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The M/F Thread 2009: The Quickening
devomedes:
ganaar7575
are you fucking kidding?
pulpfiction21:
Did somebody's post get deleted or something?
devomedes:
yeah, a blatant request. back to the regularly scheduled program!
Orcusmars:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 06 Mar 2009, 06:25 ---Wagner - Das Ring der Nibelungen (Keilberth, Bayreuth 1955, stereo)
This recording reeks of history. It was performed by a consummate cast from the decade in which Wagner singing reached heights never quite attained since. It was recorded live in 1955 in stereo by Decca, but not released for over 50 years; whether this was because of an exclusivity agreement made between EMI and Bayreuth, or because Culshaw blocked it to leave the way open for his ground-breaking studio recording with Solti, is not clear - both stories are still told.
Whatever - this recording has shot to the top. While there will always be disagreements, many now see this as the best Ring of all. The stereo recording is not bad, though later recordings naturally surpass it technically - but it is so much more listenable than the mono recordings of other great performances from that era that there's simply no competition in my view. It is live, so there are audience and stage noises to put up with, of course, but it gains a real sense of continuity.
I have added Deryck Cooke's illustrated analysis of The Ring, which uses excerpts from the Culshaw/Solti version.
--- Code: ---Rheingold (1 of 2): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?otmj1mwqykm
Rheingold (2 of 2): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?mnjddmjzgdy
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--- Code: ---Die Walküre (1 of 3): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?dhizz2mnh2y
Die Walküre (2 of 3): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?3vyyiundyym
Die Walküre (3 of 3): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?zzkmyngzyjz
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--- Code: ---Siegfried (1 of 3): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?2zyjdhnuntk
Siegfried (2 of 3): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?cngrltt4lik
Siegfried (3 of 3): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?kjz4edynnny
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--- Code: ---Götterdämmerung (1 of 4): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?zmfrmvz4yt2
Götterdämmerung (2 of 4): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yne24zhdmcq
Götterdämmerung (3 of 4): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yjdkcgjzwdz
Götterdämmerung (4 of 4): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?dlyztolimyi
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--- Code: ---Deryck Cooke's Analysis (1 of 2): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?jtzogx1feny
Deryck Cooke's Analysis (1 of 2): http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yrnndaizy4g
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Today you are my favorite person.
I tried finding this everywhere i could, but to no avail. Now I'm stoked.
scarred:
I've been mooching from this thread for so long, I just have to start contributing. So, here's my first foray into the MediaF!re Thread world!
Starfucker - Starfucker (2008)
Portland indie/electropop trio. They sort of snuck onto the scene here but I saw them live and they are freaking fantastic. They've been described as "If AIR formed an indie band," but I don't think that description does them justice. Neither do their recordings, really - it's a great CD and I've been listening to it for a while now, but it sounds a lot more laid back and chill than they are live - I mean, they got a Seattle crowd to dance. That alone should garner them a place in history. As it is, here's their debut.
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