What's Spinning Tonight?

What is it that you are spinning tonight?

 

Hi Ron,

I am very curious about the Zenph Re-Performance of the Glenn Gould Bach variations...have you compared it to the original? I have the Sony 1983 recording. I also have the Rachmaninoff re-performance which i think is quite good (though i have not studied the original recordings of Rachmaninoff playing his own works.)

Thanks for any insight to the Zenph re-performance...i have heard very good things about it.

Never compared as the only other Gould is a Vinyl in storage with my TT's

Now when I first picked this one up a few yrs ago I couldn't stop playing it. Sonics are great and loved the performance, but, suddenly on a night of more serious listening, the performance started to take on a mechanical quality which drove me nuts...stopped playing it for awhile.

 

Too Darn Hot - Claire Martin Linn Sacd
Hadyn Sting Quartets Pellerini-Quartett CPO SACD
Cosmos Factory - CCR Sacd

 

Never compared as the only other Gould is a Vinyl in storage with my TT's

Now when I first picked this one up a few yrs ago I couldn't stop playing it. Sonics are great and loved the performance, but, suddenly on a night of more serious listening, the performance started to take on a mechanical quality which drove me nuts...stopped playing it for awhile.

Thanks for the fair warning!

 

Hadyn Sting Quartets Pellerini-Quartett CPO SACD

I have Kronos Quartet Haydn String Quartets (the complete set)...have you compared? Thanks for any guidance! After Bach, i own more Haydn than any other composer.

 

Double Bass Steeplechase SRS 1055
Bill Evans: The Paris Concerts edition 2 Elektra Jazz Masters Series E1-60311
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet: What is There to Say? Columbia/ORG 111 45 rpm
Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Decca SXL 6450
La Folia Harmonia Mundi HM 1050
Rennaissance Music for Two Lutes Titanic Ti-15

 

Myles,

Have you compared the Decca LP of the Britten to the XRCD? I have the redbook CD on my server, and it's pretty good. Wondering how much of a bump there is to the XRCD....

Lee

 

I have Kronos Quartet Haydn String Quartets (the complete set)...have you compared? Thanks for any guidance! After Bach, i own more Haydn than any other composer.

I have a Hadyn Frye Street Quartet sacd but have not really compared...

 

Back to Redbook for awhile

Sun Machine - Morley
After the Goldrush, Harvest - Neil Young JP imports
Back to the River - Susan Tedeschi
Day After Tomorrow - Joan Baez

 

Myles,

Have you compared the Decca LP of the Britten to the XRCD? I have the redbook CD on my server, and it's pretty good. Wondering how much of a bump there is to the XRCD....

Lee

Hi Lee,

Sorry, wish I could help you but I haven't (the obvious reason is my digital equipment hasn't been hooked up in ages ) Though haven't heard them in ages, always liked the XRCDs versions. You might want to check with Bruce since he may have done some of them, esp. if it's on Winston Ma's label.

 

Blues Walkin' Like a Man - Rory Block A Tribute to Son House
Skin Deep - Buddy Guy
Argus - Wishbone Ash 30th Anniv Ed

 

Mistico Mediterraneo - Paolo Fresu / A Filetta Corsican Voices / Daniele di Buenaventura - ECM2203

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Blues Walkin' Like a Man - Rory Block A Tribute to Son House
Skin Deep - Buddy Guy
Argus - Wishbone Ash 30th Anniv Ed

Very nice! Wishbone Ash... now that was a great band.

 

Janis Ian - breaking silence
Kate & Anna McGariggle - self titled
The Unthanks - here's the tender coming

 

About the Blues - Julie London
Our Bright Future - Tracy Chapman
Africa/Brass - John Coltrane Quartet

 

Very nice! Wishbone Ash... now that was a great band.

Agreed, one of my favorite....partial to later lp's, the 2fer New England/Front [age News is a great pickup, IMHO of course. Some fine duel guitar banter there. Course theirs the Distallation set, but those usually always take the tracks out of lp context....

 

The Duke Meets the Earl - Ronnie Earl|Duke Robillard
Blue Train - John Coltrane RVG
Copperhead Road - Steve Earl Deluxe Ed

 

The Duke Meets the Earl - Ronnie Earl|Duke Robillard
Blue Train - John Coltrane RVG
Copperhead Road - Steve Earl Deluxe Ed

Nice...have heard Duke Meets Earl and own the Blue Train RVG remaster. nice

 

All Ron's music selections are great! :b

 

Gone Like a Train - Bill Frisell
Trance - Steve Kuhn
Tuesday's Child - Amanda Marshall
Tigerlily - Natalie Merchant Mofi

 

Monterey Concerts - Cal Tjader
Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis
Blues Deluxe - Joe Bonamassa