Monthly Archive: September 2010
The Balkan Project – Cavatina Duo – Cedille
Enter the world of Balkan rhythms and wildly modal melodies—all done on flute and guitar.
LifeMusic III = SEBASTIAN CURRIER: Next Atlantis; PIERRE JALBERT: Icefield Sonnets; PAUL MORAVEC: Anniversary Dances; LOWELL LIEBERMANN: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 102, “To the Victims of War” – Ying Quartet – Dorian
Outstanding recordings of outstanding works.
Dulcis Melancholia = Musical Biography of Marguerite d’Autriche – Capilla Flamenca/ Dirk Snellings, Director – Musique en Wallonie
Unusual concept for an unusually melancholy life, but the results are anything but.
The Marsalis Family – Music Redeems – Marsalis Music
Music Redeems = family, charity and music that matters.
Editorial for September 2010
Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6 Our September drawing/giveaway is from Mobile Fidelity Lab for a pair of their Limited Edition Original Master Hybrid SACDs. The great legacy of The Band goes beyond the country rock category even though the versatile quintet only recorded for five years. Their Northern Lights – Southern Cross album of 1975 is a classic. The other SACD reissue is an earlier collection of Ray Charles tracks titled The Genius Sings the Blues. Weʼve reviewed and raved about both albums. Go Here to Register on our site this month in order to be selected as one of the six lucky readers to receive both SACDs. The winners will be listed next month. EDITORIAL AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began in 1985 as a weekly national radio series hosted by John Sunier, which aired for 13 1/2 years on up to 200 public radio and commercial stations coast to coast. In September 1998 its site for programming information was expanded to the present Internet publication. September 2010 is our 139th issue, and features improved navigation and enhanced appearance. We’re also publishing more and more disc reviews. All of them – usually over 100! [in July we published 147!] – […]
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491; Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K. 537; Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major; Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major – Alicia de Larrocha/Ch. Orch. of Europe/London Philharmonic Orch./Solti – Decca (2)
De Larrocha’s penchant for the clear plastic line made her a natural Mozart exponent, and these four virtuoso concertos accommodate her fluency and rhythmic vitality.
American Choral Music = PERSICHETTI: Mass; SCHUMAN: Carols of Death; BOLCOM: The Mask; FINE: The Hour-Glass; FOSS: Psalms – University of Texas Chamber Singers/ Dwight Bigler, Alena Gorina, piano/ James Morrow, conductor – Naxos
Choral singing in the collegiate ranks is alive and well in Austin.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
