Monthly Archive: August 2012
![La Sublime Port, Voices of Istanbul 1430-1750 [TrackList follows] – Gürsoy Dinçer, Turkish song/ Montserrat Figueras, Spanish song/ Lior Elmaleh, Israeli song/ Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall – Alia Vox](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IstanbulSAvallAliaVoxSA.jpg)
La Sublime Port, Voices of Istanbul 1430-1750 [TrackList follows] – Gürsoy Dinçer, Turkish song/ Montserrat Figueras, Spanish song/ Lior Elmaleh, Israeli song/ Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall – Alia Vox
Savall continues his amazing expedition of a musical world tour.
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”; RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales – Israel Philharmonic Orch./ Giuseppe Sinopoli – Helicon
Giuseppe Sinopoli’s appearance before the Israel Philharmonic exhibits both disciplined power and sheer elegance, adding new strings to his legendary harp.
Joe Alterman – Give Me the Simple Life – Miles High
Pianist Joe Alterman keeps tradition going with his new mainstream venture.
MALCOLM ARNOLD: Overtures = London Philharmonic/Arnold – Reference Recordings HRx 176.4K/24-bit DVD-R HR-48 (+ other formats)
May be the No. 1 audiophile classical recording today. and available in a variety of formats.
Stacey Kent – Breakfast On The Morning Tram – EMI-Blue Note/Pure Pleasure Records (double audiophile vinyl)
Jazz singer takes a new approach to song interpretation.
Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live, Blu-ray (2012)
Filmed in Modena Italy in 1993, the concert is an upbeat performance that encompasses Gabriel’s solo career.
The Lion King, 3D Blu-ray 4-disc Diamond Edition (1994/2011)
One of Disney’s masterpieces, even better in 3D.
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 1 in f; No. 2 in B-flat, “To October”; No. 3 in E-flat, “The First of May” – Netherlands Radio Choir and Philharmonic Orch./ Mark Wigglesworth – Bis
This is a most auspicious penultimate ending to a new Shostakovich series that promises to be among the best.
Hans Knappertsbusch conducts the Vienna Philharmonic = Works of TCHAIKOVSKY, WEBER, SCHUBERT, J. STRAUSS & Others – Guild
The great Wagnerian and Brucknerian dons a light waistcoat and takes on an extended New Year’s program in flamboyant colors.
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: “Ultimate Organ Works” Vol. 4 – Elka Völker, pipe organ – Aeolus
A fascinating collection of works from an organ composer known for his specificity regarding proper registrations.
FRANK MARTIN: Concerto for Cello and Orch.; HONEGGER: Concerto for Cello and Orch.; OTHMAR SCHOECK: Con. for Cello & String Orch. – Christian Poltéra, cello / Malmö Sym. Orch. / Tuomas Hannikainen – Bis
Three very different Swiss composers turn their attention to the cello with striking results.
Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments – A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark – Pure Pleasure (vinyl double album)
British poet/songwriter really shook things up in 1969.
Fritz Reiner conducts Richard Strauss = Alo sprach Zarathusta; Ein Heldenleben; Don Quixote; Don Juan; Salome: Dance of the 7 Veils; Burleske; Rosenkavalier Waltzes, Death & Transfiguration; Sinfonia Dopmestica; Le Gourgeouis Gentilhomme suite – Sony Classical (5 CDs)
A fine reissue set of all of Reiner’s best Richard Strauss recordings.
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 in C Major; Symphony No. 4 in D Minor – Orch. de ch. de Lausanne/ Christian Zacharias – MDG
The Lausanne Chamber Orchestra sounds fresh and sprightly in the Fourth; the Second Symphony gets a fine performance, though Schumann’s grand climaxes are a little less grand.
Audio News for August 3, 2012
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Steve Davis – Gettin’ It Done – Posi-Tone
A band that plays with imagination and consistency.
RICHARD STRAUSS: Der Burder als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme Suite); Wiegenlied; Zueignung; Four Last Songs; Morgen! – Lisa Larsson, sop./ Musikkollegium Winterthur/ Douglas Boyd – MDG
Nice readings that sound great yet fail to make the top grade.
Branford Marsalis Quartet – Four MFs Playin’ Tunes – Marsalis Music vinyl or CD – Marsalis Music
Superlative jazz album…digital or vinyl.
Editorial for August 2012
Register Here using our simple registration form, to have a good chance of being one of the two readers who will receive the EMI 8-CD gift box package of the Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas performed by HJ Lim. The BBC said “HJ Lim tackles these pieces with invention as much as she does with respect.” (The CD set will be released August 28th, but the entire set in MP3 may be downloaded very inexpensively now, on a special promotion via the iTunes Store.) The two winners of the Beethoven gift boxes will be announced here in September. The 6-SACD boxed set of the Nine Beethoven Symphonies cond. by Jan Willem de Vriend on Challenge Records will be sent out to the two winners of our July drawing, and congrats to them!: Todd Janus, Des Moines IA, and Christopher Murphy, Madison WI. 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 September 1998 its web site for programming information was expanded to the present Internet publication. August 2012 is our 161st issue, and features improved […]
Home Page, August 2012
Our August drawing/giveaway is a new EMI 8-CD set of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas cycle, featuring the brilliant 25-year-old Korean pianist HJ Lim. She had performed the complete cycle in Paris in 2010 and recorded these on a Yamaha CFX grand piano in 2011. Two lucky AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers will be awarded the set early next month. Please register right now to be considered, using our non-intrusive email-protected form. Further details on our August Editorial Page. See our Guide to Hi-Res Downloading
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