Monthly Archive: November 2012
LaVerne Butler – Love Lost And Found Again – HighNote
An album of impeccable taste and panache.
BACH: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin – Cecylia Arzewski, violin – Bridge (2 CDs)
Bach as he should be played, by someone who has loved him all her life.
The Rolling Stones – Some Girls – Live In Texas ’78 – Eagle Vision (DVD+2 LPs)
A DVD/LP concert re-issue set shows why The Rolling Stones are the best ever.
DOMENICO SCARLATTI: La Dirindina; Sonata in g; Sonata in G; Pur nel sonno almen tal’ora – Soloists/ ars lyrica Houston/ Matthew Dirst – Sono Luminus (audio-only Blu-ray + CD)
A rare glimpse into the choral world of the non-choral Scarlatti.
SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major – Arcanto Quartett / Olivier Marron, 2nd cello – Harmonia mundi
Even in a very, very crowded field, this is a distinguished version of Schubert’s beloved Quintet.
American Flute Quintets = JOAN TOWER: Rising for flute and string quartet; ARTHUR FOOTE: Two Pieces for flute; AMY BEACH: Theme and Variations – Carol Wincenc, flute/ Kevin Lawrence and Carolyn Stuart, violin/ Sheila Brown, viola/ Brooks Whitehouse, cello – Bridge
An unusual program performed with character and warmth.
DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G Minor; RAVEL: String Quartet – Quatour Talich – La Dolce Volta
Quatour Talich revels in the two great French chamber music staples deemed “impressionistic” in the popular canon.
Silver Rain, Songs of Ricky Ian Gordon on poems by Langston Hughes – Nicole Cabell, sop./ Ricky Ian Gordon, p. – Blue Griffin
Ricky Ian Gordon as he should be heard.
Audio News for November 2, 2012
SiriusXM Shows Record Revenues for Q3; New Pioneer Outdoor Wireless Speaker; Pro-SACD Site Changing to High Resolution Digital Blog; Sony Losses; iSimple SwitchPlay Cable for Back Seat Entertainment Systems; Front Projection: Best Value in Large-Screen TV
* MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D, “Titan” – Budapest Festival Orchestra/ Ivan Fischer, conductor – Channel Classics
*********** MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH ***********
Sound that has to be heard to be believed, and the performance isn’t bad either.
Drama Queens – Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-sop./ Il Complesso Barocco/ Alan Curtis – Virgin Classics
Drama doesn’t begin to explain the multifaceted characteristics of these oh-so-human and oh-so-removed opera queens.
Hiromi – The Trio Project – Live in Marciac (2012)
The enthusiastic Hiromi is a major talent at the piano keyboard and this is a trio which will hold your interest.
Phil Woods – Rights Of Swing – Candid Records/ Pure Pleasure Records (vinyl)
Vinyl jazz re-issue reveals a sophisticated composer and arranger.
Alison Balsom Sampler – Alison Balsom, trumpet/ Scottish Ens. – EMI Classics
A sampler of some of the variety of music talented trumpet-player Balsom has recorded, with a crossover slant.
Jesse Cook – The Blue Guitar Sessions – eOneMusic
New ground but no breakthrough.
Editorial for November 2012
The November drawing/giveaway is the award of two DVDs from Eagle Rock Entertainment: Peter Gabriel’s Secret World – a two-hour-12 minute 1993 concert (reviewed here), and The Doobie Brothers – Let the Music Play – with live performances of many of their hits, plus a rockumentary running over two hours. Three AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers will receive both DVDs by registering this month. Secret World is newly restored and remastered Grammy-winning concert, with the elaborate staging Gabriel is known for. The Doobie Brothers DVD explores the incredible career and achievements of this band which broke up in 1982. The three winners will be announced here early next month. Here are the six winners of the six $65 value double-vinyl 45 rpm albums, our October drawing: Noel Perrin, Fishers IN; Tom Roy, Sylmar CA; Marcial Bacani, Houston TX; Jeffry Rosen, Los Angeles CA; Fabian Laprese, Florence KY; Robert Ranheim, Brooklyn NY. Blessings on the turntables of all six vinyl fans! [audaud-hr] 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 […]
Rosemary’s Baby, Blu-ray (1968/2012)
Still perhaps the best horror movie ever made, and certainly the most artistic.
Home Page for November 2012
Our November drawing/giveaway is two lengthy DVD programs from the world’s largest producer and distributor of music programming for video and DVD, Eagle Rock Entertainment. Peter Gabriel’s Secret World is a 2 hr.-12 min. staged concert [reviewed here], and Let The Music Play – The Story of the Doobie Brothers is an authorized rockumentary of the band which was hot from 1972 to 1982, plus live performances of many of their hits. Three Aud/Aud readers who register on our simple form this month will receive both videos. Visit our Editorial Page for November for more details. See our Guide to Hi-Res Downloading
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Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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