Maybe it is rather intentional, supposed to last that "special moment" only, like:I know ... and I'm the same - mysteriously all my best gigs went unrecorded.
No need to regret having only one option, in real life, we as castaways would end up with a FedEx box packed with this anyway:I'd prefer have 3, so I can have quality and party,
but if only one I go with party
I'm a bit more curious about your choice Mr. orchestra pilot , I understand you meant the work as such but would you highlight particular recording(s) as well?
That may well be mine though perhaps this
I must say there are albums I played to death when I bought them that have not stood the test of time but the sublime works like the Bach Passions and B-minor Mass have held my interest since I discovered them 40 to 50 years ago.Any one album would get boring after a while, would it not?
PMFJI but the album this excerpt is from is fabulous IMO and the picture is its cover art.I'm a bit more curious about your choice Mr. orchestra pilot , I understand you meant the work as such but would you highlight particular recording(s) as well?
I've been thinking about my answer to this question for the past couple of days. It's not something I've ever considered before. The best I can come up with is, there are a few recordings of historical importance of which I would have loved to be a part. Something like the premiere performance of the Britten War Requiem in 1964 or some of the groundbreaking Robert Shaw recordings with the Collegiate Chorale or the Robert Shaw Chorale (all from before I was born). In my own lifetime, I guess I'm pretty content with the projects I have been a part of.Alex - a related question I love to ask musicians: which album do you most wish you had played on? Might not be your favorite piece in itself, but some performances have such obvious fun and joy and satisfaction and achievement. Do you have an opinion?
I'm not sure I understand your question exactly, but this recording of this work. Bach Mass in B minor, Gardiner, 1985. If I were stranded on a desert island with electricity, a stereo, and only one recording, this is what I would choose.I'm a bit more curious about your choice Mr. orchestra pilot , I understand you meant the work as such but would you highlight particular recording(s) as well?
That's a voice you could get lost in. It's pretty amazing that her international career lasted only about ten years.That may well be mine though perhaps this
A vintage recording recording of an old fashioned style of performing, only a couple of months younger than me, but sublime IMO.
Good one ! I'v been known to have Road, River & Rail on a loop for quite a while!
I've realised I can give a valid answer to this thread, as I could not pick even a single Cocteau twins album, I need at least 3, so there is no hope for me. Good question though.Good one ! I'v been known to have Road, River & Rail on a loop for quite a while!