Monthly Archive: May 2014
Carmen Jones, Blu-ray (1954/2014)
Dorothy Dandridge got an Oscar nomination for this all-black film version of the opera Carmen.
Pompeii, Blu-ray 3D (2014)
Great EFX in 3D. Forgettable Story.
“les sons et les parfums” = Works of CHOPIN & DEBUSSY – Javier Perianes, piano – Harmonia mundi
The combination CD+DVD from Javier Perianes illustrates sonorous parallels between Debussy and Chopin.
![GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; Eight Gershwin tunes – Uri Caine Ensemble [TrackList follows] – Winter & Winter
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; West Side Story Suite – Katia & Marielle Labqèue, pianos – kml recordings](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RhapsodyBlue2.jpg)
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; Eight Gershwin tunes – Uri Caine Ensemble [TrackList follows] – Winter & Winter GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; West Side Story Suite – Katia & Marielle Labqèue, pianos – kml recordings
Two quite different approaches to the Rhapsody in Blue.
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; Eight Gershwin tunes – Uri Caine Ensemble [TrackList follows] – Winter & Winter GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; West Side Story Suite – Katia & Marielle Labqèue, pianos – kml recordings
Two quite different approaches to the Rhapsody in Blue.
Audio News for May 23, 2014
Samsung Marketing for Curved-Screen UHD TVs; Sharp’s New Audio Products; New Bluetooth Smart; Russound Preparing New Products; HBO Content Now On Amazon Prime Instant Video
![Yes – The Yes Album – Panegoric Recordings – (audio-only Blu-ray [2.0 & 5.1] + CD)](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/YesSet.jpg)
Yes – The Yes Album – Panegoric Recordings – (audio-only Blu-ray [2.0 & 5.1] + CD)
Quintessential Yes album gets a serious upgrade to Blu-ray audio.
PETER EÖTVÖS: “Kosmos” = Sonata per sei; Psalm 151: In Memoriam Frank Zappa; Kosmos – Grau Schumacher Piano Duo /Schlagquartett Köln/ Paulo Álvares, keyboard – Wergo
Pretty heady stuff, but interesting indeed.
PHILIPPE GAUBERT: Le Chevalier et la Damoiselle – Orch. Philharmonique du Luxembourg/ Marc Soustrot – Timpani
Gaubert’s last work and undisputed masterpiece is finally given the recording it so richly deserves.
RACHMANINOV: Vespers – Netherlands Radio Choir/ Kaspars Putnins – BIS
Another fantastic effort at a work that can’t seem to get enough of them.
BRAHMS: German Requiem – Sally Matthews, sop./ Simon Halsey, bar./ London Sym. Orch. and Chorus/ Valery Gergiev – LSO Live
The orchestra and chorus shine, but does Brahms truly reveal himself?
![The David Ricard Big Band – Hey, I Know This Song!, Vol. 1 [TrackList follows] – Lesterbeat RecordsSachal Studios Orchestra – Jazz And All That (In Memory of Dave Brubeck) [TrackList follows] – Sachal Music](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2-Big-Bands.jpg)
The David Ricard Big Band – Hey, I Know This Song!, Vol. 1 [TrackList follows] – Lesterbeat RecordsSachal Studios Orchestra – Jazz And All That (In Memory of Dave Brubeck) [TrackList follows] – Sachal Music
Two big bands with two entirely different gimmicks.
The David Ricard Big Band – Hey, I Know This Song!, Vol. 1 [TrackList follows] – Lesterbeat RecordsSachal Studios Orchestra – Jazz And All That (In Memory of Dave Brubeck) [TrackList follows] – Sachal Music
Two big bands with two entirely different gimmicks.
![MESSAGES TO MYSELF – New Music for Chorus A Cappella [TrackList follows] – Musica Sacra/ Kent Tritle – MSR Classics](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MessagesMyself.jpg)
MESSAGES TO MYSELF – New Music for Chorus A Cappella [TrackList follows] – Musica Sacra/ Kent Tritle – MSR Classics
A big “welcome back” to an ensemble that should have been celebrating about 50 recordings by now.
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris – Earl Wild, p. (Rhapsody)/ Boston Pops Orch./ Arthur Fiedler – RCA Victor/ Analogue Prod.
Terrific three-channel hi-res performances, but cheaper and with three more selections on the original RCA SACD.
Passionate Diversions = ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH: Quintet for Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass and Piano; Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello; Septet for Piano Trio and String Quartet – Azica
Three attractive chamber music works superbly performed by one of America’s most honored and prolific composers.
![Jessica Williams (solo piano) [TrackList follows] – With Love – Origin](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/JessicaWilliamsWithLove.jpg)
Jessica Williams (solo piano) [TrackList follows] – With Love – Origin
No schemes – only the music that Williams wants to play.
![My Personal Favorites: The Jacques Loussier Trio Play Bach [TrackList follows] – Telarc/Concord (2 CDs)Jacques Loussier Trio – Beyond Bach, Other Composers I Adore [TrackList follows] – Telarc/Concord (2 CDs)](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Jacques-Loussier2X2.jpg)
My Personal Favorites: The Jacques Loussier Trio Play Bach [TrackList follows] – Telarc/Concord (2 CDs)Jacques Loussier Trio – Beyond Bach, Other Composers I Adore [TrackList follows] – Telarc/Concord (2 CDs)
The 80th birthday of the French pianist is celebrated with two 2-disc retrospectives of his choices.
My Personal Favorites: The Jacques Loussier Trio Play Bach [TrackList follows] – Telarc/Concord (2 CDs)Jacques Loussier Trio – Beyond Bach, Other Composers I Adore [TrackList follows] – Telarc/Concord (2 CDs)
The 80th birthday of the French pianist is celebrated with two 2-disc retrospectives of his choices.
Beecham conducts Mozart Symphonies, Vol. 2 = MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, “Prague”; Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major; Divertimento No. 2 in D Major – Royal Philharmonic Orch. – Pristine Audio
Vigor of style and athletic, tasteful exuberance mark the Beecham Mozart recordings expertly restored by Andrew Rose.
KYONG MEE CHOI: The Eternal Tao (complete opera), (2014)
It’s difficult to know what to make of this very static experience, because we are not afforded the best possible presentation.
Audio News for May 20, 2014
AT&T Agreement to Purchase DirecTV; Astell & Kern Upgrade Their Hi-Res Audio Portables; Cambridge Audio at the Munich High-End Show
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
