Monthly Archive: August 2006
Audio News for August 21, 2006
iPod Hearing Losses; Protective Ear Plugs; Setting Us Straight On Cables; Three-Hour Beethoven Ninth?
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G Major; Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
Lithe camera movement and superb DTS surround distinguish the presentation
Reuben Hoch and Time – “Of Recent Time ” – Naim
Piano trio with a magnificent pianist in Don Friedman
Marnix Busstra’s Second Vision – It’s All in the Mind – Turtle Records
Dutch fusion combined with two American guest performers
MAHLER: Symphony No. 6 in A minor; HANS WERNER HENZE: Sebastian im Traum (2003-4) – Royal Concertgebouw orchestra/ Mariss Jansons – RCO Live
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POULENC: Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos (1932); NIKOLAI BEREZOWSKY: Fantasie for Two Pianos (1931); PAUL CRESTON: Concerto for Two Pianos (1951) – Joshua Pierce & Dorothy Jonas/Nat. Sym. of Polish Radio-TV/ David Amos – Kleos Classics
Sparkling performance of the Poulenc, plus two recording premieres
DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53 – Edith Peinemann, violin/ Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/ Peter Maag – HDTT
Every nuance has been extracted from the historic master tape
Larry Vuckovich Trio – Street Scene – Tetrachord Music
An impressionistic touch colors some of the trio’s treatments
JOHN CORIGLIANO: Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra (2000); Suite from the Film ‘The Red Violin’ (1997) for Solo Violin, Timpani, Percussion, Harp and Strings – Eleonora Turovsky, violin/ I Musici de Montréal/ Yuli Turovsky – Chandos
His well-known film music shares with one of his three symphonies
Audio New for August 16, 2006
Aussie Addiction to Home Electronics Mirrors U.S,; Daewoo Electronics Intros Next-Generation Set-Top Box; Best Buy Expanding in China; Japan May Ease Rules for Time-Shifting Telecasts
STRAVINSKY: Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) (2005)
The short opera receives eye-popping special effects via CGI
“Parabel” – Original Works for Brass Quintet – CHEETHAM: A Brass Menagerie; BOZZA: Sonatine; BERNSTEIN: Dance Suite; PERSICHETTI: Parable II; LUTOSLAWSKI: Mini Overture; PREVIN: Four Outings for Brass; TURNER: Ricochet – Brass Quintet of Munich – Audite
Exciting playing of original works composed for brass quintet
MOZART: Fantasias & Rondos = Richard Egarr, fortepiano – Harmonia mundi
The intimate and expressively emotional side of the composer
MARCEL DUPRÉ: The Stations of the Cross, Op. 29 – Stephen Tharp, organist – JAV Recordings
The 14 pieces began as improvisations following a reading of Paul Claudel’s poems
FREITAS BRANCO: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1916); BRAGA SANTOS: Encruzilhada (Crossroads); Divertimento No. 1 – Orquesta de Extremadura/Jesus Amigo – XXI-21 Productions
Portuguese composers we should know better
Gladys Knight – Before Me – (with various ensembles, incl. The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Billy Childs, Chris Botti, Joe Sample, Jeff Hamilton, David Fathead Newman etc.) – Verve CD + DVD
A tribute to the great female jazz vocalists of the past who have influenced her
“Kind of Blue and Pink” (Mellow Jazz for Cool Babies and You) – John Crosse, reeds, with the Jazz Giants – JazzCat Productions
Carmen McRae sings Mary Had a Little Lamb
Audio News for August 11, 2006
New AF of M Agreement Allows Sales of Recordings from Live Performances; Guitar Tab Sites Attacked by Music Publishers; Pioneer to Build New Plasma Display Plant
“Petits Fours” = WILHELM FITZENHAGEN: Konzertwaltzer; Ave Maria; Die Spinnerin; OFFENBACH: Adagio; Scherzo; GOLTERMANN: Deux Morceaux; JULIUS KLENGEL: Four Pieces; Two Pieces; FRIEDRICH GRÜTZMACHER: Consecration Hymn; PAQUE: Souvenir – Cello Classics
The four cellists of the London Mozart Players in a rich program of lighter short works for their ensemble
Rob Schwimmer, piano & theremin – Beyond the Sky – NuNoise Records
Music between the cracks and beyond the sky…
The Beatles Gregorian Songbook – The Liverpool Manuscripts – Schola Musica/ Martin Dagenais, conductor & soloist – XXI-21 Productions
An amazing discovery: medieval Beatles songs!
The Welte Mignon Mystery Vol. V = MAX REGER & Frieda Kwast-Hodapp playing their interpretations in 1905/1920 of selected REGER works – Tacet
Continuation of the best non-computerized restorations of these advanced piano rolls
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
