Monthly Archive: June 2005
J. S. BACH: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin = Sonata No. 1 in G Minor; Partita No. 1 in B Minor; Sonata No. 2 in A Minor; Partita No. 2 in D Minor; Sonata No. 3 in C; Partita No. 3 in E – Julia Fischer, violin – (PentaTone multichannel SACD)
The complete unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas of Bach in surround
STRAVINSKY: Concerto for Two Pianos (1935); JOHN ADAMS: Hallelujah Junction (1998) for 2 Pianos; PIERRE BOULEZ: Structures; Deuxieme Livre (1961) – Piano Duo Gerard Bouwhuis & Cees van Zeeland – (Turtle Records SACD)
Unusual two-piano recital of 20th century music
BERLIOZ: Requiem – Leopold Simoneau, tenor/Boston Symphony Orchestra/New England Conservatory Chorus/Charles Munch – RCA Living Stereo multichannel (3-channel) SACD
Now the original 3-channel l959 Living Stereo recording of the Requiem made possible via SACD
FAURE: Requiem; 6 Choral/Orchestral Works – Pavane; Madrigal, Les Djinns; Ave Verum; Tantum Ergo, Cantique de Jean Racine-Soloists/Netherlands Chamber Choir/Limburg Symphony Orchestra, Maastricht/Ed Spanjaard – PentaTone multichannel SACD
A very different and more intimate requiem than the theatrical Berlioz
RACHMANINOFF: All-Night Vigil (Vespers) – Estonian Philharmonic Ch. Choir/Paul Hillier – (Harmonia mundi SACD) ***MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH***
Outdistances the several other SACD competitors
BACH: The Goldberg Variations BWV 988, string trio version – The Gaede Trio – (Tacet 4.0 SACD)
90 minutes on a SACD to fit all the repeats – breaks the 80 minute barrier
Images 4 Music (2004) – PHILIP GLASS: 6 Scenes from “Les Enfants Terribles;” STEVE REICH: Piano Phase
Performances by piano Duo Namekawa/Russell plus Images by five video artists
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor; LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat – Arthur Rubinstein, piano/Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Fritz Reiner (Rach.); RCA Victor Symphony/Alfred Wallenstein (Liszt) – JVC xrcd
1956 Living Stereo originals now in XRCD
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor – Arthur Rubinstein, piano/ Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Erich Leinsdorf – xrcd
1963 Living Stereo original now on XRCD
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major – Emil Gilels, piano/Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Fritz Reiner – JVC xrcd
Hi-res from 1958 Living Stereo originals now in xrcd
Cheers – The Complete Fifth Season (1986-1987)
About halfway thru the 11-year run of the beloved TV series
Seinfeld, Season 4 (1992 – 1993)
During this season the hilarious series became hugely popular
OT: Our Town (2005)
Teacher in struggling high school faces huge challenges in staging Thornton Wilder’s classic play with her students
El Bola (1999)
Spanish film which won 30 international awards
Broken Wings (2002)
Israeli film which won nine filmmaking awards there
Christopher O’Riley, piano – Hold Me To This (World Villge)
O’Riley’s own solo piano transcriptions of songs by Radiohead
Charles Munch conducts Boston Symphony Orchestra = BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; DEBUSSY: La Mer; RAVEL: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloe
B&W Kinescopes of live telecasts of l962 by the BSO
The Blasters, Live: Going Home
Band dating back to late 60s mixes rock, country, blues, Cajun & rockabilly
Ian Hunter and the Rant Band – Just Another Night (2005)
British rock star of the 1970s (Warning: PAL DVD – not NTSC!)
Brian Wilson Presents “Smile” (2004) Includes feature-length documentary “Beautiful Dreamer”
The long-abandoned, incomplete opus from the 60s by Wilson is finally completed and premiered and it’s a delight!
Roberto Alagna in Paris – Opera arias & Neapolitan songs
The noted tenor performs at a live concert in Paris
The Rodrigo Collection (1993), DVD & CD Video of Concierto de Aranjuez & Documentary on Rodrigo, “Shadows and Light”
Fascinating documentary on the Spanish composer + concert video of the Aranjuez Concierto + CD of 3 other Rodrigo guitar classics
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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