Whats on your turntable tonight?

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Ballet (complete), Ansermet/OSR, SXL 2092-2 (Speakers Corner reissue - marvelous performance and a very nice sounding reissue)

Geminiani: Cello Sonatas, Pleeth -vc, Hogwood -hpd, L'Oiseau Lyre DSLO 513.

Clannad: Crann Ull, Intercord 160.153 (not sure where this falls within the Clannad discography, but I sure have listening to it for the first time)

Handel: Water Music, Szell/LSO, Decca (Speakers Corner reissue) (I've heard of this performance for years, but had never heard it. I can hear virtues in it, but I guess I'm just to imbued with the "historically informed" performance practice to move this very high up on my list of preferred performances of this work. My favorite performance continues to be the Trevor Pinnock/English Concert on DGG (and yes, its a digital recording))

Albeniz: Suite Espanola, De Burgos/NewPhilO, Decca SXL 6355 (been listening to both the Speakers Corner and the King Super Analogue reissues to select which one that stays in the collection. The Super Analogue, USA pressing, has a number of virtues, but it sounds like it was mastered from a tape one generation down from the tape used by Speakers Corner, adjusting volume for the relative difference in gain cut into both.)

Poulenc: Gloria, Pretre/FNRO, Carteri -sop, EMI ASD 2835 (a marvelous work performed with great panache and Gallic flavor by Pretre. I always find myself enjoying this performance more than the more refined Fremaux, also on EMI, even though the Fremaux is in arguably better sound. Also compared the EMI pressing to an early brown label Angel and the Angel held up surprisingly well in the comparison.)
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George Winston, Autumn, piano solos - 1980

I just played ,Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers,Blue Note4003,and was pleasantly surprised!

Hi, Hope everybody had a nice Christmas and great New Year. Tonight I have listened to Ry Cooder's "Jazz" album, Laura Nyro "The First Songs", Willie Nelson "The Red Headed Stranger" and an album by "Hiroshima".

Rushton,
Do you know if the King Super Analogue reissue from the U.S. you were referring to is in an affiliation to King Records Toshiba Japan? The reason why I ask, I have a number of pop rock reissues by the latter with the designation DJM on them. These pressings sound amazing for vocals and acoustic string instruments. The sound is analog, although I was concerned DJM may have meant "digital Japanese Master" before listening. I have not seen a single classical music selection on this label.
My only experience of Albeniz: Suite Espanola was on a London UK pressing that as I recall sounded splendid. Interestingly enough I was so taken by the music that I was not paying too much attention to the fidelity. Is that what might be referred to as suspended disbelief? It also struck me funny that the wind solos through the middle of the piece sounded more eastern or Egyptian in nature than Spanish, but what do I know? I am by no means well versed in classical music. It was very enjoyable in any case. Happy Listening!