tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post3157589692163928357..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Seasonal notesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-35673600451359004062015-12-26T16:38:14.224+00:002015-12-26T16:38:14.224+00:00I presume downloads come with notes (see how innoc...I presume downloads come with notes (see how innocent I am about these things - I do buy the odd historic aria off the demon Amazon as download, that's it). I still love the look of the finished CD and shiny booklet (though LPs were even better. I'm just about to rig up a new turntable).<br /><br />Good lord, is Ehnes still only 40? He has a timelessly smart look about him. Absolutely one of the world's best and the most reliable musicianship of all. You remind me that I forgot to add his Wigmore recital to my best of year list on The Arts Desk, but one can't include everything.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-12333226320391045712015-12-26T16:18:51.192+00:002015-12-26T16:18:51.192+00:00Listening even as I read your comment. And of cou...Listening even as I read your comment. And of course downloaded the Music for A While as I was at it. As part of our Ottawa Chamber series we are having a 40th birthday celebration for Mr Ehnes in April - Bramwell Tovey is composing a new work for the occasion. And yes you evil man I want the other two and will probably download them before the sun has set.Willymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652532356102638621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-89252013855764254042015-12-26T15:45:01.796+00:002015-12-26T15:45:01.796+00:00Go on - splash out on all three NJ recordings of t...Go on - splash out on all three NJ recordings of the Tchaikovsky ballets - you know you want to. I've been revisiting them a lot recently ('tis the time) and though on the one hand a lot is speedy, they build to an exciting whole (there's a point at which The Nutcracker Act Two just takes off). And of course your peerless compatriot James Ehnes is the violinist in Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, can't get better than that.<br /><br />Happy holiday listening to you and Laurent.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-5207667472517407652015-12-26T15:33:27.906+00:002015-12-26T15:33:27.906+00:00Of course now I want that Nutcracker recording if ...Of course now I want that Nutcracker recording if for no other reason than to read your notes! You always make me spend money! LOLWillymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652532356102638621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-1906590098405395312015-12-24T19:23:07.084+00:002015-12-24T19:23:07.084+00:00I see you got a double meaning in, too, with '...I see you got a double meaning in, too, with 'noting'. Happy holidays indeed to you both. We got a glimpse of turbulent seas today visiting J's ma in St Leonard's. And then a huge full moon rising above the station waiting for the train back to London.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-39018808618165979202015-12-24T18:22:07.900+00:002015-12-24T18:22:07.900+00:00Thanks to your noting them, I am proud owner of al...Thanks to your noting them, I am proud owner of all three Neeme Järvi Tchaikovsky ballet recordings. I can attest that not only do they make delightful listening, but also your liner notes are terrific. It's all too rare to get such detailed, useful information, and it adds enormously to the pleasure. Happy holidays to you and yours!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.com