Monthly Archive: July 2011
Sevitzky, Vol. 3 = HAYDN: Overture; Symphony No. 73 SGAMBATI: Vecchio Minuetto; KALLINIKOV: Sym. No. 1 – Indianapolis Sym. /Fabien Sevitzky – Historic-Recordings
The neglected legacy of Fabien Sevitzky receives an important addition with his 1941 Kalinnikov G Minor Symphony, here performed by a true believer.
Freddie Hubbard – Pinnacle, Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner – Resonance
Unreleased Freddie Hubbard, a cause for celebration…
Audio News for July 5, 2011
80% of Consumers Pick Passive Glasses for 3D; National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2012 Jazz Masters; Price Increases in LCD Panels Coming; Tchaikovsky Competition Conflicts; Salzburg Festival Under Fire
Cedar Walton – The Bouncer – High Note
The Walton winning streak continues….
BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 61a; C.P.E. BACH: Piano Concerto in C Minor, WQ 43, No. 4 – Dmitri Bashkirov, piano/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Peter Csaba – Claves
For those who collect pianist Bashkirov, the 1772 C.P.E. Bach concerto will likely possess more staying power than the hybrid Beethoven piece.
Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra – Treelines – Justin Time
Some real treasures on this big band release.
PROKOFIEV: Cantata; SHOSTAKOVICH: The Sun Shines over our Motherland – RSFSR Russian Chorus/Boys Choir/Moscow Philharmonic/Kirill Kondrashin – Melodiya/HDTT
HDTT resurrects two Stalinist political hymns from Prokofiev and Shostakovich; more musical curios than testaments of faith in a dubious regime.
Pat Metheny – What’s It All About – Nonesuch
Making the familiar special…
Randy Brecker with the DR Big Band – The Jazz Ballad Song Book – Red Dot Music/ Half Note Records
A trumpeter for all seasons and genres…
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 – Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev – PentaTone Classics
Pletnev’s bigger-than-life conception of these works is matched by vivid SACD sound from PentaTone.
Marianne Faithfull – Strange Weather – Island Records/ORG
Flawless 45 rpm vinyl release of 1987 album is captivating.
Ernie Krivda – Blues for Pekar – Capri Records
Giving Cleveland its “props”…
Audio News for July 1, 2011
CEA Calls for More Wireless Broadband; Zyxel WirelessHD Kit; Two New Advanced Sound Bars from ZVOX; CasaTunes Extends iTunes in the Cloud to the Home; Fix for Overly-Bright LEDs on Components
Editorial for July 2011
Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6 To be one of the dozen AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers during this month who will receive two great SACD albums from Opus 3 Records, you need to register this month using our simple non-intrusive email-protected form Here. We reviewed “Best of Omnibus Wind Ensemble Here. It contains 19 selections by this award-winning wind ensemble, including music of Bizet, Rossini, Mozart and others. The “30th Anniversary Celebration Album” presents 19 tracks from various Opus 3 SACDs, chosen for their musical value and three-dimensional listening experiences by their award-winning studio recording engineer Jan-Eric Persson. Included are folk performer Eric Bibb, jazzmen Lars Erstand, Kenny Davern and Benny Waters, The Stockholm Guitar Quartet and the Global Percussion Network. The dozen winners will be announced here in early August. Here are the winners of the two Putumayo jazz compilations we offered last month – Jazz Legends & Women of Jazz. Congrats to all!: Steven Allen, Austin TX; Howard Feder, Bensalem, PA; Terry Qualman, Sand Springs OK; Allan Gruskoff, Pasadena CA; Doug Lambert, Medlothian VA; Sally Wess, Titusville PA; Paul Emery, Ellsworth KS; John Hawkridge, Berkeley CA; Flash Ryan, Davenport FL; Wayne Wehrspann, Jenks OK. EDITORIAL AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began in […]
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