Monthly Archive: March 2018
The Music Treasury, 18 March 2018
Ferenc Fricsay conducts Mozart! In another release in a series of historic recordings, The Music Treasury will this week feature the Hungarian conductor Frenec Fricsay and his performances of orchestral works by Mozart. Fricsay schooling included studies under the well known Hungarian musicians Bartok, Kodaly, von Dohnanyi, and Weiner. In addition to the piano, he […]
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Nobilissima Visione Suite & Konzertmusik – WDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Kanowski – Pentatone
Hindemith Orchestral music well played and beautifully recorded Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Nobilissima Visione Suite & Konzertmusik- WDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Janowski -Pentatone Hybrid SACD/CD with multichannel 5.0 surround sound – PTC 5186 672 TT: 58:26 (2/16/18) I’ve always felt that Paul Hindemith is one of the most interesting of the 20th century composers. Endlessly […]
RUBBRA: Symphony No. 2 in D; Symphony No. 4 – BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Adrian Boult/ Edmund Rubbra) – Somm
British music has a significant document in this issue of two Rubbra symphonies in historic performance.
Bang on a Can All-Stars – More Field Recordings – Cantaloupe
From footsteps to snoring, space exploration to quilting: here’s another unique chapter in the Bang on a Can All-Stars oeuvre. Bang on a Can All-Stars – More Field Recordings [TrackList follows] – Cantaloupe CA21136 (2-CDs), 38:55, 37:43 [10/27/17] ****: (Ashley Bathgate – cello; Robert Black – bass; Vicky Chow – piano, keyboards; David Cossin – […]
DEBUSSY: Pelléas et Mélisande – London Sym. Orch./ Simon Rattle – LSO Live
There aren’t that many readings of Pelléas on the market, so this surround version captures a lot of due attention! DEBUSSY: Pelléas et Mélisande – Christian Gerhaher (Pelléas)/ Magdalena Kožená (Mélisande)/ Bernarda Fink (Geneviève)/ Franz-Josef Selig (Arkel)/ Gerald Finley (Golaud)/ Elias Mädler (Yniold)/ Joshua Bloom ((Shepherd/Doctor)/ London Sym. Orch./ Simon Rattle – LSO Live multichannel […]
Four Pianos/Four Pieces = SCHUBERT: Wanderer-Fantasie; CHOPIN: Etudes, Op. 10; LISZT: Réminiscences de Don Juan; STRAVINSKY: Petruchka – Alexander Melnikov, pianos – Harmonia mundi
Four Pianos/Four Pieces = SCHUBERT: Wanderer-Fantasie in C Major, D. 760; CHOPIN: 12 Etudes, Op. 10; LISZT: Reminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418; STRAVINSKY: Trois Mouvements de Petruchka – Alexander Melnikov, pianos – Harmonia mundi HMM 902299, 79:34 (3/9/18) ****: Alexander Melnikov addresses four keyboard works in terms of their contemporary instruments, and the results […]
Music of the Americas: Andres Orozco-Estrada, The Houston Symphony – Works by Astor Piazzolla, Silvestre Revueltas George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein – Pentatone
Familiar and not so familiar music from the Americas Music of the Americas: Andres Orozco-Estrada, The Houston Symphony – Works by Astor Piazzolla, Silvestre Revueltas George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein – Pentatone SACD Hybrid PTC 5186 619 TT: 64:42 (2/16/18) *** 1/2 What a nice disc from Pentatone. It offers music from George Gershwin’s 1928 piece […]
Masters Legacy Series Volume 2 Emmet Cohen Featuring Ron Carter with Evan Sherman CellarLive
A release that is bursting with energy and anchored in a strong expressive foundation Masters Legacy Series Volume 2 Emmet Cohen Featuring Ron Carter with Evan Sherman CellarLive CL 062917 76:11****: ( Emmet Cohen piano; Ron Carter – acoustic bass; Evan Sherman – drums) Impresario and record label owner Cory Weeds, may have captured lightning […]
Clara Haskil Complete Recital Ludwigsburg 1953 = Piano Works by BACH; SCARLATTI; BEETHOVEN; SCHUMANN; DEBUSSY; RAVEL – SWR Music
History enjoys a bit more closure in our having Clara Haskil’s complete recital from Ludwigsburg, 1953.
Nikolai Sokoloff and the Cleveland Orchestra: Complete Recordings, 1924-28 – The Cleveland Orchestra. Nikolai Sokoloff – Pristine Audio
Recording and audio restoration engineer Mark Obert-Thorn has a coup in the form of the complete recordings (for the Brunswick label) of Russian-born conductor Nikolai Sokoloff (1886-1965), the first leader of the Cleveland Orchestra. Nikolai Sokoloff and the Cleveland Orchestra: Complete Recordings, 1924-28 = BORODIN: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor; BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 5 […]
The Music Treasury, 11 March 2018
The theme for this week’s show of The Music Treasury is the Australian conductor Sir Charles Mackerras. His works span a range of large orchestral works, opera, and the music of Gilbert and Sullivan. Mackerras was regarded as an authority on the operas of Janáček and Mozart. He was the conductor at several several opera houses […]
SCHUBERT: Piano Sonatas D. 784, D. 664; SZYMANOWSKI: Piano Sonata Op. 21 – Lucas Debargue, piano – Sony
The combination of Schubert and Szymanowski makes strange, emotionally charged bedfellows. SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata No. 14 in a minor, D. 784; Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, D. 664; SZYMANOWSKI: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 21 – Lucas Debargue, piano – Sony 88985465632, 68:00 911/17/17) ****: In these recordings (10-15 July […]
Owen Broder – Heritage: The American Roots Project – ArtistShare
Deeply comforting Americana roots blend… Owen Broder – Heritage: The American Roots Project – ArtistShare #A50158 – 62:23 – ****1/2 (Owen Broder – leader, woodwinds; Sara Caswell – violin; Scott Wendholt – trumpet, flugelhorn; Nick Finzer – trombone; James Shipp – vibraphone, percussion; Frank Kimbrough – piano; Jay Anderson – bass; Matt Wilson – drums; […]
Ferenc Fricsay: The Mozart Radio Broadcasts = MOZART: Symphonies; Bassoon Concerto; Divertimenti, Serenades and Arias – Suzanne Danco and Rita Streich, sopranos / Johannes Zuther, bassoon/ RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/ Ferenc Fricsay – DGG
Ferenc Fricsay’s post-war Mozart sessions at RIAS return with all their stylistic verve, passion, and immaculate musicianship. Ferenc Fricsay: The Mozart Radio Broadcasts = MOZART: Symphonies 1; 4-9; Symphony No. 23 in D Major, K. 181; Symphony No. 27 in G Major, K. 199; Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 191; Serenata notturna in D […]
Peripheral Vision: More Songs About Error and Shame – Step3
Sparkling quartet jazz with brainy energy and inspired open-ended charts. Peripheral Vision: More Songs About Error and Shame – Step3 – 007, 52:40 (2/27/18) ****: (Michael Herring; bass/ Don Scott; guitar/ Nick Fraser; drums/ Trevor Hogg; tenor saxophone) It was the great chess grandmaster and wag, Savielly Tartakower, who remarked with regard to initial setup […]
The Music Treasury for evening March 4 — The Oscars
The Music Treasury for Sunday evening March 4, 2018, 7 – 9 p.m. — The Oscars This week, The Music Treasury celebrates The Oscars by going to the movies: Classic film scores that avoid computer-generated imagery technology, featuring Charles Gerhardt and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. As a former film critic and perpetual film aficianado, the host […]
Lorenzo Feliciati – Elevator Man – RareNoise
Going up: next floor is prog-jazz. Lorenzo Feliciati – Elevator Man – RareNoise RNR084, 58:17 [11/17/17] ****: [Track and Artist List follows] The RareNoise label continues issuing memorable projects which commingle progressive rock and fusion jazz. One such album is Italian electric bassist Lorenzo Feliciati’s new, hour-long Elevator Man, which is a masterful mixture of […]
GRANADOS: Goyescas; Zapateado; Ochos Valses Poeticos; Allegro de Concierto – Xiayin Wang, piano – Chandos
Much in the spirit of the Iturbi duo, Xiayin Wang brings colossal technique and ardent affection to the music of Enrique Granados. GRANADOS: Goyescas, Op. 11; Zapateado; Ochos Valses Poeticos; Allegro de Concierto, Op. 46 – Xiayin Wang, piano – Chandos CHAN 10995, 70:00 (2/2/18) ****: Enrique Granados (1867-1918) felt a strong affinity with Madrid […]
DAN TRUEMAN/ IARLA O LIONAIRD: Olagon, A Cantata in Doublespeak – Dan Trueman, fiddle/ Iarla O Lionaird, vocals/ Eighth Blackbird – Cedille
They should put a warning label on this: Listen to the end! DAN TRUEMAN/ IARLA O LIONAIRD: Olagon, A Cantata in Doublespeak – Dan Trueman, fiddle/ Iarla O Lionaird, vocals/ Eighth Blackbird – Cedille CDR 90000 174 (2 CDs), 91:09 [Distr. by Naxos] *****: I almost made a tremendous mistake after hearing the first track […]
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Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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