Monthly Archive: April 2014
Tanguillo – Francois Salque, cello/ Vincent Peirani, accordion/Tomas Gubitsch, guitar – Zig-ZagTangled – Tango Siempre [TrackList follows] – ARC Music
Two tango CDs substituting accordion for bandoneon.
Tanguillo – Francois Salque, cello/ Vincent Peirani, accordion/Tomas Gubitsch, guitar – Zig-ZagTangled – Tango Siempre [TrackList follows] – ARC Music
Two tango CDs substituting accordion for bandoneon.
CPE BACH: Magnificat; Heilig ist Gott; Sinfonie in D – Elizabeth Watts, sop./ Wiebke Lehmkuhl, alto/ Lothar Odinius, tenor/ Markus Eichae, bass/ RIAS Kammerchor/ Akademie fur Alte Musik/ Hans-Christoph Rademann – Harmonia mundi
A spirited and exemplary performance of essential CPE Bach.
“Wanderer’s Nachtlied” = SCHUBERT Edition Vol. 8 – Matthias Goerne, bar./ Helmut Deutsch & Eric Schneider, p. – Harmonia mundi
Could well be one of the finest such collections ever.
Audio News for April 8, 2014
New TV-Watching App; Energy Star Awards for LG & Samsung; Warner Classics’ New Campaign Targeting Older Audiences; Amazon Launches Fire TV Streamer
FARTEIN VALEN: String Quartets, No. 1, Op. 10; No. 2; Three Poems by Goethe – Hilde Haraldsen Sveen, sop./ Hansakvartetten – 2L Pure Audio Blu-ray + SACD
Not for everyone, but of intense interest for those who need more of the Second Viennese School tradition.
“Anne-Sophie Bertrand, concert harp” – Katzenberger Music Productions multichannel SACD + bound book of notes – Release 02
Probably the most expensive SACD available, but excellent.
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2; MOZART: Rondo in D Major for Piano and Orch.; 10 Variations on a Theme by Gluck – Emil Gilels, p./ Moscow Philharmonic Orch./ Kiril Kondrashin/ Leningrad Philharmonic/Neeme Jarvi (Mozart) – Doremi mono
Emil Gilels characteristically reveals his power and poetry in music by Brahms and Mozart from vintage performances from Russia.
(Rahsaan) Roland Kirk – The Limelight/Verve Albums (List follows] – Mosaic Records set – (4 LPs)
Roland Kirk: Beyond eclectic, beyond categorization…
“Song” – Uranienborg Vokalensemble/ Elisabeth Holte, dir. [TrackList follows] – 2L Pure Audio Blu-ray + SACD
Another 2L choral delight.
Jason Anick – Tipping Point [TrackList follows] – Magic Fiddle Music
A very talented jazz violinist and mandolinist.
Take Four Guitar Quartet – Orient Express (Music from Orient to Occident) [Tracklist follows] – Ars Musici
An unusual guitar quartet program visiting Eastern European climes.
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major; Piano Trio No. 7, “Archduke” – Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano/ Isabelle Faust, v./ Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello – Harmonia mundi
Diaphanous and lucid realizations of two powerful, late-Beethoven piano trios, performed with unerring good taste and vivacious ensemble.
Pete Robbins – Pyramid [TrackList follows] – Hate Laugh Music
Creative and catchy music which combines Campbell, Cobain and new compositions.
BELA FLECK: The Imposter Concerto; Night Flight Over Water – Bella Fleck, banjo/ Nashville Sym./ Giancarlo Guerrero/ Brooklyn Rider (Night Flight) – Mercury/DGGSouvenirs [TrackList follows] – Matthew Coley, marimba. Mary Drews, p./ Cory Hills, vibes/ Iowa State Percussion Ens./John Kizilarmut, vobes & glockenspiel/others – self
Two instruments not usually heard in classical music.
RIISAGER: The Symphonic Edition, Vol. 3 = Summer Rhapsody; Sinfonia Concertante; Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 5 – Aarhus Sym. Orch./ Bo Holten – DaCapo
An excellent volume offering a needed tribute to Riisager’s talents.
BELA FLECK: The Imposter Concerto; Night Flight Over Water – Bella Fleck, banjo/ Nashville Sym./ Giancarlo Guerrero/ Brooklyn Rider (Night Flight) – Mercury/DGGSouvenirs [TrackList follows] – Matthew Coley, marimba. Mary Drews, p./ Cory Hills, vibes/ Iowa State Percussion Ens./John Kizilarmut, vobes & glockenspiel/others – self
Two instruments not usually heard in classical music.
Audio News for April 4, 2014
Boomboxes Getting Bluetooth Update; More Wireless Speakers from Samsung; Home-Automation Interest On the Rise; FCC Rules Speed Up Wi-Fi Networks
Crosby, Stills & Nash [TrackList follows] – Atlantic/Audio FidelityC/S/N – Greatest Hits [TrackList follows] – Atlantic/ Rhino
Two great C, S & N CDs to tie-in with our review of the C, S & N documentary.
Crosby, Stills & Nash [TrackList follows] – Atlantic/Audio FidelityC/S/N – Greatest Hits [TrackList follows] – Atlantic/ Rhino
Two great C, S & N CDs to tie-in with our review of the C, S & N documentary.
DEBUSSY: Images Pour Orchestre; STRAVINSKY: Symphonies for Wind Instruments; RAVEL: Pavane Pour une Infante Defunte – Suisse Romande/ Ernest Ansermet (1961) – HDTT
One of the fine Decca masters conducted by Ernest Ansermet now in hi-res.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1; RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Natasha Paremski, p./ Royal Philharmonic Orch./ Fabien Gabel/ Royal Philharmonic Orch. – RPO
Affectionate and thoughtfully lyrical renderings of two Russian staples mark Paremski’s appearances in Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.