Monthly Archive: December 2004
Index to All 118 Discs Reviewed
Index to All 118 Discs Reviewed so far for December 2004: HI-RES REVIEWS, PT. 1 (Jazz) – Manhattan Transfer – Vibrate; Christy Baron – Retrospective; Joe Henderson – Lush Life; Seigen Ono Ens. – Forest and Beach; Clark Terry & Max Roach – Friendship; Lonnie Plaxico Group Live at Jazz Standard; Herbie Hancock & guest […]
Home Page-December 2004
Our seventh Hi-Res Drawing features SACDs from Fantasy Records. A dozen lucky AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers who Register Here (or have registered earlier) will receive their choice of one of the above stereo SACDs: Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery together – vibes & guitar, Gerry Mulligan playing with his friend Thelonious Monk, or jazz giant Benny […]
3-Channel SACD Playback
Sigfried Linkwitz is a well-known speaker designer and co-developer of the Linkwitz-Reilly crossover. His latest loudspeaker is the Orion (pictured below), and on his web site he has these observations on some of the new Living Stereo 3-channel SACDs: A few SACDs and their need for a center speaker A number of people wrote to […]
DVDs for Concert Music Documentaries
SECOND FEATURE OF THE MONTH WELCOME DVD by Christopher Nupen Above Left: Music DVD producer Christopher Nupen, directing Vladimir Ashkenazy Above Right: The late cellist Jacqueline DuPrez, featured in two Nupen films I can honestly say that I have been waiting for DVD for 30 years, ever since videotape recording was invented and, to the […]
Christmas Disc Reviews
10 CHRISTMAS CDs & SACDs WOLCUM YULE: Celtic and British Songs and Carols – Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King – Multichannel SACD Harmonia Mundi 807325 (66 mins.)*****: With the help of virtuoso harpist Andrew Lawrence-King, Anonymous 4 celebrates Christmas with a wealth of Yuletide music from the British Isles. Juxtaposing pagan and Christian traditions, […]
Reissue CD Reviews, Pt. 2 of 2
December 2004, Pt. 2 of 2 [Pt. 1] OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus – Peter Serkin, piano – RCA Red Seal Classic Library 82876-62316-2, 54:43, 67:48 (2 discs) ****: Recorded in l973, this is one of the early works of Messiaen, but it shows all the qualities of his later music – nearly atonal […]
Reissue CD Reviews, Pt. 1 of 2
December 2004, Pt. 1 of 2 [Pt. 2] Wilhelm Furtwaengler: An Anniversary Tribute = BACH: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068/GLUCK: Alceste Overture/ SCHUBERT: Overture to Rosamunde/MOZART: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543/SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring”/BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture; Leonore Overture No. 2; Grosse Fuge […]
Component Reviews, Part 3
December 2004, Part 3 [Pt. 1] [Pt. 2] DVDO iScan HD Video Scaler SRP: $1495 DVDO Home Theater Products 300 Orchard City Drive Mailstop 131 Campbell, CA 95008 408 379-3836 (voice) 408 379-3845 (fax) https://www.dvdo.com Basic Description The iScan HD is a variable line rate video processor capable of outputting any resolution between 480p and […]
Component Reviews, Part 2 of 3
No. 2 [No. 3] [No. 1] • December 2004 McCormack Audio UDP-1 Universal Disc Player SRP: $3495 McCormack Audio UDP-1 Universal Disc Player SRP: $3495 SPECS: Plays = Standard CDs, SACDs, DVD-As, DVD-Vs, CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, MP3 files (if properly formatted) Video = Component video output level: Y: 1.0 Vp-p (75 ohm) PB, PR: 0.7 […]
Component Reviews, Part 1 of 3
December 2004, Review 1 of 3 [2] [3] Von Schweikert Audio VR-2 Reference Speaker System SRP: $2400 pr. SPECS = System Type: 2 1/2-way, 4-driver system with variation on standard transmission-line on woofer Woofer System: twin 6.5” drivers with aerospace composite cones and long-throw low distortion motors, shielded Twin Crossover Bass System: Lower woofer operates […]
DVD Reviews, Part 2 of 2
Pt. 2 of 2 – December 2004 [Part 1] The Gods Must Be Crazy I & II (1980/1988) Starring: (I) Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, N!xau; (II) N!xau, Lena Farugia, Hans Strydom Studio: Columbia TriStar Video: (I) 2.35:1 Widescreen Enhanced; (II) 1.85:1 Widescreen Enhanced Audio: (I) Stereo; (II) Dolby Surround Extras: (I) Previews (Cops And Robbersons, […]
DVD Reviews, Part 1 of 2
December 2004 Part 1 of 2 [Pt. 2] All Music Videos Wilhelm Kempff plays Beethoven (1964) BEETHOVEN: Rondo in G, Op. 51, No. 2; Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier” Studio: VAI DVD 4283 Video: Black&White 4:3 Audio: PCM Mono Length: 57 Minutes Rating: ****: From Radio-Canada a telecast from 29 November […]
Classical CD Reviews, Part 2 of 2
December 2004 Pt. 2 of 2 [Pt. 1] PATRICK ZIMMERLI: Trios Nos. 1 & 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano – Scott Yoo, violin/Michael Mermagen, cello/John Novacek, piano – Arabesque Z6785, 62:29 ****: NYC-based Zimmerli, whose degrees in composition are from Columbia University, is one of a new breed of composers with one foot […]
Classical CD Reviews, Part 1 of 2
December 2004 – Part 1 of 2 [Part 2] BARTOK: Violin Sonatas – Christian Tetzlaff, violin/Leif Ove Andsnes, piano – Virgin Classics 7243 5 45668 2, 78:42****: The Bartok Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 were composed 1921-1922, and they reveal the influence of German serialism, Debussy, and folk music, all crossed fertilized by […]
Jazz CD Reviews, Part 2 of 2
December 2004 Part 2 of 2 [Pt. 1] Chick Corea’s Elektric Band – To The Stars – (with Frank Gable, guitar; Eric Marienthal, sax; John Patitucci, bass; Dave Weckl, drums) – Stretch Records SCD-9043-2 ****: As most of you know, Chick is a Scientologist and therefore naturally revers the group’s found L. Ron Hubbard. This […]
Jazz CD Reviews, Part 1 of 2
December 2004 Part 1 of 2 [Pt. 2] Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964 – Columbia Legacy 2796-90840-2, (7-CD collectors’ package) ****: This is the seventh in the Miles Davis Deluxe Box Series from Legacy – which has so far won nine Grammies. They have consisted of from three to seven […]
SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews, Part 3 of 3 Classical concl. & Samplers
45 SACD & DVD-A Reviews This Month December 2004 – Pt. 3 of 3 .(Classical concl. & Samplers) [Part 1] [Part 2] Click on Any Cover to Go Directly to Review PROKOFIEV: Cinderella Suite; RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite – Martha Argerich & Mikhail Pletnev, pianos – DGG multichannel SACD 00289 474 8682, 49:47 *****: […]
SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews, Part 2 of 3 – Classical (beg.)
Since the first five of the new Mercury Living Presence three-channel SACDs are now available everywhere and the next five have been released but not yet received here, I’d like to update readers on this unusual hi-res reissue event. The general idea here is that this hi-res reissue project turned out much better than the […]
SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews, Part 1 of 3 – Jazz & Pop
45 & Reviews This Month! December 2004, Pt. 1 of 3 – Jazz & Pop [Part 2] [Part 3] Click on Any Cover to Go Directly to Review The Manhattan Transfer – Vibrate – Telarc SACD 63603 – Multichannel Hybrid SACD – 53 minutes ***: This new album from The Manhattan Transfer gives […]
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
