Monthly Archive: October 2009
DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53; Romance in F Minor, Op. 11; SZYMANOWSKI: Violin Concerto No. 1, OP. 35 – Arabella Steinbacher, violin/Berlin Radio-Symphony Orchestra/Marek Janowski – PentaTone
Young virtuoso Arabella Steinbach has chosen to express an iconoclastic Romanticism, integrating the familiar violin staples of Antonin Dvorak with the First Concerto (1916) of Karol Szymanowski.
Dave Holland Quintet, Live from the Zelt-Music-Festival, Freiburg (1986)
An important document of the development of the Holland Quintet (now a sextet in its latest incarnation), a snapshot of a bandleader in transition.
WALTON Conducts WALTON: Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor; Belshazzar’s Feast; Violin Concerto; Viola Concerto; Partita for Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra (Sym., Belshazzar & Partita)/New Philharmonia Orchestra (Viola)/Yehudi Menuhin, violin – EMI (2)
An important reissue of some of Walton’s finest works in mostly stereo recordings he made in 1959.
Dimitri Mitropoulos = R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 – Alwin Bauer, cello/Paul Schroer, viola/Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra/Dimitri Mitropoulos – Medici Arts
Mitropoulos’ renditions of these often elegiac works already suggests mortality, although an autumnal glow permeates both interpretations.
Rosanne Cash – The List – Manhattan
This is a first for the country artist: a covers album that showcases Cash’s interpretative abilities.
Ramsey Lewis – Songs From The Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey – Concord Jazz
Excellent sonics distinguish this album which stands apart from many of the piano trio efforts being released today.
Woody Herman, Live in ’64 (2009)
A one-hour BBC filmed concert by Woody Herman’s Swinging Herd.
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies 2 and 6 – Phillippe Herreweghe/ Royal Flemish Philharmonic – PentaTone Classics
Graceful and elegant Beethoven performances in exemplary high res sound from Phillippe Herreweghe.
Venezia 1625 = Music by CASTELLO, ROSSI, MERULA, UCCELLINI, STORACE, FONTANA – Maurice Steger and Ensemble – Harmonia mundi
Authentic Venetian music brought to life again, and it’s about time.
Erroll Garner, Live in ’63 & ’64 (2009)
This is the first DVD we’re covering from the new fourth edition of the acclaimed Jazz Icons series.
RICHARD FRANCK: Symphonic Fantasy; Serenade for Violin and Orch. in A minor; Suite for Orchestra; Liebesidyll, Amor und Psyche; Wellen des Meeres und der Liebe – Concertoverture in E minor – Soloists/Wurttemberg Philharmonic/Christopher Fifield – Sterling
This issue from the ever-adventurous Bo Hyttner is an interesting byway of German music from the late nineteenth century.
LODEWIJK MORTELMANS: Homerische symfonie; Morgenstemming; Mythe der lente – Royal Flemish Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins – Hyperion
In 1893 Mortelmans won a prestigious music prize in Belgium and later founded a music society in Antwerp which invited guests such as Richter, Strauss and Mahler.
HANDEL: Messiah – Carolyn Sampson, soprano/ Daniel Taylor, alto/ Benjamin Hulett, tenor/ Peter Harvey, bass/ Stuttgart Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra/ Frieder Bernius, conductor – Carus (2)
A new Messiah is always exciting, but this one doesn’t measure up.
BACH: Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (complete) – Alina Ibragimova, violin – Hyperion
Is this the future of Bach interpretation? A young artist gives us her take.
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival, Blu-ray (1967/2009)
Terrific package remembering the very first rock festival with hours of materials.
John Coltrane – Side Steps – 5-CD box set – Prestige
A plethora of vintage sideman appearances by John Coltrane.
Audio News for October 20, 2009
UK’s Channel 4 Makes Complete Shows Available on YouTube; Blue-ray Disc Sales Up 83% for This Year; Sony PlayStation Faults in UK and Australia
DVORAK: Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33; Five Poetic Tone-Pictures, Op. 85 – Vassily Primakov, piano/Odense Symphony Orchestra/Justin Brown – Bridge
Primakov and conductor Brown provide a joyful spirited realization of this under-rated masterpiece.
MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet Op.12; Quintet Op.18 – Prazak and Zemlinsky String Quartets – Praga Digitals
A recording that is eminently worthy of this Mendelssohn bicentennial year.
The Definite Vince Guaraldi – Fantasy/Concord 2-CDs
If your only familiarity with Vince Guaraldi is the music for the Peanuts TV specials, you’re missing out a great deal.
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Ettore Panizza Conducts MENDELSSOHN and BOERO – Incl. Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony & excerpts from Boero’s operetta – Pristine Audio
The Argentinian conductor who served with the Rome Opera and La Scala, is noted for his work in Verdi and for having led the Alfano-finished version of Puccini’s Turandot in its first performance.
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