19 March 2011

Slow of reportage

The shuffle from St Patrick’s Day, actually:

1. Shostakovich: Symphony № 14, Opus 135 — mvt vii: “À la Santé” (Mikhail Ryssov, bass; Prague Symphony Orchestra; Maksim Dmitriyevich) [942/1507]
2. Beethoven: Symphony № 8 in F Major, Opus 93 — mvt i: Allegro vivace (Leipzig Gewandhausorchester; Masur) [1178/1507]
3. The Bonzo Dog Doo/Dah Band: “Lie Down & Be Counted,” bonus track from the reissue of Let’s Make Up and Be Friendly [637/1507]
4. Peter Gabriel: “Red Rain” from So [863/1507]
5. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116 — mvt iv: Intermezzo interotto (LSO; Doráti) [542/1507]
6. Henning: Three Things that Begin with ‘C’, Opus 65a (Peter Lekx, va; Henning, cl) [1322/1507]
7. Jethro Tull: “Bungle in the Jungle” from War Child [204/1507]
8. The Beatles: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” from The Beatles [1449/1507]
9. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Opus 22 № 1 — Lentamente (Michel Béroff) [1391/1507]
10. Allegri: Miserere (Oxford Camerata, Jeffrey Summerley) [707/1507]
11. The Beatles: “Lady Madonna” from Past Masters [622/1507]
12. Shostakovich: String Quartet № 1 in C Major, Opus 49 — mvt iii: Allegro molto (Emerson Quartet) [978/1507]
13. Jethro Tull: Title track from Minstrel in the Gallery [706/1507]
14. Bartók: String Quartet № 6, Sz. 114 — mvt iii: Mesto - Burletta (Emerson Quartet) [1107/1507]
15. The Beatles: “Ob La Di” from The Beatles [769/1507]
16. The Cars: “Dontcha Stop” from The Cars [310/1507]
17. The Beatles: “Yer Blues” from The Beatles [1496/1507]
18. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Opus 22 № 3 — Allegretto (Michel Béroff) [1404/1507]
19. Robt Fripp: “I May Not Have Enough of Me, But I’ve Had Enough of You” from Exposure [433/1507]
20. Vaughan Williams: Symphony № 5 in d minor — mvt iii: Romanza. Lento (London Phil; Haitink) [502/1507]





It was a long while since any Henningmusick cropped up in a shuffle.

Boatload of Beatles here; and overall, quite pop-heavy. Of which trend the track from Exposure was a nice sonic purge. And then concluding with the Vaughan Williams . . . exquisite.

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