Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by bluemooze, Feb 22, 2017.

  1. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    I blame it on the cold medication...
     
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  2. hvbias

    hvbias Midrange magic

    Location:
    Northeast
    I used to ski at Whistler and Banff, for me the major difference was the powder lasted longer, or I am just dreaming? Here even after a good snow storm it seems like it will be decently packed down by late afternoon. I too don't get out as much as others I know, for the price of lift tickets I want really excellent conditions; bring on the blizzards!
     
  3. julesd68

    julesd68 Forum Resident

    Location:
    London, UK
    All of the monuments have to be appreciated in the context of when they were made surely?
    Whilst the aesthetics of some memorials aren’t to my personal taste, I still find them interesting from a social and historical perspective.

    I find visiting the Abbey a very moving experience. You can see up close the final resting places for a number of English monarchs going back many, many centuries.
    It also contains countless memorials to any number of people who made a significant contribution to public life. Many of these are very humble, simply inscribed on the stone floor or walls.
     
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  4. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    True, and true. But I think it's also true that one man's hero is another man's enemy, meaning that there may be people buried or commemorated there who are worshipped by some but not exactly appreciated by others.
     
  5. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Don't have anything on this label. I didn't really start listening to classical until the mid-80s.
     
  6. yasujiro

    yasujiro Senior Member

    Location:
    tokyo
    This CD is the best of the bunch. The other entities are lukewarm...

    Abbado should have gone to Chicago instead of Barenboim.
     
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  7. yasujiro

    yasujiro Senior Member

    Location:
    tokyo
    Did you listen to his Mercury Living Presence recordings? If not, you’d better do now. :)
     
  8. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now streaming on Amazon, first listen to "Un Tres Doulx Regard" performed by Asteria (Sylvia Rhyne - soprano/Eric Redlinger - tenor & lute) on Magnatune.

    Works by Dufay,
    Le Grant,
    Vide &
    Binchois

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  9. Mowgli

    Mowgli Runs with scissors

    Location:
    Taxachusetts
    It was a treacherous walk around Gates Pond in Berlin Mass this afternoon in the rain @ 58F. Last Friday it was 11F.
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    Same spot last October. I provided the vapor that day.
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  10. Wes H

    Wes H Forum Resident

    Location:
    Virginia
    Nothing is ever universal or unanimous (including music). But I agree with @julesd68 that is interesting from at least a social and historical perspective.
     
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  11. Wes H

    Wes H Forum Resident

    Location:
    Virginia
    I love these winter pics with fog... Thanks for sharing.
     
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  12. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    "Looking Back" :righton:
     
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  13. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    Except human rights - or at least they should be. But let's not go there, it might get political :)
     
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  14. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

  15. Wes H

    Wes H Forum Resident

    Location:
    Virginia
    On the TT this evening: Chamber music of Ravel -- Sonata for Violin & Cello, and Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello.
    This is an EMI/Pathé Marconi LP, recorded and manufactured in France.

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  16. hvbias

    hvbias Midrange magic

    Location:
    Northeast
    I have the first 2 MLP boxes, so whatever is on there.

    Any particular reason you mention them, his performances on Mercury contradict what I said about his playing? Or just a general recommendation :)

    I like the Szeryng In Concert box as well:

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  17. hvbias

    hvbias Midrange magic

    Location:
    Northeast
    Nice picture, looks like steam off the water since the fog is so low to the water.
     
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  18. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now listening to CD 1 from "Purcell - Theatre Music" performed by The Academy Of Ancient Music led by Christopher Hogwood on Decca.

    Abdelazer, Distressed Innocence, The Married Beau & The Gordian Knot Unty'd & Sir Anthony Love

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  19. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Too late, you already did. Steve Hoffman Forums discourages talk of politics and the like. :)
     
  20. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    As my post shows I'm well aware of that, so there's no need to tell me. I was just saying that some things are universal, that's all. Back to the music and conversation.
     
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  21. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

    Location:
    US
    Disc one today. The same superlatives apply!
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  22. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    One listen to this box for me so far ...
     
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  23. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    First listen to "Rosa Ponselle 1897-1981 - Volume 3" on Nimbus.

    Recordings From 1920-1939

    These CDs are produced by playing the 78 records using an acoustic horn gramophone, and recording the sound. :)

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  24. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    :edthumbs::edthumbs::edthumbs:
     
  25. vanhooserd

    vanhooserd Senior Member

    Location:
    Nashville,TN
    There is a lively dispute here in the U.S. about monuments to the soldiers & statesmen of the late Confederate States of America.
     
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