Monthly Archive: January 2014
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 – Park Avenue Ch. Sym./ David Bernard – Park Ave. Ch. Sym.
Beethoven’s First and Seventh Symphonies in pleasing performances by New York’s Park Avenue Chamber Symphony.
“Celebration in Brass” – Gabriel V Brass Ensemble – Gloriæ Dei Cantores
Well played and beautifully-recorded. This program deserves a wider audience than just brass fanciers.
Music of Barbara Harbach, Chamber Music IV (Vol. 8) = Incantata; Harriet’s Story; Phantom of the Dreams’ Origin; The Sounds of St. Louis – Marlissa Hudson, sop./ St. Louis Ch. Players/ St. Louis Low Brass Collective/ James Richards – MSR Classics
Harbach continues her series with MSR, well-received in many quarters including this one.
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: “The Solent” = var. works incl. two world premieres – Soloists/ Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. /Paul Daniel – Albion
A must-have collection for Vaughan Williams lovers.
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances; STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring – Toronto Sym. Orch./ Peter Oundjian – TSO Live
Enjoyable Russian dances performed by a Canadian orchestra.
Editorial for January 2014
SONO LUMINUS has donated six of their Pure Audio Blu-ray plus CD albums to our January drawing/giveaway. Three SL albums: Entendre (violin/cello duo), Sprung Rhythm (3 American composers), and American Anthem (Ying Quartet and guests) will be sent to our six winners (at random) early in February. The Blu-ray audio-only hi-res surround or stereo tracks […]
“Twentieth-Century Sonatas for Cello and Piano” = by BRIDGE, DELIUS, IRELAND, RUBBRA, CLARKE & KEYS – Alexander Baillie, cello/ John Thwaites, p. – Somm (2 CDs)
Excellent performances and a pretty much unmatched program of English chamber music with cello.
MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde (arr. by Schoenberg/ Riehn) – Robert Breault, tenor/ Richard Zeller, bar./ Martingale Ensemble/ Ken Selden – MSR Classics
Interesting, but is there a need today for a chamber arrangement of Mahler?
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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