Monthly Archive: September 2013
KORPIJAAKKO: Nebula: Concerto for guitar and strings; The Spaceship of Dreams: Song cycle on poems of Rakel Liehu; Kimberley: Sonata – Petri Kumela, guitar / Tiina Penttinen, mezzo-sop./ Ostrobothnian Ch. Orch. /Juha Kangas – Alba
If you enjoy the contemporary classical guitar, and even if you just enjoy contemporary music, this album has its appeals.
MENDELSSOHN: Symphonies Nos. 1 & No. 5 “Reformation” – Musikkollegium Winterthur/ Thomas Zehetmair – MD&G Scene
The Winterthur musicians continue their complete recording of all the Mendelssohn symphonies.
Ahmad Jamal – Saturday Morning – Jazz Village
Ahmad Jamal confirms his place as a unique exploratory contemporary pianist.
“The Rascal and the Sparrow: Poulenc Meets Piaf” = Piano transcriptions of songs by Poulenc and sung by Piaf – Antonio Pompa-Baldi, p. – Steinway & Sons
Pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi dedicates his massive keyboard talent to the French masters of chanson, Piaf and Poulenc, who consummate an unrealized love-affair in musical transcriptions.
Kentyah Presents M1, Brian Jackson & The New Midnight Band – Evolutionary Minded – Motema
The legacy of jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron lives on.
Metsan Poika (“On the Fields of Tapiola”) = Works of KUULA, HAKOLA, RANTA, SVUO, NAYKKI – Jorma Hynninen/ Ostrobothnia Ch. Orch./ Juha Kangas – Alba
An interesting document of a little known composer and his exceptional work, but a little goes a long way.
Lucerne Festival = MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20; BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” – Clara Haskil, piano/ Philharmonia Orch./ Otto Klemperer (Mozart)/ Robert Casadesus, p./ Vienna Philharmonic Orch./ Dimitri Mitropoulos – Audite
Two collaborations, of Mozart and Beethoven in Lucerne, welcome the extraordinary talents of Haskil and Casadesus, each accompanied by a passionate conductor, for two epic performances.
Audio News for September 17, 2013
Audio Pioneer Ray Dolby Dies; Sound & Vision and Home Theater Merged; Another 45rpm Vinyl Entry; Kickstarter Project Aims to “Set Chopin Free”; Classical Music News
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D Major & No. 2 in C Minor (both arr. for piano four hands by Bruno Walter) – Piano Duo Trenkner/Speidel – MD&G
An early and lifelong champion of Mahler’s music gives us a new look at two familiar scores.
BACH: Goldberg Variations (Aria and 30 Variations) – Glenn Gould, piano – Columbia (1955)/ Pristine Audio (48/24 download)
A new hi-res digital remastering of Gould’s classic 1955 Bach: Goldberg Variations.
Santana & McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination (Live at Montreux), Blu-ray (2011)
Two master guitarists, one concert: a collaboration truly inviting and illuminating.
“Times go by Turns” = BYRD: Mass for Four Voices; BENNETT: A Colloquy with God; PLUMMER: Missa sine nomine; ANDREW SMITH: Kyrie: Cunctipotens Genitor Deus; TALLIS: Mass for Four Voices; GABRIEL JACKSON: Ite missa est – New York Polyphony – BIS
New York Polyphony continues to claim a spot as one of the finest small vocal groups performing today.
![Modern Jazz Quartet – Fontessa (stereo 1956) & Pyramid (stereo 1959/60) [TrackLists follow] – Atlantic/ Pristine Audio 48K/24-bit download](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MJQ-Pristine.jpg)
Modern Jazz Quartet – Fontessa (stereo 1956) & Pyramid (stereo 1959/60) [TrackLists follow] – Atlantic/ Pristine Audio 48K/24-bit download
A pair of early MJQ albums, one in good stereo for the first time and the other improved.
GEORGE PERLE: String Quartets 2, 5 and 8; Molto Adagio – Daedalus Quartet – Bridge
Excellent performances of the string quartets of George Perle – an important American composer whose “12-tone-tonality” is sophisticated, elegant and beautiful.
“Remembranza” – Remembrance of Latin Sounds – Rosa Antonelli, piano – Albany
A collection of thoughtful and elegiac pieces by famous Latin and Spanish composers.
JACOB DRUCKMAN: “Lamia” = That Quickening Pulse; Delizie Contente Che L’Alme Beate; Nor Spell Not Charm; Suite from Medee; Lamia – Boston Modern Music Project/Lucy Shelton, sop./Gil Rose – BMOP/sound
Great overview of some of the last works of this important American composer.
HAYDN: Symphony No. 6 “Le Matin”; Violin Concerto in G; Symphony No. 82, “The Bear” – Aisslinn Nosky, v./ Handel and Haydn Soc./ Harry Christophers – Coro
Plastic infectiousness of invention provides the rubric for this spirited, stylish presentation of three of Haydn’s lively creations, performed with eager enthusiasm by H&H under Chrisophers.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No.1; Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” – Sviatoslav Richter, p./ Leningrad Philharmonic/ Yevgeny Mravinsky – Praga Digitals
More Richter reissued on SACD, with Mravinsky at the helm producing fireworks and splendid drama.
BUCKLEY MILLS: Piano Sonata in C Major; Symphony No.1; Piano Lullaby – Steve Kummer, p./ Nashville String Machine /Chris McDonald – BYM Music
BUCKLEY MILLS – Not for the musically sophisticated.
“Piers Lane Goes to Town” = Short piano pieces of DOHENY, IRELAND, BACH, DELIBES, RACHMANINOV, CONFREY, POULENC, TEMPLETON, BENJAMIN, MOORE, GRAINGER & Others – Hyperion
Piers Lane shares a collection of Twentieth Century encores that offer grace, wit, and exquisite charm, each played by a brilliant technician who has the poet’s touch.
Mercury Living Presence Collector’s Edition II (55 CD box set)
The second Mercury Living Presence multi-disc set continues the story of this legendary label.
TONU KORVITS: Kreek’s Notebook; The night is darkening round me; ARTURS MASKATS: Lacrimosa; Prayer to the night; PETERIS PLAKIDIS: In memoriam; Mirage – William Mason, organ/ Choir of Royal Holloway/ Britten Sinfonia/ Rupert Hough – Hyperion
More variety is needed on this release, but the performances are all you could ask for.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
