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A live performance from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam with soprano Ann-Helen Moen The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra have Edvard Grieg’s music in their blood (the composer was the orchestra’s artistic director from 1880-82) and the wonderful performance of highlights from his Peer Gynt below simply bursts with energy. The concert is …. Please click HERE to […]
“They don’t treat you like a patient, they treat you like a person” Mike, Alan’s son. Alan had locked-in syndrome. There is something very different about the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability. We don’t just treat people with profound disabilities, we care for them as individuals, creating care plans that resonate with them on a personal […]
Part one of this collection features The Experience’s October 9, 1967 performances at Paris’ famed L’Olympia Theatre. These raw, direct to two-track live recordings made for French radio document The Experience’s triumphant return to Paris almost one year to the date of their 1966 showcase as a support act for Johnny Hallyday. This return engagement […]
What can we ask of an electrician to ensure good AC power from our home when it comes to our listening rooms, and how important is that power? Watch Now
Whilst my recent additions are for a secondary system, they certainly are competitive with today’s offerings at a corresponding price point (well, I believe so) albeit not likely to replace my main system. I could so easily have popped into Sevenoaks or the Classifieds and put together a middle of the range system but just […]
The Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz, particularly lauded for his Chopin interpretations, now turns to Bach, a composer with whom he has enjoyed a long association, having studied organ as well as piano in his younger days. It’s a strikingly personal programme and he launches it with an account of the Italian Concerto that exudes […]
Two articles from the July 2013 issue of Psychology of Music: Exploring a rationale for choosing to listen to sad music when feeling sad Enhancing genre-based measures of music preference by user-defined liking and social tags Continue reading HERE
Randy Thom wrote in 1999: The biggest myth about composing and sound designing is that they are about creating great sounds. Not true, or at least not true enough. What is Sound Design? You may assume that it’s about fabricating neat sound effects. But that doesn’t describe very accurately what Ben Burtt and Walter Murch, […]
As an eventful year comes to a close, the Dead pull out all the stops in this revelatory hometown performance. Out of the block with an incendiary “Dancin'” there is no let up as Jerry shines during “Tennessee Jed” and “Loser” and Pigpen’s tight and surging renditions of “Chinatown Shuffle” and “Same Thing”. Disc 1: […]
Bob Stanley writes: The Stone Roses played their legendary show at Spike Island 25 years ago today – but the reality of the gig was distinctly underwhelming. Please click HERE to continue
Rebuilt subwoofer plate amp, every component replaced besides the tranny. All tracks resoldered. Larger Mundorf filter caps and bridge rectifier. This sub digs very deep. The plate amp was always a little underpowered hence on the 2nd hand market they are always blown. This one has been rebuilt. It would have been cheaper/better to use […]
From our archives: Andrew Wood (The Telegraph) writes: Rock and roll died at some indeterminate point during the Noughties. No one saw the body or heard a shot, but it had been in bad health for quite some time. Once the talk centred around the medium and not the material, and the moneymaking suits moved […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMG6XCp8QOU A few comments from viewers … Oh my God! This beautifully! Divine sérénissime Tenía quince años la primera vez que escuche el concierto me sigue emocionando y asombrando la belleza de esta melodía tan sencilla y tan bien puesta
… I like to work with these more open forms in order to bring out the best in my own playing as well as that of my collaborators, freeing up our abilities to improvise in diverse ways and for the music to exist in the moment. The music might encompass Asian, African, Western Classical, Jazz or other aesthetics as Tracy and Gyan have the ability and awareness to […]
