TN: Miscellaneous October notes

originally posted by .sasha:
Sofronitsky appears to *live* through the horrors of this great sonata (D960) in first person. One expects no less from him. For an equally compelling third person account of the same :) please refer to Afanassiev, live at Lockenhaus.
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The 1985 Lockenhaus performance available on ECM, yes. One I'd like to hear but can't find a copy of is Afanassiev's even slower 1997 Hannover performance, once available on Denon.

Greetings from Switzerland, David.
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J'ai gch vingt ans de mes plus belles annes au billard. Si c'tait refaire, je recommencerais. Roger Conti
 
originally posted by .sasha:
. I don't have the disk in front of me - have to look for it in one of my seven houses -
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The new regime will have to do some redistributin' soon.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:

The new regime will have to do some redistributin' soon.
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you and I should be just fine - communal wine cellar, with a single poorly lit corridor, we even share the little cheese board
 
you and I should be just fine - communal wine cellar, with a single poorly lit corridor, we even share the little cheese board
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Get a room.

Well, OK, I guess you already have one...
 
i have the original Richter op 13 coupled with the Beethoven op 90 on an Eurodisc LP, and yes; it was recorded in Salzburg in 71 and reissued on Regis (I have that as well). The most stunning Schumann playing I've heard (but I'm not a collector of piano recordings in particular).
 
Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino 1997
Thanks to my parents. Definitely more international in style than earlier vintages, and not to its advantage, I am afraid. Full ruby-red-black colour. Remains oaky, somewhat nutty, of course due to the partly no less roasted fruit. Quite glyceric surface, rather boring nutty tannin underneath that lacks finesse, same as the fruit. Relatively (but not badly) evolved, one to drink anytime. Rating: 88-

David,

We had this 2 weeks ago-with slightly better results. Our bottle was initially rustic with simple cherry flavors and acidic. With decanting and a couple hours it opened into a nice,if not execeptional BdM-especially good with the braised short ribs and much better than the 99 Shafer Hillside, which was undrinkable with the food and had to be drunk on its own. I know you like dessert wines-so a quick comment that the 88 Rieussec was superb.

mark meyer
 
originally posted by mark meyer:

David,

We had this 2 weeks ago-with slightly better results. Our bottle was initially rustic with simple cherry flavors and acidic. With decanting and a couple hours it opened into a nice,if not execeptional BdM-especially good with the braised short ribs and much better than the 99 Shafer Hillside, which was undrinkable with the food and had to be drunk on its own. I know you like dessert wines-so a quick comment that the 88 Rieussec was superb.

mark meyer
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Good to hear - they've got quite a few more bottles...

Greetings from Switzerland, David.
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J'ai gch vingt ans de mes plus belles annes au billard. Si c'tait refaire, je recommencerais. Roger Conti
 
I don't mean to hijack the thread but I always wondered how much a difference stemware makes. Is there a definitive answer to this? Or is it just marketing gimmickry? I own a fair amount of nebbiolo and since it's that time of the year I was thinking of asking Santa for one - I guess from your comment the Riedel Burgundy might be a good option, no? Anny other recommendations?

Cristian
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My take on it. Yes some stemware can make a huge difference for some wines. No, you don't need some of every shape Riedel makes (nor do your stems need to be Riedel - I've largely switched to titanium crystal due to my clumsiness).

IMO as a basis you should have something similar to a Burgundy glass (for pinot and nebbiolo based wines), a Bordeaux glass (for syrah, cabernet, etc.) and something like the Riedel Chianti/Zin/Riesling for whites, chianti, zin and Champagne. There are some other specific glasses I like (e.g., the Riedel cognac glass for port) or want to try (I keep hearing wonderful things about the Zalto Champagne glass). I'll probably see if I can find someone to take my Champagne flutes off my hands as I've pretty much given up on them for Champagne.

I sold my Riedel Sommellier Burgundy glasses. Not a fan.
 
I don't know much about the brands, but just by googling a bit I see Spiegelau, Zwiesel... I'll do a price comparison too - it seems (one of the) issue(s) with Riedel is price, besides fragility.
 
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