Jazz the Jacques Loussier Trio Way

MrAcoustat

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Jacques Loussier is a classical pianist that love's Bach, he formed a jazz trio and plays classical music with a jazz touch, he as 15 albums on the Telarc label and more older one's on Decca ( sound quality not as good )

Loussier Jacques     Bach's Goldberg Variations.jpg Loussier Jacques     Baroque Favorites.jpg Loussier Jacques     Handel Water Music.jpg

Loussier Jacques     Mozart Piano Concertos 20 23.jpg Loussier Jacques     Plays Bach.jpg
 
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Next five

Loussier Jacques     Plays Bach Encore.jpg Loussier Jacques     Plays Debussy.jpg Loussier Jacques     Ravel's Bolero.jpg

Loussier Jacques     Satie.jpg Loussier Jacques     The Bach Book.jpg
 

MrAcoustat

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Last five of a total of 15


Loussier Jacques     The Best Of Play Bach.jpg Loussier Jacques     The Brandenburgs.jpg Loussier Jacques     Theme & Variations.jpg

Loussier Jacques     Vivaldi The Four Seasons.jpg Loussier Jacques Plays Bach 50th.jpg
 

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I'm a dedicated fan of Loussier's work with the trios he has formed. There's a DVD worth getting, excellent sound and fun to watch the dedication of the musicians as they work the pieces.
http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-Loussier-Trio-Play-Bach/dp/B0007X9T98

I'd also like to recommend the live concert in Paris. Very good recording for its time, some of the early Decca vinyl has noticeable surface noise, test play to find a quiet one. I'm a collector of live recordings and this one ranks high.

Jacques-Loussier-Play-Bach-Aux-Cha-507421.jpg

The Satie Gnossienne nr. 5 is excellent to evaluate how good your system is at resolving the sound of the large drum, btw. I've used that as reference when evaluating whether drums are congested or real in playback. The drumwork of Christian Garros is sublime, but so is that of André Arpino who picked up the sticks when Loussier reformed his trio.

Loussier is renowned for his musicality and acute pitch, and has contributed significantly to many famous bands and artists, who would travel to his recording studio to lay down tracks.
 

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I'm a dedicated fan of Loussier's work with the trios he has formed. There's a DVD worth getting, excellent sound and fun to watch the dedication of the musicians as they work the pieces.
http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-Loussier-Trio-Play-Bach/dp/B0007X9T98

I'd also like to recommend the live concert in Paris. Very good recording for its time, some of the early Decca vinyl has noticeable surface noise, test play to find a quiet one. I'm a collector of live recordings and this one ranks high.

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The Satie Gnossienne nr. 5 is excellent to evaluate how good your system is at resolving the sound of the large drum, btw. I've used that as reference when evaluating whether drums are congested or real in playback. The drumwork of Christian Garros is sublime, but so is that of André Arpino who picked up the sticks when Loussier reformed his trio.

Loussier is renowned for his musicality and acute pitch, and has contributed significantly to many famous bands and artists, who would travel to his recording studio to lay down tracks.

Thanks, just picked up a copy. Always on the lookout for good MCH stuff (I presume it is MCH), either with our without video.
 

MrAcoustat

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I'm a dedicated fan of Loussier's work with the trios he has formed. There's a DVD worth getting, excellent sound and fun to watch the dedication of the musicians as they work the pieces.
http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-Loussier-Trio-Play-Bach/dp/B0007X9T98

I'd also like to recommend the live concert in Paris. Very good recording for its time, some of the early Decca vinyl has noticeable surface noise, test play to find a quiet one. I'm a collector of live recordings and this one ranks high.

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The Satie Gnossienne nr. 5 is excellent to evaluate how good your system is at resolving the sound of the large drum, btw. I've used that as reference when evaluating whether drums are congested or real in playback. The drumwork of Christian Garros is sublime, but so is that of André Arpino who picked up the sticks when Loussier reformed his trio.

Loussier is renowned for his musicality and acute pitch, and has contributed significantly to many famous bands and artists, who would travel to his recording studio to lay down tracks.

As a pro cd only user i would recommend this one as the best sounding Telarc album of Jacques Loussier Trio.

Loussier Jacques     Plays Bach.jpg
 

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I agree, they have many fine recordings.
 

Soundproof

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Thanks, just picked up a copy. Always on the lookout for good MCH stuff (I presume it is MCH), either with our without video.

5.1 DD and DTS tracks - enjoy! Arpino has the softest of soft touches on the cymbals, and uses them continuously - both here and in other work he has done with Loussier, an homage to how Garros decided that drums could do Bach and other classical composers. Both are able to make the drums sing - it's quite astonishing, and comes through very well on the DVD.
 

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5.1 DD and DTS tracks - enjoy! Arpino has the softest of soft touches on the cymbals, and uses them continuously - both here and in other work he has done with Loussier, an homage to how Garros decided that drums could do Bach and other classical composers. Both are able to make the drums sing - it's quite astonishing, and comes through very well on the DVD.

Call me a heretic, but while the difference between video and BR is night and day, a can easily live with a well recorded "legacy" DTS track. Dolby True HD or DTS-HD is just icing on the cake.
 

MrAcoustat

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What is a "pro cd user?"

I have been using cd,s only since 1983, just could not listend to surface noise on vinyl, some can i can't.
 

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I have been using cd,s only since 1983, just could not listend to surface noise on vinyl, some can i can't.

So if anyone only listens to CDs as their source material, that qualifies them to be a "pro CD user?"
 

MrAcoustat

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So if anyone only listens to CDs as their source material, that qualifies them to be a "pro CD user?"

I tought that everyone in audio new the terms pro vinyl & pro cd, it is a well known term nothing special it only means that you are more for vinyl or more for cd,s.
 

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If one wants the Loussier Trio with an additional two pianos ... here's your chance!

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