Monthly Archive: May 2011
KALAKAN (vocal trio with Basque percussion) – KML Music
The word Kalakan means “chatting” in Euskara, and the trio believes that the first music was language.
DMITRI KABALEVSKY: Piano Sonatas Op. 46 in F; Op. 45 No. 2 in E Flat; Op. 6 No. 1 in F – – Christoph Deluze, piano – Praga Digitals
Kabalevsky’s piano sonatas have more going for them than his orchestral works.
Ark Ovrutski Quintet – Sounds of Brasil
From Russia – via Brazil – with love.
FELDMAN: Morton Feldman, Barbara Monk Feldman. Glenn Freeman et al. – OgreOgress Productions – DVD-Audio
Interesting that this niche avant material is released only on a format that has become even more niche recently – with few players out there able to handle it.
Audio News for May 3, 2011
Home Entertainment Report for Q1 2011; DSI Entertainment Systems Honored for Custom AV Install Projects; WiFi Growth to be 63% Over Next Five Years; Up to 77 Million Sony Playstation Network Users Told to Cancel Credit Cards
MONTEVERDI: L’Orfeo (complete opera), Blu-ray (2011)
Terrific performance of the first grand opera is also eye candy!
Ken Peplowski – in search of… – Capri Records
A player of distinction with a firm sense of his musical capabilities.
ERNESTO HALFFTER: Carmen (film score) – Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Mark Fitz-Gerald – Naxos
First recording of a remarkable film score for one of the many silent versions of “Carmen.”
RAVEL: Piano Concerto–Two Recordings; MILHAUD: Piano Concerto No. 1; “Alfama” from Automne; Paysandu; DEBUSSY works – Marguerite Long, p./various perf. – Pristine Audio
Marguerite Long—the angel or devil of French piano music—performs Ravel, Debussy, and Milhaud in her inimitable and even ‘contradictory’ style.
* Strid – Sondre Bratland, Kirsten Braten berg, Liv Ulvik, Bjorn Sigurd Glorvigen, Helga Gunnes, folk singers/ Oslo Chamber Choir/Hakon Daniel Nystedt, director – 2L
****** MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH ******
Unbelievably beautiful—what more can I say?
Ryan Cohan – Another Look – Motema Music Corp
The results here are superb – with one glaring exception.
Editorial for May 2011
Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6 To be one of the AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers during May who will receive the free Resonance Records jazz Blu-ray concert by the Dado Moroni Trio, you need to register this month using our simple non-intrusive email-protected form Here. We reviewed the Blu-ray Here. The varied program draws from all corners of the jazz liturgy, and Moroni performs on a rich-sounding piano from his homeland, a Fabrioli, reproduced in uncompressed PCM stereo. The winners will be listed below in June. Here are the lucky winners of the two LINN hybrid SACDs we awarded in our April drawing – Jazz vocalist Ian Shaw and "Trumpet Masques": Brent Wilson, Columbia SC; Mike Long, Hampton Cove AL; Bill Franklin, Harelysville PA; Benjamin Wilkes, Pasadena CA; Chuck Gerlach, Roswell GA; Erich Meyer, Poulsbo WA; Frank Poiesz, Jamison PA; T.M. Tate, Bellevue WA; Chuck Story, Grand River OH; Ed Lindsey, Olympia WA. Be sure to register now for your chance in this month’s drawing. 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 […]
The King’s Speech, Blu-ray (2010)
Colin Firth’s performance is well-deserving of his Oscar win and he and Geoffrey Rush are outstanding during their screen time together.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
