Monthly Archive: November 2005
VINCENT PERSICHETTI: Symphonies No. 3, Op. 30/ No. 4, Op.51/ No. 7, Op.80 – Albany Symphony Orchestra/David Alan Miller – Albany Records
Brilliant instrumental combinations are a hallmark of Persichetti’s orchestral style
Johanna Martzy = BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor; BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Major (last two movements only); MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor – Johanna Martzy, violin/ Jean Antonietti, piano/ Bavarian Radio Orch./Eugen Jochum – Tahra
Fine Roumanian violinist whose career was cut short
Scott Hamilton – Back in New York (Scott Hamilton-tenor sax; Bill Charlap, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Kenny Washington, drums) – Concord Records
A Recipe for Success
Ron Blake – Lest We Forget – (Ron Blake, tenor & soprano sax; Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B-3 organ; Greg Hutchinson, drums; Christian McBride, acoustic and electric bass; David Gilmour, acoustic and electric guitar; Rashawn Ross, trumpet) – Mack Ave
Paying Dues to Soul Jazz Legends
Joe Locke & the Milt Jackson Tribute Band – Rev-Elation (Live at Ronnie Scott’s) – (Joe Locke, vibes; Mike LeDonne, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums) – Sharp Nine Records
A Visit with the Right Reverend
Ralph Sutton/Dick Cary – Rendezvous at Sunnie’s 1969 – (Ralph Sutton, piano; Dick Cary, trumpet & alto horn; Al Hall, bass; Cliff Leeman, drums) Arbors Historical Series, Vol. 7 – Arbors Records
Over 25 Years, But Worth the Wait
“The Secrets of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto” = Lasst mich allein; Cello Concerto in B Minor; FOSTER: Jeanie With the light Brown Hair; Wilt Thou Be Gone, Love?; DVORAK: Zigeunerlieder – Jan Vogler, cello/NY Philharmonic/Robertson – Sony Classical
The famous concerto is supported with details on musical, personality and anagrammatical connections
BRAHMS: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 – Maria Stader, soprano/ Hermann Prey, baritone/ SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart/ Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks Frankfurt/ Carl Schuricht – Hanssler
Excellent l959 reissue from Southwest German Radio
Pianist Leif Ove Andnes Plays Bach and Mozart (2005)
Short but creative concert program probably done for European TV
Audio News for November 25, 2005
First Internet Wi-Fi Radio; Right to Personal Use of Copyrighted Material Threatened; Analog Devices’ Chip Provides Convergent Processing for AV
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Hapless Albert could be kid brother to the Rain Man
MAHLER: Symphony No. 8 in E-flat Major “Symphony of a Thousand” – Soloists/Choirs/Deutsche Symphonie, Berlin/Kent Nagano – Harmonia mundi
A natural for surround sound but not the most successful of Mahler’s symphonies
Alexander Kobrin, piano = RACHMANINOV: Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33; Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36; BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35; CHOPIN: Nocturne in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3 – Van Cliburn Competition Series – Harmonia Mundi
Winner of this year’s Van Cliburn Piano Competition has big technique and poetic temperament
MOZART: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303; Violin Sonata in D, K. 7; Violin Sonata in G, K. 301; Violin Sonata in F, K. 30; Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 481 – Rachel Podger, baroque violin/ Gary Cooper, fortepiano – Channel Classics
Early Mozart sonatas in sonorous surround sound
J.S. BACH: Art of the Fugue; BUXTEHUDE: Prelude in d; BACH: Prelude & Fugue in G Minor – Paul Jordan, organ – Brioso Transaural Recording
Fine organ realization of the major Bach work, processed to give a binaural effect via two speakers
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, OP. 125 “Choral” – Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano/ Elisabeth Hoengen, mezzo-soprano/ Julius Patzak, tenor/ Hans Hotter, bass/ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna Singverein/ Herbert von Karajan – EMI Classics
Restored 1947 recording for 78s with stellar soloists
Audio News for November 22, 2005
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DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A Minor; MOZART: Adagio in E Major; Rondo in C Major; GLAZOUNOV: Violin Concerto in A Minor – Nathan Milstein, violin/ Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati/ RCA Victor Symphony/Vladimir Golschamann – Naxos Historical
Brilliant restorations of c.1950 recordings by thrilling violinist
Christmas Discs Survey
A variety of music and talk for holiday gift-giving and listening
MOZART: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 281; Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 282; Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576; Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396 – Alfred Brendel, piano – Philips
Brendel’s Mozart is communicated with crystalline clarity, aided by the SACD sonics
Jessye Norman at Christmas (1992)
Two European telecasts with the noted singer plus French and British choruses and orchestras
L’Enfer (Hell) (1994)
A classic Claude Chabrol thriller on the subject of jealousy gone mad