Monthly Archive: May 2015
![Merzbow/Mats Gustafsson/Thurston Moore /Balázs Pándi – Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper [TrackList follows] – RareNoise (2 CDs)](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MerzbowCover.jpg)
Merzbow/Mats Gustafsson/Thurston Moore /Balázs Pándi – Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper [TrackList follows] – RareNoise (2 CDs)
Noise, defined.
![“The Flaming Fire: Mary Queen of Scots & Her World” [TrackList follows] – Parthenia/ Ryland Angel, tenor and countertenor/ Dongsok Shin, virginal – MSR](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PARTHENIAx.jpg)
“The Flaming Fire: Mary Queen of Scots & Her World” [TrackList follows] – Parthenia/ Ryland Angel, tenor and countertenor/ Dongsok Shin, virginal – MSR
A fine and fascinating examination of a period not always covered in its complexities.
MOZART: Cosi fan tutte (complete opera) – Simone Kermes (Fiordiligi)/ Malena Ernman (Dorabella)/ Christopher Maltman (Guglielmo)/ MusicAeterna/ Teodor Currentzis – Sony Classical
Enfant terrible Currentzis makes waves yet again in a performance of great value. But is he taking himself—and Mozart—too seriously?
The Soft Skin, Blu-ray (1964/2015)
A classic Truffaut film, highly influenced by Hitchcock.
Roberto Moronn Pérez, guitar – Andrés Segovia Archive Vol. II (French Composers) – Fresh! Reference Recordings
Pérez’ second album of guitar music written for Andrés Segovia – this time from French composers.
Roberto Moronn Pérez, guitar – Andrés Segovia Archive Vol. II (French Composers) – Fresh!/ Reference Recordings
Pérez’ second album of guitar music written for Andrés Segovia – this time from French composers.
MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major; Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat Major; Piano No. 18 in D Major – Menahem Pressler, p. – La Dolce Volta
Keyboard veteran Menahem Pressler turns to a complete Mozart cycle as a labor of love.
BERLIOZ: The Damnation of Faust – Boston Sym. Orch./Tanglewood Festival Chorus/soloists /Seiji Ozawa – Pentatone (2 discs)
Brilliant performance and another in a very exciting series.
Home Page for May 2015
Our drawing for May is the just-released DGG complete set of all the Beethoven Piano Sonatas performed by Maurizio Pollini on 8 CDs. His playing has a heft and muscularity that complement the works perfectly. (The average customer reviews at Amazon for this $32 set were 5 out of 5 stars.) Here is our review of […]
Editorial for May 2015
Deutsche Grammophon is donating three copies of their new release of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas played by Maurizio Pollini as our May drawing. The 8-CD boxed set was recorded between 1975 and 2014 and most are studio recordings, except for Sonatas Nos. 12 & 21. Here is our review of the set. The complete set will go to three of […]
Audio News for May 1, 2015
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“The Bach Project: Volume 1” = BACH: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major; An Wasserflüssen Babylon; Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major; Prelude and Fugue in A Minor; Partite Diverse Sopra Il Corale Sei Gegrüsset, Jesu Gütig; Passacaglia in C Minor – Todd Fickley, organ – MSR Classics
A new series that promises to be one of high intellect and persuasive performance.
PETER GORDON: Symphony 5 – Foom Records
A true musical pioneer expands boundaries.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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