Well actually Loreena was born in Manitoba, but has spent much of her recent career traveling the globe in search of her own Celtic roots and beyond
The cellist Dave referred to is Caroline Lavelle - what a combination - for my money the most sensual and expressive stringed instrument in the modern western idiom played with a combination of power and delicacy by such a gorgeous lady. The dialogues between her and Loreena's harp or Hugh Marsh's violin are delicious.
Was lucky enough to see the full 13 piece "band" ive at the Royal Theater in Victoria a few years back. Don't miss a chance to see them live if you can.
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The Nights From the Alhambra DVD set is worth every penny - I found the semi autobiographical intros to each piece brought far more context and intimacy to each, and in total, I think achieved her goal of painting a large story arc. Nico - the effect you felt is exactly what she'd hope for, I'm sure.
Almost all the pieces are available on studio recordings, but they are so polished and tight that the live recording trumps them all in my opinion.
That and a David Gilmore live concert are the only reason I keep my DVD connected at all.
BTW, belated happy Birthday David G - 68 last week.
geeze, I was gushing like a schoolgirl there
The cellist Dave referred to is Caroline Lavelle - what a combination - for my money the most sensual and expressive stringed instrument in the modern western idiom played with a combination of power and delicacy by such a gorgeous lady. The dialogues between her and Loreena's harp or Hugh Marsh's violin are delicious.
Was lucky enough to see the full 13 piece "band" ive at the Royal Theater in Victoria a few years back. Don't miss a chance to see them live if you can.
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The Nights From the Alhambra DVD set is worth every penny - I found the semi autobiographical intros to each piece brought far more context and intimacy to each, and in total, I think achieved her goal of painting a large story arc. Nico - the effect you felt is exactly what she'd hope for, I'm sure.
Almost all the pieces are available on studio recordings, but they are so polished and tight that the live recording trumps them all in my opinion.
That and a David Gilmore live concert are the only reason I keep my DVD connected at all.
BTW, belated happy Birthday David G - 68 last week.
geeze, I was gushing like a schoolgirl there
Since when has size go anything to do with performance, eh, 😉?
Blokes being what they are, need visual confirmation that something is impressive ... all about lack of of self-confidence, I think the story goes ... 😛. I love the 'contradiction' supplied by the little, el cheapo, plastic smoke alarm that periodically goes off, triggered by the toaster trying too hard. Powered by a tiny 9V battery, it emits a piercing, penetrating tone which is subjectively deafening nearby. And, it doesn't have a throbbing 12" woofer built-in!! Something must be wrong with the physics of the universe, somewhere ... 😀
Raised in rural Manitoba, now living in Ontario. Traveling from here to there is 3 time zones.
dave
What is clear is that most audio people are so used to the typical quality of a stereo system, that that's where their expectations begin and end. It is quite a revelation to hear audio done right - it is an epiphany, and from then on your view on what's possible is very different from most - you're listening to, and for, quite different things in the sound field, compared to what the normal audio buff is tuning into ...
Well there she is. "On" the "soundstage". My goodness. It's simply "where" it's happening. How good or bad it is, is beside the point. High, low, wide, narrow, nearfield, farfield, etc. are adjectives describing it. Subjectively good could be worlds away from someone else' preference. My Bedini 100/100 produces a very large soundstage with big bottom end. My Meridian 105 monos otoh produce a relatively narrow one. But I prefer the Meridians because they are much "faster". However, my HK Citation 16 beats them both with a big soundstage but serious speed, low level resolution, and dynamics to boot.
Reminds me of the quote often attributed to Sir Thomas Beecham - 'Madam, you have between your legs one of the most sensitive instruments known to man and all you can do is sit there and scratch it'.
Early in our now 42yr relationship my better half commented that "once you've seen one (let's use the word cello), haven't you pretty much seen them all?"
I didn't have the heart to refute that, abundant available photographic evidence to the contrary courtesy of Guiccione, Randall et al notwithstanding.
So, we we're talking about what, "soundstage"? I got distracted there for a minute
I didn't have the heart to refute that, abundant available photographic evidence to the contrary courtesy of Guiccione, Randall et al notwithstanding.
So, we we're talking about what, "soundstage"? I got distracted there for a minute
Live music is impossible to recreate with its full impact from a hi-fi stereo system.
No no; I play live music myself, and I had the chance over the years to listen to some very decent sound systems (some costing more than a home; a smaller home). 🙂
No no; I play live music myself, and I had the chance over the years to listen to some very decent sound systems (some costing more than a home; a smaller home). 🙂
why go vinyl when you can have cd quality? 😛😉Available on LP too, if so inclined ....
The righteous (Pono) is the new way to go. ...Neil Young & the gang.
Expand your horizon, expand your resolution, expand your soundstage.
Expand your horizon, expand your resolution, expand your soundstage.
Listened to the same sort of "decent", expensive systems, Bob, over the years ... and if that is all I had as a reference I would be saying the same as you. However, I have heard a lot better, hence my different position - throwing money at the problem in audio is almost guaranteed to not get you there, because very, very few people understand what the real job to be done is ... 😉
Well, at least can you specify what you claimed at #354 about live music being reproduced by...whaaaat ?
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