Monthly Archive: October 2010
SHCHEDRIN: The Sealed Angel – Inese Romancāne, soprano / Zane Zilberte, mezzo-soprano / Jurģis Liepnieks, tenor / Patriks Stepe, boy soprano /Matīss Circenis, boy alto /Dita Krenberga, flute /State Choir Latvia / Māris Sirmais – Wergo
Given the history of Soviet censorship and suppression, Shchedrin veiled the liturgical basis of this music by linking it to a novella of Nikolai Leskov written in 1873.
THEODORE GOUVY: Symphony No. 2 in F major Op.12; Pharaphrases symphoniques Op. 89; Fantaisie symphonique – Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen /Thomas Kalb – Sterling
Those interested in music by lesser-known Romantic composers will be grateful for Sterling’s adding another little gem to its catalogue.
“Oncoming Traffic” = New works for clarinet with ensemble by ETEZADY, MACKEY, SCHULTZ, WANAMAKER, KOCOUR, MCallister – feat. Robert Spring, clarinet – Summit
Exciting new music for clarinet and played with high energy and style!
Exhilaration: Dickinson and Yeats Songs by GREGG KALLOR [TrackList below] – Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano/ Gregg Kallor, piano – Gregg Kallor Music
And now for something completely different—a moderately successful album that presents a composer to watch out for.
LISZT: Don Juan Fantasy; Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 in A Minor; Funerailles; Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E Minor; Hunnenschlacht (trans. Cameron); Valse oubliee No. 1; Les Preludes (trans. Cameron) – Matthew Cameron, piano – Cala
Matthew Cameron plays the “Liszt card” with a decided vengeance, sporting long thin hair and the concert pose we know from various Romantic portraits of Liszt.
* MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K 364; Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat, K 207; Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K 216 – Lara St. John, violin/ Scott St. John, violin and viola/ The Knights/ Eric Jacobsen, conductor – Ancalagon
********* MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH *********
Superior music-making on all levels.
Editorial for October 2010
Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6 Our October drawing/giveaway is for two copies of a fabulous limited-edition 15-CD boxed set from the Bach Collegium Japan on the BIS label from Qualiton Distributors. The collection contains: C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concerti with Hidemi Suzuki; Bach: Goldberg Variations with Masaaki Suzuki; Ahle: Selected Vocal Music; Schütz: Geistliche Chormusik and Seven Last Words featuring Yoshikazu Mera; Vivaldi: Recorder Concerti with Dan Laurin; Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri; Handel: Messiah; Bach/Zelenka/Kuhnau: Magnificat (four different settings); Monteverdi: Vespers; Bach Secular Cantatas Vol. 1 with Carolyn Sampson. Go Here to Register on our site this month in order to be selected as one of the two lucky winners of this collection, who will be listed here next month. The six lucky winners of the pair of Mobile Fidelity hybrid SACDs of The Band and Ray Charles – our September giveaway – are: Jeff Edwards, Chesterfield VA; Jeffrey Rosen, Los Angeles CA; Paul Casey, Chester VA; Brian Lewis, Glenview IL; Jeff Davies, Lynnwood WA; & Ralph A. Mazzeo Jr., Port Chester NY. GUEST EDITORIAL The MP3 Player is Dead… Long Live the MP3 Player Yes, the MP3 player really is dead, which probably makes it one of the shortest-lived […]
Audio News for October 1, 2010
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Choral Music by Jonathan Dove [TrackList below] – Jonathan Vaughn, organ/ Wells Cathedral Choir/ Matthew Owens, conductor – Hyperion
Superb choral work by a popular Brit unknown on American shores—but he should be!
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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