what are you listening to? a new dawn

[cleanzero]

[_duif]

rameau, the only worthwhile french baroque composer (apart from marin)?

very cheap, and very much worth it for the Charpentier alone:


Gérard Lesne sings Charpentier ('Leçons de Ténèbres'), Brossard & Clérambault.

[skrobek]

how does he play him?:

piano. I'm no expert but I understand there was a long "trend" of "authentic" playing on the clavecin and piano was kind of looked down on... perhaps f&p can tell us what's what ?

Alexandre Tharaud also plays Ravel beautifully IMHO.

the new ellen alien is quite charming

No need to be embarassed. I totally agree. It's original too, even daring considering the scen she belongs to.

[skrobek]

rameau, the only worthwhile french baroque composer (apart from marin)?

very cheap, and very much worth it for the Charpentier alone:


Gérard Lesne sings Charpentier ('Leçons de Ténèbres'), Brossard & Clérambault.

There is a beautiful piece by Porpora called "Leçons de Ténèbres". Is it related? Coincidence? Or is "Leçon de Ténèbres" a generic term ???

[J.F.]

for a moment long enough to be mentioned here: washing machine

- and no, not the Sonic Youth-CD

[fearandpanic]

There is a beautiful piece by Porpora called "Leçons de Ténèbres". Is it related? Coincidence? Or is "Leçon de Ténèbres" a generic term ???

Yes, it's a genre. The lessons have a liturical origin in the Lamentations (adopted by the Catholics), and they were sung at some point before Easter. They became exceptionally popular, even a fad, and formed an important social "scene" for the aristocracy. The darkness of the title was emphasised by the extinguishing of candles during the singing until the church is left in darkness. There's plenty of other composers who tried their hand at writing them in the early 1700s, but the one most remembered today is by Couperin. It's a staggering piece, alternating free-flowing lines of single Hebrew letters (in archaic style) with the texted parts (in modern style). Both Couperin's and Charpentier's Leçons should be easy to find in Harmonia Mundi's budget range (those white digipacks), both recommended. Outside France, Carlo Gesualdo wrote a set of lessons; and the English composer Tallis set the Lamentations.

Incidentally, Herzog uses the Couperin piece to great effect in Fata Morgana, and later he used the title for one of his documentaries (the burning oil wells one). This is the section from the opening of the Couperin piece that Herzog used:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBDlhiY1Svs

[Dohol]

[fearandpanic]

Jackie McLean (alto); Herbie Lewis (bass); Billy Higgins (drums); Walter Davis (piano), Let Freedom Ring (1962).

One of the great early 60s hard bop sessions.

[Dohol]

Speaking of great sixties sessions...I've got this on right now:

[fearandpanic]

S'fantastic.

[grisha]

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[b-owen]

Nate Wooley - The Boxer

[grisha]

[bryan]

Black Sheep - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

[hatta]

Toshimaru Nakamura/English One Day (Erstwhile)

2x in a row

[Salty Swift]

Tackhead profile from Brave New Waves - late 80's, perhaps early 90's.

[skrobek]

Toshimaru Nakamura/English One Day (Erstwhile)

2x in a row

excellent record...

more than EAI, it sounds to me like what electronica should have evolved into.

[hatta]

Keith Rowe The Room (Erstwhile)

[926am]

gerry rafferty-city to city (dcc version)

walter marchetti-nei mari del sud (alga marghen)

[Yii]