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Just back from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam: Jan Willem de Vriend (conductor), The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (Orkest van het Oosten), Hannes Minnaar (piano) Beethoven's Coriolan Overture op.62, Piano Concerto no.5, & Symphony no.7 Great performances, very similar to the recordings these musicians made on Hybrid SACD for Challenge Records (link). Hannes Minnaar signed the booklet of my copy of the newly released The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos during the intermission.

They will retain my business al long as I am able to order through Jazz Messengers Barcelona.

Yes, far ahead of the McMaster and RVG CDs.

Joe Henderson Mode for Joe (Blue Note 75th anniversary SHM-CD)

Are you aware the following compilation contains 5 of the 6 tracks listed for Gallery at Discogs (only Le Sport Suite is missing)?

Has anybody here read Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning or formed an opinion on it?

Earlier: Now:

The most perplexing and infuriating thing I witnessed was two men with a front row seat next to me having a conversation directly behind the back of Alexander von Schlippenbach. It took at least twenty minutes for them to remove themselves to the back of the room. Luckily the Schlippenbach Trio will play the Bimhuis again this December.

Then I guess Keith Jarrett has not toured Russia for a looooong time. What's the situation like in Austria? From my limited experience attending classical concerts it can be pretty bad here. I don't get the impression most offenders give a fuck. The percentage of people past their fifties with a history of smoking in attendance mustn't help either.

I have put it in my Amazon DE cart for the coming months. One question, though. Since this is a live recording, is there any coughing audible? I generally avoid classical live recordings for this reason. Why don't they simply cut out the coughing (between sections at least)?

I especially like the Schubert on this disc.

Mari Kodama Ludwig van Beethoven The Complete Piano Sonatas New arrival on hybrid SACD from the Dutch Pentatone label with outstanding audiophile sound. Superbly recorded Steinway piano. Performances to match the great sound.

Mulgrew Miller The Countdown Excellent album. Thanks to @HutchFan for playing this CD earlier on. I was unaware of this album's existence. Discovering such a fine Joe Henderson sideman date with Tony Williams on the drums is like Christmas in July. It was a bit expensive, but worth it.

Prestige 7000 Chronicle SHM-CD

Is it a photo of a tube amp? The link does not work for me: