Monthly Archive: May 2014
Wanda Landowska – Le Temple de la Musique Ancienne = Works of J.S. BACH – Wanda Landowska, Pleyel harpsichord – Paradizo (CD+CD-ROM)
A document on CD & CD-ROM of a milestone in the early music revival.
Audio News for May 9, 2014
Consumer Demand for Apps; CEA Asks Senate for Patent Reform; Enhancement of Sharp’s Smart TVs; UK Survey Shows Youth Buying Physical Format Music But Don’t Listen to Them
Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau = MICHEL PIGNOLET DE MONTECLAIR: Jephte; ANTONIE DAUVERGNE: Hercule mourant; La Venitienne; RAMEAU: Hippolyte & Aricie; NICOLAS RACOT DE GRANDVAL: Cantate Rien du tout – Wm. Christie – Editions Arts Florissants
The latest from Christie’s biennial vocal ensemble “The Garden of Voices”.
Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau = MICHEL PIGNOLET DE MONTECLAIR: Jephte; ANTONIE DAUVERGNE: Hercule mourant; La Venitienne; RAMEAU: Hippolyte & Aricie; NICOLAS RACOT DE GRANDVAL: Cantate Rien du tout – Wm. Christie – Editions Arts Florissants
The latest from Christie’s biennial vocal ensemble “The Garden of Voices”.
![Shawn Maxwell’s Alliance – Shawn Maxwell’s Alliance [TrackList follows] – Chicago Sessions](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ShawnMaxwellsAlliance.jpg)
Shawn Maxwell’s Alliance – Shawn Maxwell’s Alliance [TrackList follows] – Chicago Sessions
Chicago music which deserves some recognition.
THÉODORE GOUVY: Cantata, Symphonic Works, and Chamber Music = Palazzetto Bru Zane, Ediciones Singulares
He was called “the French Mendelssohn” because of his colorful orchestral textures.
BEETHOVEN: Christus am Olberge – Soloists/ Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/ Helmuth Rilling – Hänssler Classic
Not the best Beethoven, but much worthier than time has allotted it.
1612 Italian Vespers: Second Vespers of the Feast Day of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (with music of VIADANA, GABRIELI, BARBARINO, A. GABRIELI, PALESTRINA, MONTEVERDI, and SORIANO) – I Fagiolini/ Robert Hollingworth – Decca Pure Audio Blu-ray
Here we go again, wonderful recording, but still not in surround sound.
Peter Simon’s “Through the Lens” (2014)
A celebration of 50 years of photojournalism by the photographer himself.
* BRAHMS: Ein Deutsches Requiem – Christiane Libor, sop./ Thomas E. Bauer, bar./ Warsaw Philharmonic Orch. and Choir/ Antoni Wit – Naxos Pure Audio Blu-ray
************* MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH ************
A milestone in recorded art for this work, and audio fans in particular will have to have it.
Audio News for May 6, 2014
Very Modern Reinterpretations of the Classics; Gibson Brands Acquiring Philips’ Audio & HT Business; J&R Closes E-Commerce Site; TV App Developers Team Up; Rockford Gets Car Audio Level-Matching Patent
HANDEL: Messiah – Heather Harper, sop./ Helen Watts, alto/ John Wakefield, tenor/ John Shirley-Quirk, bass/ London Sym. Orch. and Chorus/ Colin Davis – Decca Pure Audio Blu-ray
A radiant and one-of-a-kind reading that ranks as one of the most desirable records ever made.
“Early & Late: Music from Denmark, Greenland & Faroe Islands” (music by Pelle GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN, Sunleif RASMUSSEN and Rune GLERUP) – Trio Gáman – DaCapo
An unusual album for those into early music and things Nordic.
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons – Janine Jansen, violin/ orchestra – DGG Pure Audio Blu-ray
Wonderful performance in better-than-the-CD sound—just. But is it worth the new investment without the surround sound if you have that?
DVORAK: Slavonic Dances (complete) – Budapest Festival Orch./ Ivan Fischer – Decca Pure Audio Blu-ray
Beautiful playing, but it’s not enough, and this release doesn’t give us all the channels for surround!
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique” – Vienna Philharmonic Orch./ Valery Gergiev – Decca Pure Audio Blu-ray
A very good reading on a skimpy two-channel high-quality reissue that demands much more.
“Michelangeli” – BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’; Piano Sonata No. 32; DEBUSSY: Four Images – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli /Prague Sym. Orch. /Vaclav Smetacek – Praga Digitals
Great playing but unfortunately a so-so recording of these archival performances.
Julius Katchen, p. = Works of LISZT, BRAHMS, BEETHOVEN, SCHUMANN, CHOPIN – Audite (2 CDs)
The tragically short-lived Julius Katchen has an expanded discography courtesy of RIAS tapes from his 1962 and 1964 studio recitals.
![“Dances With Harpsichords” [TrackList follows] – Elaine Funaro, harpsichord – Centaur“Aprés Scarlatti” [TrackList follows] – Kristina Szutor, piano – Centaur](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DancesHarpsiApresScarlatti2.jpg)
“Dances With Harpsichords” [TrackList follows] – Elaine Funaro, harpsichord – Centaur“Aprés Scarlatti” [TrackList follows] – Kristina Szutor, piano – Centaur
A pair of interesting early music-oriented keyboard CDs from Centaur.
“Dances With Harpsichords” [TrackList follows] – Elaine Funaro, harpsichord – Centaur“Aprés Scarlatti” [TrackList follows] – Kristina Szutor, piano – Centaur
A pair of interesting early music-oriented keyboard CDs from Centaur.
![In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores [TrackList follows] – Hilary Hahn, violin/ Cory Smythe, p. – DGG (2 CDs)](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/HilaryHahnEncores.jpg)
In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores [TrackList follows] – Hilary Hahn, violin/ Cory Smythe, p. – DGG (2 CDs)
Hilary Hahn assembles a marvelous collection of encores.
![Kronos Quartet – A Thousand Thoughts [TrackList follows] – Nonesuch Pro](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/KronosThousand.jpg)
Kronos Quartet – A Thousand Thoughts [TrackList follows] – Nonesuch Pro
A celebration of music from varied lands and composers in the Kronos Quartet tradition.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
