What's In Your CD Player/iPod/MP3/Computer/Hi Fi, Right Now?

jon · Post by **jon** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:05 pm

Just come back from holiday in Malta so trying to catch up on postings.

I see Paul can't get into the Brahms Symphonies. Well, they're not the lightest of pieces but are worthwhile if one perseveres. I found No 1 the most difficult to access but now really like it. Repeated listenings at full concentration are the key. Brahms also wrote a lot of other, shorter, orchestral stuff - I'd recommend the Variations on a Theme of Haydn (though not actually based on Haydn, paradoxically), the Double Concerto and the Academic Festival Overture. I also really like his two Piano Concertos and some of his songs.

On a lighter note, there is a new CD out called "Foot Tappers", which includes well known (mainly instrumental) music of the 60s, including the Peyton Place theme and some Shadows numbers: the sort of tunes one's heard before but can't name, including one called "Classical Gas". Recommended.

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:34 am

Listening to Strauss Waltzes tonight on CD

some foot tapping stuff too

Terence Lee · Post by **Terence Lee** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:33 am

Listening to Jo Stafford & Gordon McCrae's CD "The Old Rugged Cross" on EMI Gold.

Was this recorded in 1962 I wonder or did EMI acquire the copyright that year?

Both of them sound so good together.

I can't believe this is my only Jo Stafford CD.
Any recommendations as to what other CD of hers I should purchase?

Thank you in advance.

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:05 pm

The Rugged Cross was recorded on 1962 Terence.
We have this Cd plus some early albums, but perhaps the best to recommend would be the her own label releases Corinthians recordings are the studio sesssions that she recorded with her husband Paul Weston.
These are recordings from the 40s and into the 60s that have all been out on various compilations but are now bulked together and some Columbia recordings were purchased and later from Capitol by Jo and Paul and they formed their own label Corinthian going into later recordings.

Terence Lee · Post by **Terence Lee** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:43 pm

Thank you Lena and Harry. Actually I just want a compilation with her hit "You Belong To Me".

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:47 pm

There is her Capitol "Greatest Hits " on www.amazon.com very cheap too.

Terence Lee · Post by **Terence Lee** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:08 pm

Is it this CD on the Curb label?
http://www.amazon.com/Jo-Stafford-Great ... 76&sr=1-11

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:00 am

Yes, that's the one Terence.

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:45 am

Listening to Born Free from the Don Black Songbook.

Marian

keithgood838 · Post by **keithgood838** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:11 pm

ESCAPISM

'Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.'
And is a bolthole from elbowing throngs;
blest still are we all shadows are dispersed
by our dear troubadour's luminant songs.

Keith

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:14 am

Listening to Matt's "Born Free " on Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch programme, to mention of Ten pairs of Tickets to give away for a tribute to Don Black at the London Palladium on August 17th:lol:
Go to Michaels web-site for details.

Gray · Post by **Gray** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:23 am

I Sky+'d Michael Ball's program in order to listen out for the Don Black competition, might have a go at that

john · Post by **john** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:23 pm

Listening to David Hughes at the moment, thanks to Lena and Harry.

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:23 am

Have been listening to Matts 2 on 1 album Here to My Lady/This Is the Life

.....................some good songs sung to perfection by Matt

.................but it is a Mono recording.

john · Post by **john** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:03 pm

Just been listening to Frank Sinatra tonight, the "Capitol Series". A great collection of songs.