Monthly Archive: February 2006
VIVALDI: Flute concertos – Emmanuel Pahud, Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti – EMI Classics
Lustrous flute tone in these six familiar flute concertos
The Moody Blues Live: Lovely to See You (2005)
Preserved with hi-def cameras and in DTS 5.1 surround, this is a demo-level rock concert DVD
SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “The Trout;” FRANCK: Piano Quintet in F Minor – Artur Balsam, piano/ Julius Levine, bass (Schubert)/ Budapest String Quartet – Bridge
More live chamber concerts from the Library of Congress; this one in 1953
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40; Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Minor, Op. 111 – Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Erich Leinsdorf, conductor – Testament
The Second is Prokofev at his most savage and uncompromising
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT: The Rose Lake; Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage – BBC National Orchestral of Wales/ Richard Hickox – Chandos
Some of the most richly exciting of the composer’s orchestral music
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in C Minor Op. 1 No. 3; Piano Trio in B Flat Major “Archduke,” Op. 97 – Kempf Trio – BIS
Smooth phrasing and natural string timbre distinguish this multichannel disc
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61; Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring” – Erica Morini, violin/ N. Schwalb, piano/ New York Philharmonic/ Vladimir Golschmann, conductor – Doremi
Historic recordings from 1927 & 1944 by a master violinist
RAVEL: Piano Trio in A Minor; CHAUSSON: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 3 – Pascal Roge, piano/ Mie Kobayashi, violin/ Yoko Hasegawa, cello – Onyx
So liquid is the performance you will have to hear it again
Keisuke Wakao, oboe, with friends of the Boston Symphony Orchestra = J. C. BACH: Quartet in B flat; MOZART: Quartet in F; BRITTEN: Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio; PROKOFIEV: Quintet in G minor; J.S. BACH: Adagio from Easter Oratorio – PentaTone
Prokofiev’s chamber work for reduced ballet orchestra is based on circus life
Audio News for February 1, 2006
Obstacles to Home Theater Useage Identified; Trends Seen at CES
Editorial for February 2006
THIS MONTH’S DRAWING is for your choice of three SACDs from Albany Records’ own label – one of many classical and jazz labels distributed by this firm. First is a pairing of two World Premiere Recordings of music by two great American composers: Roy Harris’ Symphony No. 2 and Morton Gould’s Symphony No. 3, in performances by the Albany Symphony Orchestra. [Reviewed Here.] Second is one of the loudest pieces of music ever written: William Schuman’s Credendum – heard for the first time in stereo. The American composer’s Piano Concerto and his Symphony No. 4 fill out this SACD. [Reviewed Here.] Finally we offer a multichannel recording of two works by the British composer George Lloyd: his Cello Concerto and the First Orchestral Suite from his opera The Serf. Lloyd is a tonal composer of great individuality, and his Cello Concerto is filled with intense emotions. [Reviewed Here.] 12 lucky AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers will win one of these hi-res SACDs in early March. All you need do to be eligible for the drawing is to have either registered on this site in the past or GO HERE to register right now. The winner will be announced in our March […]
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90; HAYDN: Symphony No. 86 in D Major; MOZART: La Clemenza di Tito Overture; La finta giardiniera Overture – London Symphony Orchestra (Haydn)/ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Bruno Walter, conductor – Opus Kura
Strong interpretations from 1936-38, just prior to Walter escaping the Nazi takeover in Vienna
CHOPIN: Selected Piano Works – Roberto Prosseda, piano – Aix Records
2 Discs: DVD A/V plus CD; 5 different audio formats
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
