Monthly Archive: August 2011
“OrganOrgan” – Works of ARMAS MAASALO; VÄINÖ RAITIO; JOHN GRANLUND – Ville Urponen, organ – Alba
The Maasalo Sonata and both Granlund works receive their world premiere recordings here.
Ben Webster – Atmosphere For Lovers And Thieves – Black Lion Records/Pure Pleasure Records
Jazz tough guy showcases his mellow side on this LP.
Lee Konitz/Gerry Mulligan – Konitz Meets Mulligan – Pacific Jazz PJ 38/Pure Pleasure Records
Vinyl re-release of 1953 gem underscores contribution of West Coast jazz.
Kurt Elling —The Gate— Concord Jazz
Kurt Elling gives his love to the less lauded lineage of jazz players who travel beyond the tradition.
Giacomo Gates – The Revolution Will Be Jazz (The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron) – Savant Records
The Revolution Will Be Jazz is a tribute album to mostly Gil Scott-Heron of which there are eight compositions on this album.
ZYGMUNT NOSKOWSKI: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 = Symphony No. 2; Odglosy pamiatkowe; Variations on an original theme – Polska Orkiestra Radiowa /Lukasz Borowicz – Sterling
Sterling continues to surprise and pleasure with these neglected byways of Romantic repertoire.
Abdullah Ibrahim— Dollar Brand at Montreux — Enja Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya — Sotho Blue — Sunnyside
Two recently issued Ibrahim recordings track his progression to playing less, but meaning more.
Audio News for August 2, 2011
MOG Offers Its Music Service on LG Electronics; College Teacher Takes 3D Prize; Beyerdynamic Custom Headphones; HDTT Answers Hi-Res Upsampling Accusations; SRS Labs in Partnership With Currys Essentials and Logik TV
NINO ROTA: Symphonies No. 1 & 2 – Filarmonia ‘900 del Teatro Regio di Torino/ Marzio Conti – Chandos NINO ROTA: Symphony No. 3 etc. – Filarmonia/Gianandrea Nosedt – Chandos
Three symphonies from the composer best known for his film scores.
MAHLER: Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Adagio from Symphony No. 10, Blu-ray (2011)
In this case, get the video, not the audio version.
Limitless, Blu-ray (2011)
“Limitless” has an interesting storyline and brisk pacing.
Kiss Me Deadly (1955/2011)
A film noir masterpiece.
Editorial for August 2011
Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6 To be one of the dozen AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers during this month who will receive the special 3-CD set of 11 varied works by the late composer Viktor Kalabis, all you need to do is register this month using our simple non-intrusive email-protected form Here. The works range from the sunny and optimistic piano concerto to a darker symphony and a lovely Divertimento for Winds. Performers include keyboardist Suzana Kuzickova and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Vaclav Neumann. Most are recorded premieres in authoritative performances – all digitally remastered. The 12 winners will be announced here in September. Here are the dozen lucky winners of the two Opus 3 SACDs which was our July drawing/giveaway: Randy Hart, Cave Creek AZ; Alan Craig, Grand Junction CO; Richard Rogers, League City, TX; Gary Mintz, Washington DC; Fred Nick, Seattle WA; Michael Durio, Opelousas LA; Alan Norberg, Warwick NY; Larry Rau, Granbury TX; Teresa Goodwin, Reno NV; Roger Yin, Ft. Atkinson WI; Alan Fong, Stockton CA; Leonard Ray, Southgate MI. Congrats to all! ~ Guest Editorial ~ The Vinyl Anachronist, by Marc Phillips Me, Myself and I, the Audio Reviewer Would you believe me if I told […]
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