What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

That sounds horrible! But I guess you learn to live with it.

Listening to the Kooiman CU3 you had earlier now. There is something uncomfortable about it, tense, you must have hypnotised me! Noisy organ.

True, I must live with it, but at least I can safely drive my car, thats a huge plus, despite this Vertigo.
As to the Gäbler organ, it is noisy, tense and uncomfortable, well chosen words, for it is so. I will not repeat listening to it, for it gave me a headache.

[Que]

I like this very much, as you know I am convinced I was a Dutchman in a previous life. Can you understand the lyrics spontaneously, or is renaissance Dutch really different?

It is different, but for me personally not that hard to understand.

You are probably already aware of them, but I'm taking the opportunity to point out these marvelous (double) albums with Dutch Renaissance songs:

   

[Que]

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Concerti Grossi III & Introduzioni Teatrali with Igor Ruhadze and the Ensemble Violini Capricciosi.

[Biffo]

Music for the King of Scots - Binchois Consort  conducted by Andrew Kirkman. New release from Hyperion of music written for James IV between 1490 and 1497; the pieces are mostly anon though taken from the Carver Choirbook.

[pjme]

Pierre Henry - Messe pour le temps présent

This throws me back to my schooldays. Hundreds of busloads of Belgian pupils and students were whisked off to Brussels for Béjart spectacles. Messe pour le temps présent was very popular, as were Beethoven's 9th symphony, Ravel's Bolero (female version with Tania Bari, Maïa Plissetskaïa, male version with Jorge Donn), Nijinsky, Clown of God (1971), Notre Faust (1975), Golestan, Bhakti, Heliogabale, Le marteau sans maitre...
For many it was the first time to witness (often slightly erotic/risqué) dance...We loved it!

https://www.youtube.com/v/Mty_H6Wo4yI
https://www.youtube.com/v/uL2yaLWe7eQ
Remix by Pierre henry himself. It isn't "great choreography" imho, but it is great fun, saturday night fever, the first joint/kiss/vacation without pa & ma/ la vie, quoi!

[Harry]

Second listen.

French Music for Ballet.

Henri Sauguet-Les Forains.
Jules Massenet-Ballet Suite from Herodiade.
Jacques Ibert-Les Amours de Jupiter.

Estonian National SO, Neeme Järvi.

I already sung praises about this release, so again very much recommended.

[Tsaraslondon]

More John Adams this morning. Adams himself conducts Harmonium, whilst Kent Nagano is in charge of the Klinghoffer Choruses.

[vandermolen]

Sibelius 'Andante Festivo'
A touching performance of this short work:

[Traverso]

Dowland

CD 3

[vandermolen]

So far so good, sight has improved with almost 25 %, so in total 80% on both eyes. Some Vertigo will stay because of the plus minus balance, but I am grateful. Thank you for asking!

Good news about the sight improvement Harry.

I'm now on to the Four Legends for Orchestra in a powerful and atmospheric performance from the Hungarian State SO cond. Jussi Jalas, from the set posted above. I like the way that these Eloquence CDs reproduce the original LP covers. This particular recording had never been issued on CD before. Here is the original LP sleeve image:

[Harry]

Nikolai Miaskovsky.
Volume II.

Symphony 10/11/19.

State SO of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Svetlanov.

[PaulR]

Good morning!

[Biffo]

Sibelius: Symphony No 4 in A minor - Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

[Que]

Dowland

CD 3

Looks good everytime you post it! 

I do wonder why HM never reissued? 

[Que]

Via Spotify:

[Traverso]

Looks good everytime you post it! 

I do wonder why HM never reissued? 

Indeed, many recordings are no longer available or are often very expensive.
80 euros for the Molinaro CD is no exception.
The Couperin CDs with Rousset have still not been reissued either.
There are recordings in the Erato François Couperin edition (16 CDs) with Laurence Boulay, but those are recordings that are much less appealing.

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

True, I must live with it, but at least I can safely drive my car, thats a huge plus, despite this Vertigo.

My wife was subject to vertigo for several months after which it disappeared as mysteriously as it arrived.  Hopefully, yours may improve!!

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

Having to drag myself away, literally, from the French Baroque this morning :

 

[Harry]

My wife was subject to vertigo for several months after which it disappeared as mysteriously as it arrived.  Hopefully, yours may improve!!

That gives me hope, that it can disappear, thank you for writing this.

[steve ridgway]

The "electronic jerks"?
I admit to being totally unfamiliar with Henry's music. What is it like?

It's "musique concrete" - collages of processed and tape edited sounds of all sorts, not necessarily musical instruments. The works over some 60 years are a bit of a mixed bag and I think the above is one of the worst, kitschy rock music with a few electronic sound effects slapped over the top. There's a lot on YouTube if you want some random samples.