Monthly Archive: October 2006
The Never Ending Waltz – Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/ Erich Kunzel – Telarc
Well-recorded Viennese kitsch in surround, to serve mit your schlagobers
GRIFFES: Roman Sketches Op. 7; KORNGOLD: Symphonic Serenade in B flat Major Op. 39 – The London Symphony Orchestra/ Simone Pittau – ASV Gold
World premiere recording of the orchestrated Roman Sketches
ROUMI PETROVA: “Enchanted Rhythms” (Cello Music from Bulgaria) – Passacaglia on a Traditional Bulgarian Melody; Sonata No. 1; Sonata No. 2; Five Ancient Bulgarian Portrait for solo cello – Kallin Ivanov, cello/ Elena Antimova, piano – MSR Classics
Accessible folk song permeates this recital of cello/piano works
Scarface – Platinum Edition (2006)
Digitally remastered picture and sound now DTS 5.1
Miles Donahue – Bounce – Amerigo Records
Multi-instrumentalist’s tenth album mirrors his versatility and great sidemen
Audio News for October 24, 2006
Japan Gets New Audio Products; Consumer Electronics Show for 2007 Expands; CEA Industry Forum Held in SF
Pat Bianchi – East Coast Roots – Jazzed Media
A Young B-3 Player With Solid Roots
Liam Sillery – On the Fly – OA2 Records
Liam Sillery – A Name to Remember
DANNY ELFMAN: Serenada Schizophrana – Orch. conducted by John Mauceri – Sony Classical
Music featured in the soundtrack of the IMAX Deep Sea 3D
French Music for Trumpet and Organ – CONSTANT: Alleluias; TOMASI: Semaine St. á Cuzco; JOLIVET: Arioso barocco; SAUGUET: Non morietur in aeternum; JANSEN: Processional; La Statue retrouvée; DAMASE: Trois Priéres sans paroles; HAKIM: Trumpet Sonata – BIS
A seven-second reverb serves this duo of instruments extremely well in hi-res surround
FRANÇOIS COUTURIER: Nostalghia – Song for Tarkovsky – ECM
Music inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky’s films, his favorite actors, and the way he played with shades of color and sound
FRIEDRICH KALKBRENNER: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 61; Piano Concerto No. 2 in A flat major Op. 127 – Howard Shelley, pianist & conductor/ Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Hyperion
An egotistical but spectaular pianist who is now completely forgotten
Keith Jarrett – The Carnegie Hall Concert – ECM
The pianist now improvises shorter episodes, separated by interminable applause
Diana Krall – From This Moment On – with the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra – Verve
The upbeat venture backs the popular thrush with a superb big band
Mike Marshall & Hamilton De Holanda – New Words – Adventure Music CD + DVD
You get an actual performance video of the artists, though short
The Simpsons – Complete Eighth Season Collector’s Edition (2006)
A great season of 25 shows, plus a mess ‘o extras
Jacques Loussier Trio – BACH: The Brandenburgs – Telarc Jazz
Jazz treatments of the six Bach concertos
FERRUCCIO BUSONI: Lustspiel (Comedy) Overture; Indian Fantasy for piano and orchestra; Song of the Spirit Dance; Die Brautwahl (The Bridal Choice) – Suite for Orchestra – Nelson Goerner, piano/BBC Philharmonic/ Neeme Järvi – Chandos
Includes two works using American Indian themes
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor “Choral,” Op. 125 – Helena Juntunen, soprano/ Katarina Karneus, mezzo-soprano/ Daniel norman, tenor/ Neal Davies, bass-baritone/ Minnesota Chorale/Minnesota Orchestra/ Osmo Vänskä – BIS
Best Ninth so far on SACD
Anthony Wilson Nonet – Power of Nine – Groove Note
Noted guitarist Wilson expands his trio by six musicians and invites Diana Krall for a vocal
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64; TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 – Zino Francescatti, violin/ Cleveland Orchestra/ George Szell (Mendelssohn)/ New York Philharmonic/ Thomas Schippers – Sony Classical Great Performances
Francescatti’s silken tone makes this tired pairing of concertos a memorable experience
French horn virtuoso Dennis Brain in a program of MOZART, BRITTEN, SCHUMANN & FRICKER
Recordings made for the BBC shortly before his untimely death
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
