RE: Favorite instrumentals
August 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm
(This post was last modified: August 24, 2010 at 1:56 pm by Entropist.)
(RE: Pachelbel Canon in D)
That's an interesting recording (the added brass gives it a different feel)-- I prefer it at a slower tempo like that myself. Jean-Francois Paillard did two recordings of it-- one of those two is my personal favorite (recorded in the mid 60s I think?). With only a few exceptions, I prefer HIP recordings ("historically informed performance") for early classical-- Paillard's recording being one of those blatantly obvious exceptions (and for purely nostalgic reasons).
Brian Eno did a gorgeous deconstruction of the piece in 1975 (from "Three Variations on Pachelbel's Canon in D" on Discreet Music):
The individual parts are rhythmically augmented, drifting apart, disintegrating. For myself, this evokes an intense heartbreaking sadness.
(August 24, 2010 at 5:51 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Is this the version you're looking for Shel?
My favorite version
That's an interesting recording (the added brass gives it a different feel)-- I prefer it at a slower tempo like that myself. Jean-Francois Paillard did two recordings of it-- one of those two is my personal favorite (recorded in the mid 60s I think?). With only a few exceptions, I prefer HIP recordings ("historically informed performance") for early classical-- Paillard's recording being one of those blatantly obvious exceptions (and for purely nostalgic reasons).
Brian Eno did a gorgeous deconstruction of the piece in 1975 (from "Three Variations on Pachelbel's Canon in D" on Discreet Music):
The individual parts are rhythmically augmented, drifting apart, disintegrating. For myself, this evokes an intense heartbreaking sadness.
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