jimcrane
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| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone I've just read this thread (or most of it).Lugnut, you are truly an inspiration. My thoughts and hopes go out to you.To those of you who are his friends and to all the other posters -- your kindness and compassion is wonderful. Each of you is a me... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? "Since I Fell for You" -- Lenny Welch | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? Since I Fell For You -- Lenny Welch (nt)Jim Crane | |
| Rachmaninov for beginners It's not orchestral or instrumental music, but my favorite Rachmaninov is his Vespers. It is beautiful and accessible. I own the version on Telarc but versions on other labels with Russian choruses have received outstanding reviews, too. If you ev... | |
| Jazz Recs for Classical Music Fan - Challenging A few more:Charles Lloyd, "The Water is Wide" (small group)Marcus Roberts, "Alone with Three Giants" (piano)Joe Henderson, "Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (small group) and "So Near, So Far: Musings for Miles" (small group)Enjoy!Jim Crane | |
| Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Jane Monheit....? I enjoy Diana Reeves | |
| Jazz for relaxation Verve has released several collections of various artists called "Jazz Round Midnight". Each is mellow and very reasonably priced. Ben Webster is a personal favorite.Jim Crane | |
| Audiogon Classical Music Recommended Recordings "Goldberg Variations," J.S. Bach, Murray Perahia on CBS "Partitas and Sonatas for Unaccompanied Violin," J.S. Bach, Nathan Milstein on DGG"Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959," F. Schubert, Richard Goode on Electra/Nonesuch"Piano Sonatas nos. 28, 29, ... | |
| Mozart Piano Concertos 20 & 21 Mitsuko Uchida on Philips. And her recordings of Mozart's Piano Sonatas are pure heaven. | |
| Do You Remember Your First CD Player? A Radio Shack 1985 model. I still use it in my kitchen with a pair of active AR speakers. | |
| I need a Pre-Amp What should I get? Look for a used Adcom pre-amp to match your Adcom amp. Do some research on the various models, and you should be able to find a good one for way under $1500. | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Goldberg Variations by JS Bach --Gould (both recordings), Schiff, and Perahia (best).24 Preludes and Fugues by Shostakovich -- JarrettKind of Blue -- Miles DavisLush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn -- Joe Henderson | |
| Speaker suggestions? Thanks to everyone who responded. I'll find some dealers and go listen.Hope you all have happy holidays. |