Monthly Archive: July 2006
The Joe Gilman Trio – “View So Tender: Wonder Revisited, Vol. 1” – (Gilman, piano; Joe Sanders, bass; Justin Brown, drums) – Capri Records
Stevie Wonder’s songs provide grist for the jazz trio mill
ASGER HAMERIK: Choral-Symphony No. 7; Requiem – Randi Stene, mezzo-soprano/Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir/ Thomas Dausgaard – DaCapo
A thrilling Requiem from a composer who studied with Berlioz
“Portraits” – NORDGREN: Portraits of Country Fiddlers; MAX BRUCH: Serenade for Strings; BARTOK: Romanian Folk Dances; SALLINEN: Some Aspects; ROUTAVAARA: Ostrobothnian Polka; GRIEG: Two Melodies – Ostrobothnian Ch. Orch./Juha Kangas – Alba
Folk cultures pervade this area of Finland and also the works on this program for string orchestra
MOZART: Piano Concerto no. 15 in B-flat Major, K. 450; Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488; Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491 – Solomon, piano/ Philharmonia Orchestra/ Herbert Menges/ Otto Ackerman (K. 450) – EMI Classics
Mid-fifties recordings by a pianist of amazing artistry
Audio News for July 3, 2006
Internet Radio Growth; Telarc Now Recording with 24 and 32 Track Sonoma DSD Recorder; Obits for Two Figures in Music
ELGAR: Cockaigne Overture; Symphony No. 1 in A-flat Major; ARNOLD: Beckus the Dandidpratt – Comedy Overture; TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 2; DEBUSSY: Jeux; BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes – Bournemouth Sym./Constantin Silvestri – BBC Legends
2 packed CDs from a conductor known for making even second-rate music sound significant
BACH: The French Suites – Bob van Asperen, harpsichord (1738) – Aeolus
Gorgeous timbre from a restored 1738 harpsichord
OLIVIER GREIF: Sonata de Requiem, Piano Trio – Emmanuelle Bertrand, cello; Pascal Amoyel, piano; Antje Weithaas, violin – Harmonia Mundi
Essential and challenging 20th-century chamber works
Editorial for July 2006
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BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2; String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 – Budapest String Quartet – Biddulph
1933-35 recordings by the illustrious string quartet in well-restored sound
BORODIN: String Quartet No. 1 in A; String Quintet in F Minor – The Kocian Quartet/Michael Kanka, 2nd cello – Praga Digitals
An early quintet is provided instead of the usual Second Quartet
TRYGVE MADSEN: 24 Preludes & Fugues – Jens Harald Bratlie, piano – (2 SACDs) 2L Label
An important contribution to piano literature, with great sonics
Vassar Clements: Livin’ With The Blues – Vassar Clements, fiddle; Elvin Bishop, vocals, guitars; Maria Muldaur, vocals; Marc Silber, vocals and guitars; many others – Acoustic Disc
Not-to-be-missed eulogy for the bluegrass/country fiddler
Harry Connick Jr.: Occasion – Harry Connick Jr., piano; Branford Marsalis, saxophones – Marsalis Music/Rounder
Demonstrates what a good piano-player is vocalist Connick
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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