The dog snoring gently - sirening somewhere between F and Middle C!

I'm listening to The Unthanks through Spotify (I love that software).

Heard them on Radio 2 last week whilst driving home from Birmingham, so thought I'd see if they're on there, and bingo!

Glenn Gould - Goldberg variations.
I have the 1981? recording. Can I hear Gould humming the tune in certain parts?

Yes. He was reknowned for it.

I see. It's a bit annoying isn't it.

It affects different people in different ways

I guess - from 'a bit annoying' to 'downright unsettling'.

I think you have to listen through it. Though even then not everyone likes his approach to Bach.

He's not alone though. I have recordings with "certain embellishments" by conductors. Barbirolli joins in with great gusto towards the end of Elgar's "Introduction & Allegro for Strings".

The hum of the fan in my laptop

I've got the hum of the laptop, and the tapping of keys, but as background to listening to last night's Performance on 3 from Radio 3.

I caught a little snatch of music last night whilst I was driving to my Violin lesson, and immediately heard music that put me in mind of Berio, or Ligeti, or similar sound-worlds, but couldn't quite place the composer. Looked it up today, and it was Colin Matthew's Violin Concerto. I'm glad that I'm catching it on "Listen Again", since it's not been recorded yet (the broadcast was of the World Premiere), and I want to hear the full piece.

Curse you Radio 3! Now I have another composer to add to my "must investigate further" list!

Red Dwarf series two

YouTube versions of Francis Poulenc Sonata and the Krommer Concerto.

Our fridge whirring away and the dog snoring on the couch

Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet, Concerti di flauti

Almost total silence - no customers walking round, and no bird song.

My brother is watching 'Pointless' (which really is pointless ) and the music is really irritating!

I WAS listening to last night's 'Jazz on 3' programme on 'Listen Again' until I lost the internet connection.

John Hiatt on 'Richard Thompson radio' via LastFM

'Richard Thompson radio'?????? THE one and only, Hokey Pokey, Richard Thompson?

The sound of cogs clunking in my head while trying to work out why something isn't working...

Telemann chamber music performed by Passacaglia.

Goldberg Variations
Again
Despite the humming, Gould is amazing.

Rain belting down on the windows !

Yup, thats' the boy; one of my favourite guitarists.

Are you not familiar with the Last.fm website? You put in your favourite artists, and it picks other things you might like to hear. Currently listening to 'Carter Family Radio' (now: Lefty Frizzall, he of the guitar-shaped swimming pool)..

The noise of my fridge and central heating............. (or is it maybe John Cage's masterpiece?) Who knows...

The rain on the glass roof of the conservatory

I find the sound of rain tapping against glass very therapeutic indeed. Likewise with distant thunder.

Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.

Me too, utterly brilliant. Great songwriter too of course - possibly the best. If you don't know him have a listen to Buddy Miller - a superb Nashville C&W guitarist.

Well I know of it but I've never bothered. The App is now on my iPhone so I'll give it a whirl.

ISAN
Labradford
Esmerine (fantastic!)

on 'Fridge radio' via last.fm

OK so Richard Thompson gave me Linda Thompson, Philip Pickett some bloke I've never heard of and "Mozart Oboe Quartet radio" gave me a rather strange arrangement of the Gran Partita.

So the jury's out.

Oh I've just spotted an "oboe s3x god" station. Must be good!!

EDIT - Whoa, how does that work then? I selected the "Oboe" radio and got the first movement of the Albinoni Concerto. Next came "The Seeds - Flower Lady and her Assistant" whoever they are. Why??? Ah, yes there's an oboe in the backing track. I guess Soft Machine will be along anytime now.

choral evensong from St Alban's on radio 3.

It's the unexpected stuff that makes it worth using! I very much enjoyed 'Fridge Radio' - didn't know there was so much post-rock out there! The Seeds: first generation American psychedelic punk, IIRC.

"What Are You Listening To Right Now?"

The voices in my head suggesting that I go to the pub

Hum...

The hum of the extractor fan in my Barnsley hotel bathroom (and I listened to the St Albans' Choral Evensong too, Maggie, on my way up the M1!).

Peter Gabriel : Sledgehammer

Misterjay doing the ironing to the accompaniment of Robert Plant.

(hmm...this housework delegation thing's working )

Next time I come for a singing lesson kj, the answer to that question is 'no, now let's get on with that Vaccaj'...

England v Ukraine commentary. Does that count?

I'm on a chamber music course in Termonfeckin... there are about 12 different chamber groups still playing away... the orchestra has not long finished... I have several string quartets, schubert trout quintet and a wind group ..

We ajourning to the bar downstairs soon, so will be listening to the clink of glasses and bottles!

The various singers/groups in the X Factor!

There's a couple of good acts, and a couple of less good acts...

Oh Yes! Fantastic musician, utterly inspirational



Oh double Yes. Got to be one of the top musicians of the 20th century.

Brahms Piano Concerto #1

Mozart Piano Concerto 20. Then I will listen to Beethoven's "Eroica" Finale

'Spinning Wheel' : Blood, Sweat and Tears

Currently listening to my son do his piano practice: He's just finished about 3/4 hour on Sofigieto by CPE Bach and is now working his way through something called Prelude 4 from Latin Preludes by Christopher Norton. Before that he played a Beethoven sonata (probably - I was at Tescos).

It is both depressing and encouraging: He is far better than I was at the same age (or even 2 years ago).

My husband playing guitar (Brimful of Asher) and the kids singing along

Just the dog snoring again!

Adiemus by Karl Jenkins. I like it so much that I don't even mind all the polars bears and dolphins on the youtube videos.