Monthly Archive: September 2010
JESUS RUEDA: Symphony No. 3 ‘Luz’; Viaje imaginario (Imaginary Journey) – Asturias Symphony Orchestra (OSPA)/ Maximiano Valdes – Naxos
The four elements work in overdrive in this symphony!
Gisela May: Brecht Songs (along with Hosalla, Medek, Fischer, Dessau, and Eisler) – Gisela May, mezzo-soprano/ Leipzig Radio Symphony/ Herbert Kegel/ Studio Orchestra/ Heinz Rogner/ Studio Orchestra/ Henry Krtschil – Berlin Classics
Her superb diction and marvelous way with the flavoring of the words are a model for all.
Bill Henderson – Beautiful Memory – Ahuh Productions
Bill has an intimacy in his singing that puts you in the mood of a personal conversation between you and him.
WILLIAM SCHUMAN: Symphonies (complete); Orchestra Song; Circus Overture; Judith; Prayer in a Time of War; New England Triptych; Night Journey; IVES: Variations on “America” – Seattle Symphony/ Gerard Schwarz – Naxos (5 CDs)
All the symphonies and various other works by the longtime Juilliard President and major American composer.
Miles Davis – Seven Steps to Heaven – Reissue of 1963 Columbia LP /Sony Music/Analogue Productions
Miles in hi-res 3-channel audio!
HOLST: The Planets, An HD Odyssey, Blu-ray (2010)
An amazing and spectacular tour of the solar system in perfect sync with Holst’s stirring music in lossless surround.
JULIUS RONTGEN: Symphonies Nos. 8 and 15, Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song– NDR Radiophilharmonie/Carmin Fuggiss, soprano/David Porcelijn – CPO
Rontgen is a fascinating figure, worthy of performing and not just of historical context.
“24 Ways Upon the Bells” – Christian Rivet – guitar, lute; Music by Dowland, Playford, Britten & The BEATLES – Naïve Classique
A beautiful, eclectic collection played exquisitely!
Chris Graham Trio – After-Birth Of Cool – Independent Label
In spite of a terrible title, Chris Graham has put together a fine vibes-centered CD at the ripe old age of twenty-four.
BELA BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra – Houston Symphony Orchestra/ Leopold Stokowski, conductor – Classic Records HDAD
Bartok’s thrilling Concerto for Orchestra is conducted by Stokowski in several intriguing audiophile formats.
Turtle Island Quartet – Have You Ever Been…?: The Music of Jimi Hendrix and David Balakrishnan – Telarc
Balakrishnan came across Hendrix as an impressionable teenager and learned to reproduce Hendrix riffs on violin.
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring – London Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Eugene Goossens – Classic Records HDAD
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring is featured in a rich sonic palette of choices.
Miles Davis – Someday My Prince Will Come – Reissue of 1961 Columbia LP /Sony Music/Analogue Productions
Miles in 3-channel hi-res SACD!
Frank Potenza Trio – Old, New, Borrowed, & Blue – Capri Records
The music has a consistency, devoid of incongruity and excess.
SCHUMANN: Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 22; Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 – Anton Kuerti, piano – Doremi
Kuerti ranks among the most esteemed virtuosos active today, in this abbreviated Schumann recital (24 August 2009) from the Willowdale United Church, Toronto.
Audio News for September 7, 2010
New 3D Mastering Technology; XpanD Offers Universal 3D Glasses; LG’s Solution to Sharing Content Between Devices; LED TV Display Market Growing
Richard Sussman Quintet – Live at Sweet Rhythm – Origin
Live at Sweet Rhythm is a reunion that results in re-ignition and a first-rate representation of recognizable jazz talent.
Audio News for September 3, 2010
DGG & Decca Celebrate Mahler’s Birthday; First Five Naxos Audio-Only Blu-ray Releases; Fresh! Sublabel From Reference Recordings; Parasound Adds Home Theater Bypass to Halo Preamp; New $99 Apple TV
SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture; GLAZUNOV: Chant du menestrel; RACHMANINOV: The Bells; Vocalise; MUSSORGSKY: Entr’acte IV from Khovanschina – Wen-Sinn Yang, cello/vocal solosts /Moscow St. Ch. Choir & Russian Nat. Orch./ Jose Serebrier – Warner Classics
This fine disc captures Jose Serebrier at the helm of a variety of Russian works, several of which testify to his cultural lineage to Leopold Stokowski.
Cyprien Katsaris Live in Shanghai (2005/2010)
Not only a brilliant series of musical showpieces but a singular moment of connection between artist and audience.
LISA BIELAWA: In Media Res = Roam; Double Violin Concerto; Unfinish’d, Sent; In Media Res (Concerto for Orchestra); Synopses #1-15 – Carla Kihlstedt, v. & voice /Colin Jacobsen, v./ Lisa Bielawa, sop./ Boston Modern Orch. Project/Gil Rose – BMPO Sound (2)
A two-disc compilation of the vibrant, brilliantly orchestrated and imaginatively creative music of contemporary American composer Lisa Bielawa.
HENK BADINGS: Symphonies Nos. 3, 10, 14 – Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra/ David Porcelijn, conductor – CPO
CPO continues with the second issue of its estimable Badings series.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
