Monthly Archive: January 2013
Kajanus conducts SIBELIUS, Vol. 2 = Belshazzar’s Feast; Karelia Suite: Intermezzo and Alla marcia; Symphony No. 2 – London Sym. Orch. (Belshazzar)/ Royal Philharmonic Orch./ Robert Kajanus – Naxos Historical
The second installment of the Kajanus Sibelius Edition proves as virtuosic and splendidly taut as the first, including a gripping account of the D Major Symphony from 1930.
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The Piano Guys [TrackList follows] – Sony Masterworks
13 pop-variation tracks without these guys’ YouTube videos.
BARBER: Cello Concerto in A Minor; SALOMON: Cello Concerto; BENTZON: Cello Concerto – Erling Bloendal Bengtsson, cello/ Danish State Radio Sym. Orch./ Nikolai Malko (Barber)/ Thomas Jensen – Danacord
Scandinavian cello virtuoso Erling Bloendal Bengtsson has three modernist concertos to display his immense prowess that has gained him international renown.
Audio News for January 25, 2013
Bryston Introduces Home Speakers; Wharfedale Speakers Have New Distributor; JVC and Sony Car Stereo Work With Special Samsung Smartphones; ATSC Addresses Evolving ATSC 2.0 and M-EAS
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“Late Last Summer” – A Collection of Original Waltzes [TrackList follows] – Dick Hyman, piano; Judy Hyman, violin – Left Ear Music “Lock My Heart” – Dick Hyman, p.; Heather Masse, vocals – Red House Records
Two Dick Hyman duos of interest.
LALO SCHIFRIN – My Life in Music – Aleph Records (4-CD Set)
A huge compendium spanning 50 years of musical accomplishment in many different areas and genres.
The O’Farrill Brothers Band – Sensing Flight – Zoho Music
A solid outing from an engaging and youthful band.
The Giacomo Variations (2011)
Casanova personified if not quite glorified.
Murali Coryell – Murali Coryell Live – Shake-It-Sugar Records (CD + DVD)
New generation blues man carries the torch.
DAVID DEL TREDICI: Gotham Glory – Complete Piano Works Vol. 1 – Marc Peloquin, p. – Naxos American Classics
Highly recommended for lovers of New York and romantic piano music.
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Wasps – Aristophanic Suite; Fantasia on “Greensleeves;” ELGAR: Enigma Variations – Kansas City Sym./ Michael Stern – Reference Recordings
The Wasps captures the fun and satiric slant of the play by Aristophanes.
David Fray Records Mozart (2011)
Terrific pianism on display here, but as a filmed experience it really doesn’t offer a lot of illumination.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphonies Nos. 1 – 3 – London Sym. Orch./ Valery Gergiev – LSO Live (2 discs)
Exciting performances in terrific sonics on Nos. 1 & 3, 2 not quite as good performance-wise.
SCHOENBERG: Gurrelieder; Verklaerte Nacht – Soloissts/ Prague Philharmonic Choir/ Bertini Israeli Choir/ Israel Philharmonic Orch./ Zubin Mehta – Helicon (2 CDs)
Zubin Mehta and assembled forces address two lushly romantic scores by Arnold Schoenberg, perhaps the culmination of and the farewell to the 19th Century post-Wagner aesthetic.
“Orchestra Underground: X10D” = KEERIL MAKAN: Dream Lightly; EVAN ZIPORYN: Big Grenadilla; FRED HO: When the Real Dragons Fly!; NED McGOWAN: Bantammer Swing; NEIL ROLNICK: iFiddle Concerto – American Composers Orch./George Manahan – ACO (2 CDs)
Great introduction to hear a vital American ensemble and learn some compelling new music.
Richter in America = Works of BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS – Richter, p./Chicago Sym./Leinsdorf – Urania (2 CDs)
The much-awaited American debut of Sviatoslav Richter in 1960 still emanates the sparks and roars of a colossal lion at the keyboard.
Patricia Barber – Smash – Concord Jazz
Musical ideas that defy categorization.
Audio News for January 22, 2013
More Blockbuster Stores Closing; Online Sales Shift for Consumer Electronics; HD Radio Gets More Automaker Support; Whole Home Audio; DLNA Replacement for Bluetooth in Home Audio
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto; SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto – Gidon Kremer, violin/ Academic Sym. of the Moscow State Philharmonic Society/ Woldemar Nelson (Beethoven)/ The USSR State Sym. Orch./ Yuri Temirkanov – Melodiya
Violin virtuoso Gidon Kremer returns from the 1970s in Moscow-based performances of noble splendor and visceral power.
Robot & Frank (2013)
Langella is superb in this mix of comedy, drama and suspense. And the robot isn’t bad either.
KORNGOLD: Die tote Stadt (complete opera) (2012)
An opera so much more deserving that what it has gotten so far.
“The Art of Instrumentation: Homage to Glenn Gould” – Kremerata Baltica/ Gidon Kremer, violin & leader – Nonesuch
Pieces for chamber ensembles inspired by Glenn Gould’s recordings of Bach.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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