELO - Time
Holst - Planets
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
D Visser |
Nothing yet, but last night I did the "monthly ear recalibration" by attending a performance by the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra. The program was Shoshtakovich "Symphony No.11 (the year 1905)". Sixty-five minutes spead across 4 movements. It never ceases to amaze me how the evocative power of music can paint a picture every bit as clear as a portrait.
Symphony No.11 tells the story of the 1905 revolution, which set the stage for the 1917 revolution that brought down the Czar. What started out as a peaceful protest by peasants in front of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, ended that cold January day with the deaths, at the hands of the Czar's troops, of 1200 mostly women and children. Their deaths only took a matter of an hour or so, at which time a soft heavy snow began to fall, eventually covering over all the bodies, erasing the grisley scene in the square. Very moving. |
A 2-CDR comp I made of my favorite Walker Brothers featuring Scott Walker. Kinda like Spector/Righteous Brothers but sans most of the 'blue-eyed soul' pretentions, transplanted to England and injected with pretentions of pathos and Brel instead.
The latest ('03) CD by The Romantics (yes, that Romantics, they never went away). Bought the disk, entitled "61/49" (supposedly a reference to the route numbers of the Mississippi Delta crossroads of blues lore), at their great show here a couple weeks ago. There's some really outstanding stuff on here, showcasing their prime 60's influences but minus the 'new-wavey' inflections of their '79-'84 heyday, resulting in a heavier Detroit meets British Invasion power-pop rock'n'roll. Guests include drummers Johnny "Bee" Badanjek of Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels and Clem Burke of Blondie fame. |
Slipknot1, It sounds like an amazing performance that you witnessed. It would favor more of us to reference our listening to a live experience. Some times we (I) get all caught up in the cables, tubes, and widgets, and things, when it's not really all about that, is it? ;^)
A dear friend and I had the rare fortune Tuesday, of getting tickets to our Detroit Masonic Temple to see Van Morrison. It was not acoustic of course but, an excellent performance just the same. And I would have to say between the thrill of a live performance and the sound of that beautiful old auditorium, it nicely challenged what we listen to at home.
There is no wonder why he is referred to as “Van the Man”. Happy Listening! |
Robert Gordon: Fresh Fish Special & Rock Billy Boogie |
Bright Eyes " noise Floor", Orbital " Blue album", Yo la Tengo's new record. Bjork's Gling glo?" and Tokyo Shubert string quartet. |
Last night - Porcupine Tree "Deadwing" amazingly good.
also, Verdi "Requiem";
and John Abercrombie/John Scofield "Solar" |
Bdgregory,I have Deadwing on CD,,its very good!the LP must be a real treat!Well ,,i will be moving up from a ZYX R20 to a ZYX R100H,as much as i enjoyed my R20 ,the R100H should be a treat!Just recieved T.Monk "The High Priest" and ELP first album!Cant wait to get my new cart!!!Congrats to Slipknot,new TT and speakers!! |
Arrggh...just was crankin' Syl Johnson's "Is It Because I'm Black?" '69-'71 compilation CD (Twinight) of down'n'dirty Memphis funk'n'soul, havin' a total ball y'all, when the concluding "bonus cut" of more recent vintage came on with some overheated infrasonic synth-bass that slammed a woofer into its stop with several sickening click-farts before I could jump on the mute button, and now I fear it don't sound right...*Sigh* -- guess I'll go back to watching football for now and check it out again later... :-( |
Ray - I almost didn't buy Deadwing because I was a little disappointed in "In Absentia" (I actually thought it was a little commercial). Deadwing is a return to form, and something new at the same time. The vinyl is superb.
On the table tonight:
Michael Shrieve/Steve Roach "The Leaving Time"
Klaus Schulz - "X"
Modern Jazz Quartet. |
Tunes spinnin' tonight include...
Soundtrack to "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud" (Miles Davis)
A Jazz Delegation from the East - Chambers' Music
at my 4 year old son's request...
"the man sitting on the bench"
Six Pieces of Silver - The Horace Silver Quintet
finally just on now is Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus, in mono.
which somehow he can dance to...
ain't life grand? |
Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks
1974 Columbia Records
Really getting back into Dylan now that I have him on record...his CD's are a tough listen until Time Out of Mind, Love and Theft or his latest Modern Times.
There is something about Dylan on a Record...it's just how it's meant to be! |
Thanks to Albertporter (on this thread or other), I got my Goldfrapp ' felt mountain' this week. (along with 33 more rare titles, which cost me a bundle pounds- Thanks a lot Albert;)). Also had Squarepushers' 'Ultravisitor' John Renbourne's 'The lady and the unicorn' and The Decemberist's latest. |
Keith Richards "Talk is cheap"......mercy! |
doors first lp first press mono |
Asleep At The Wheel, Wheelin' And Dealin' |
Vega- Listened to that last night; good choice. Also found my copy of Cowboy Junkies Trinity Sessions. Its awesome. Ronstadt/Harris/Parton Trio. Listened to a few rock albums from '69-75. Must have had the AM radio mix disease. Sounded way better at the time. Just found an old Fleetwood Mac and waiting to get a chance to cue it up over the weekend. |
Vince Guaraldi Trio "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (Fantasy 8431/APO 45 rpm reissue)Great sounding memory jog from childhood.
Miles Davis "Kind Of Blue" (Columbia CS 8163/Classic Records 45 rpm reissue)
Yes "Fragile" (Atlantic AAPP 7211/APO reissue) Nice quiet surfaces, but sonics really not much, if any, better than my well cared for UK original (well- maybe a little warmer, deeper bass) |
Aphex Twin's "Druqks" . Kapsberger: Il Tedesco della Tiorba - Pieces For Lute - Paul O'Dette. |
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Close to the Edge
Kind of Blue
Crown of Creation
All the Road Running
Abbey Road |
Been breaking in a new pair of small monitors by playing CD's almost continuously the past few days. The growing stack includes:
The Flaming Lips -- At War With The Mystics
Hovhaness/Magic Mountain -- Reiner/Chicago
Wondermints -- Bali
Sloan -- Navy Blues
Roland Kirk -- We Free Kings
Fairport Convention -- Unhalfbricking
V/A -- The New Untouchables Presents Le Beat Bespoke
Brian Wilson -- Imagination
The Byrds -- Turn! Turn! Turn!
The 5 Royales -- Sing For You
Howlin' Wolf -- Change My Way
The Gestures -- S/T
Milt Jackson -- Statements
Shoes -- Stolen Wishes
Syl Johnson -- Back For A Taste Of Your Love/Diamond In The Rough
Carmen McRea -- Carmen Sings Monk
V/A -- Shrine: The Rarest Soul Label
Charlie Mingus -- A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music And Poetry With
The Jazz Crusaders -- Chile Con Soul
The Kinks -- Something Else
Veracini/Overtures & Concertos -- Martini/Accademia I Filarmonici
V/A -- Off The Wall: Essential Argo/Cadet Grooves
Free Design -- Sing For Very Important People
Bob Dylan -- Live 1966
V/A -- Pebbles/Surfbeat Behind The Iron Curtain
Flamin' Groovies -- Supersnazz |
