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Audio News for November 4, 2011

by | Nov 4, 2011 | Audio News

Classical News Bits; Philips & TPV Sign Joint Venture; Clarion Readies First Pandora Head Unit; Harman International Industries Report Profit Increases; 3D TV Viewing Improvements on Tap in UK

“Terres d'Espagne” – Music during reign of Philippe IV – Damien Colomb, organ – Editions Hortus

“Terres d'Espagne” – Music during reign of Philippe IV – Damien Colomb, organ – Editions Hortus

by | Nov 3, 2011 | Classical CD Reviews

“Terres d’Espagne” – Music of FRANCISCO CORREA DE ARAUXO, MANOEL RODRIGUES COELHO, PEETER CORNET and ABRAHAM CAN DEN KERCKHOVEN – Damien Colomb on the historic organ of Lorris in Gâtinas – Editions Hortus 081, 70:12 [Distr. by  Allegro] ****: Recordings of classical organ music need to have something going for them to be attractive to buyers. Sonically, this stereo production is exceptionally well done with a well-defined clarity and an open, alive quality. The imaging is natural and the music is fascinating. Here, the French label Editions Hortus offers a selection of music from  Terres d’Espagne (Spanish territories) during the reign of Philippe IV (known as “The Great” or the “Planet King,” 1605-1665). As the comprehensive notes (in French and English) explain, he was King of Spain and the Indies and King of Portugal and sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands. As a patron of the arts, he supported the young Velázquez (whom he later ennobled), commissioned works from Rubens, Poussin and Stanzione and collected paintings from Raphael, Dürer, Tintoretto, etc. He was also a patron of literature and theater (Lope de Vega and Pedro Calderon de la Barca), as well as Spanish and foreign composers. Editions Hortus has chosen works […]

Editorial for November 2011

by | Nov 1, 2011 | Editorial

To be one of the ten lucky AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers receiving the 11-SACD set PentaTone – The First 10 Years all you need to do is register using our simple non-intrusive email-protected form. Here are just some of the selections on the set, with PentaTone’s leading artists: TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings; Souvenir de Florence; Romeo & Juliet Ov.; DVORAK: New World Sym.; Romance for Violin & Orch.; Russian Violin Concertos; BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas; SCHMITT: Early Symphonies and Ch. Music; MOZART: Piano Concertos; CHOPIN: The 2 Piano Concertos; SZYMANOWSKI: Violin Concerto; GORDON GETTY: Orchestral Music; BRUCKNER: Sym. No. 7; Bonus disc with 70 min. of classical surround sound, plus test tones & effects.  The ten winners will be announced early in our December issue. (Very few registrants are filling out our few fields re: # of computers, technologies, percentages of different genres in your library. We ask little personal information, but without those details we cannot select you for a possible winner of a particular genre of recordings or computer peripheral.) Here are the five winners of the iWow 3D Audio Enhancement Adaptor—our October giveaway: Gary Pahler, Louisville KY; Eduardo Bolanos, El Paso TX; Gilbert Gaynor, Santa Barbara CA; Charles Scasserra, Princeton […]