Monthly Archive: October 2006
Henri Langlois: Phantom of the Cinematheque (2005)
Must viewing for any film fan; Langlois pioneered the idea of film preservation
Audio News for October 6, 2006
Second Generation HD DVD Players Improved; Sony’s First 50GB Blu-ray Discs; Dedicated Search Engine for Consumer Electronics Research; Bathroom TVs?
Badi Assad – Wonderland – Edge Music/DGG
The Brazilian fireball oozes talent in her fusion of many different styles and approaches
Jimmy Amadie Trio with special guest Phil Woods – Let’s Groove! – (A Tribute To Mel Torme) – TPR Recordings
The pianist anchors some fine small group jazz in spite of battling tendinitis that almost ended his career
Harp Recital – CAPLET: Deux Divertissements; TAILLEFERRE: Sonata for Harp; CPE BACH: Sonata in G Major; HEINZ HOLLIGER: Praludium, Arioso & Passacaglia; BRITTEN: Suite Op. 83 – Sarah O’Brien, harp – Audite
A wider range of works than the typical Romantic period harp recital
Alan Broadbent – Every Time I Think of You – Artistry Music
A winning with-strings session from the Grammy-winning pianist/composer/arranger
Geri Allen – Timeless Portraits and Dreams – Telarc Jazz
A heartfelt suite taking the listener on a spiritual and heritage journey
NHT Classic 4 Tower Speakers
Great high-end sonics at a reasonable price
WIENIAWSKI: Polonaise Brillante; Souvenir de Pozman, Op. 3; Kujawiak in A Minor; Gigue in E Minor, Op. 23; Sielanka; Piesn Polska; Obertas; Dudziarz; Reverie; Le Carnaval Russe – Piotr Jaowski/Walfgang Plagge – 2L2
Vol. 1 of an adventurous survey of virtuoso violin pieces
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 – Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Charles Munch – HDTT
Another hi-def DVD-R made from a brilliant BSO/Munch performance on an RCA prerecorded two-track tape
“Precipice” Modern Marimba – Nathaniel Bartlett – Works of GLASS, REICH, ALLAN SCHINDLER, AUGUSTA READ THOMAS, GREG WILDER – Albany
The works for marimba and computer-generated sounds require hi-res surround reproduction for best effect
SCHUMANN: Fantasia in C Major, Op. 17; LISZT: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 – Pedro Burmester, piano – Avanti Classics
Sensational debut from the Portugeuese pianist
Audio News for October 3, 2006
4000 Mark Hit in SACD Releases Worldwide; Online Digital Music in Demand
Romancing the Stone – Special Edition (1984/2006)
Adventure/romance/comedy was Michael Douglas’ first feature
Sonny Rollins – The Impulse Story – Impulse! Records
Well-selected tracks from Rollins’ three albums for the label
HAYDN: Symphony No. 104 in D Major “London”; BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 1 in F Minor – BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Rudolf Kempe – BBC Legends
High-flying performances of classical staples from 1965 and ’75
Archie Shepp – The Impulse Story – Impulse! Records
Saxist’s compilation ranges from avant tracks thru Ellington to R&B-influenced numbers
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 5 in D Major, K. 175; Piano Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, K. 238; Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246 – Suedama Ensemble/ David Greilisammer, piano and conductor – Vanguard Classics
A breathless and entirely ecstatic excursion into early Mozart concertos
WAGNER: Der Fliegende Hollander Overture; Tannhauser: Act III Prelude–Original Version; Parsifal: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. Toscanini) – NBC Symphony Orchestra/ Arturo Toscanini – Testament
Revelatory interpretations of Wagner’s legacy
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring – Paris Conservatoire Orchestra/ Pierre Monteux – HDTT
Another transfer from two-track tape to 96K DVD-R, also available on CD-R
Editorial for October 2006
Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6 This month’s drawing will be for a dozen Audiophile Audition readers to select a free hi-res DVD or CD of their choice from the library offered by custom audiophile label HDTT. 12 names will be chosen at the end of the month and emails sent out with the HDTT URL for selecting one of these $25 hi-res classical titles to be shipped to each winner who has Registered Here on our site this month! (The titles displayed above are just a sample.) Last month’s winners of the 6-CD John Coltrane set on Prestige were: Heidi Kukta, Woods Cross UT; Eric Rodda, Colorado Springs CO; Carolyn Barnett, Lyles, TN; Fancisco Media, Miami FL; Joel Waldman, Chalfont PA & Bill Carroll, Loganville, CA. Congratulations to the winners! Register Here for the Current Drawing Music and Movies Download Frustrations I’ve been a Macintosh fan since the mid-80s, but I haven’t been at all happy that Apple has bought into the security-focused DRM (Digital Rights Management) world wreaked on innocent consumers by the major music companies and Hollywood studios. And done it in some ways that are even more restrictive. Christopher Jones says in this month’s The […]
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