Whats on your turntable tonight?

To tempt the spouse down this evening...

Italian Violin Music 1600-1750, Chiara Banchini -vn, Gerhardt Darmstadt -vc, Alfred Gross, hpd - Klimo Open Window OW 004 (Just scrumptious. Find it!)

The Cozens Lute Book, Anthony Rooley -lute - L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO 510 (another excellent LP from L'Oiseau-Lyre)

e, I'm very fond of Britten's performance of the War Requiem and have not sought others. Rattle has never been a favorite conductor here. If you like his performance of the WR, I should try to find a copy and give Sir Simon another listen.

You are the only person I've met who also enjoys the Gesualdo's "Lecons de Tenebres." Amazing!
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Rushton: Here we go again.Folks are going to talk.

The Britten WR with Rattle (also not my usual favorite)is definitely worthwhile. I too have the original London/Britten WR.It is a historic recording.
I have to admit that my favorite Bass/Baritone is Thomas Allen, and Robert Tear is one of my favorite Tenors.The duets are what I find most intriguing about the piece.These two have a chemistry that Peter Pears and Dietrich Fisher Dieskau never had.I know this is sacrilege; don't get me wrong,I love them both. Both were at end of their fantastic careers.
Also there is something about the percussion/artillery that sounds more powerful.This adds tremendously to the terrible impact that is war.It could be just me being sucked in by digital knob turning.
but:
"only the monstrous anger of the guns,only the stuttering rifle's rapid rattle,can patter out,their hasty orisons.
The poetic imagery is fantastically portrayed.

This piece is mandatory to anyone that thinks war is about honor and glory.
truly musical genius.

I love the Anthony Rooney recordings.Especially with Emma Kirkby. Rooney single handedly created the early music phenomenon,and L'Oiseau-Lyre was the venue.

I will look for the Italian Violin Music.If you say it's good then I know it is.

cheers my friend

e

e, given the alignment of so much of our musical tastes, another LP in the Klimo Open Window series may also appeal to you, and it is still available. This is a collection of Baroque music for the cornett, called "Il Cornetto, Music for Baroque Cornett" on OW 004. The capture of the timbre of the instruments is superb; a record to be savored for it's delicacy and for the intricacies of the instrumental harmonics. Slipknot1 and I have mentioned this record several times in the past and Elusive Disc still has a few copies in inventory:
http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AEOW%20004
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testing the new wires. Just built a newer tonearm cable using mil-spec silver solid 30gauge wire.Also rewired the SUT with the same wire. The system just took a huge leap upwards in quality.Wire was given to me by Mike Morrow of Morrow Audio.
thanks Mike!

playing tonight:

Dire Straits: "Love over Gold"

Jennifer Warnes: "Famous Blue Raincoat"

Henry Prucell: "King Arthur" /Deller Consort Harmonia Mundi

Ralph Vaughn Williams "Mass in G minor"/ Corydon Singers Hyperion

John David Souther-ist album