Monthly Archive: July 2014
![Waylon Jennings – Analog Pearls Vol. 1 [TrackList follows] – Stockfisch](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WaylonSACD.jpg)
Waylon Jennings – Analog Pearls Vol. 1 [TrackList follows] – Stockfisch
A most unusual reissue choice for this German audiophile label…
LARSSON: Symphony No. 1, 4 Vignettes to Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, Music for Orch., Pastorale for small orch., Lyric Fantasy—Helsingborg Sym. Orch./Andrew Manze—CPO
A lush and lyrical excursion into Swedish neo-Romantic music of the 20th Century.
Cyrus Chestnut – Midnight MelodiesEric Reed – GroovewiseOrrin Evans – Liberation BluesAll 3 Smoke Sessions Records
Three more Smoke Sessions CDs – all led by pianists.
Cyrus Chestnut – Midnight MelodiesEric Reed – GroovewiseOrrin Evans – Liberation BluesAll 3 Smoke Sessions Records
Three more Smoke Sessions CDs – all led by pianists.
Distant Light = BACH: Violin Concerto No. 1; Violin Concerto No. 2; VASKS: Concerto for Violin and Strings “Distant Light” – Renaud Capucon, violin/ Chamber Orch. of Europe – Erato
Violinist Capucon juxtaposes two composers separated by 300 years but whose spirits “bring calm, revitalize, and give hope.”
![Blue Coast Collection 2 [TrackList follows] – Blue Coast Collection 2 – Sunset Sessions E.S.E./Various Artists – Blue Coast Records](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bluecoast2.jpg)
Blue Coast Collection 2 [TrackList follows] – Blue Coast Collection 2 – Sunset Sessions E.S.E./Various Artists – Blue Coast Records
Hi-Res technology elevates this acoustic song collection.
MOZART: Quintet in A major for Clarinet & Strings; JOHANNES BRAHMS: Quintet in B minor for Clarinet & Strings – Anthony McGill, clar./Pacifica Quartet – Cedille
These monumental clarinet war horses get a vibrant new treatment!
Schneiderhahn Quartet = HAYDN: String Quartet in C Major; BRAHMS: String Quartet in C Minor; SCHUMANN: String Quartet in A Major – Schneiderhahn Q. – MeloClassic
An important new label restores historic performance from wartime German radio by the famed Schneiderhahn Quartet.
![Raoul Björkenheim and eCsTaSy – eCsTaSy [TrackList follows] – Cuneiform](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Ecstasy.jpg)
Raoul Björkenheim and eCsTaSy – eCsTaSy [TrackList follows] – Cuneiform
Hard-rocking improv from Finland.
BRITTEN: War Requiem – Orchestra, Chorus and Boys’ Choir of the Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecelia (Roma)/ Antonio Pappano/ Soloists: Anna Netrebko, sop./ Ian Bostridge, tenor/ Thomas Hampson, bar. – Warner Classics
An all-star cast (Netrebko, Bostridge, Hampson, Pappano) performs Britten’s War Requiem.
Mordecai Shehori plays BEETHOVEN, Vol. 2 = Cembal d’amour
More elegantly “musical” Beethoven from Mordecai Shehori, who eschews mere bravura for intelligence and authenticity of expression.
DVORAK: Symphony No. 8 in G; JANACEK: Sym. Suite from Jenufa – Pittsburgh Sym. Orch./ Manfred Honeck – Fresh/ Reference Recordings
Interpretatively and sonically, this is one of the best releases of the Dvorak 8th I have ever heard.
Peter, Paul And Mary – Peter, Paul And Mary – Warner Brothers/ ORG (45 rpm double vinyl)
An impressive sonic enhancement of the debut album by Peter, Paul and Mary.
Arthur de Greef: Solo and Concerto Recordings = Volumes 1 thru 4 – acoustic & electrical recordings – APR (4 CDs)
An extensive survey of Belgian piano virtuoso Arthur de Greef reveals a master of an idiom he knew well.
Audio News for July 18, 2014
Omnifone to Deliver Catalog for PonoMusic; Panasonic to Integrate aptX Codec in Viera TVs; Computer Audiophile Says Hi-Res Is Not Coming From Apple; Vinyl – Back in Vogue
Reinventing Guitar = BACH: Lute Suite No. 3 in G minor; GREGORIADOU: Balkan Dances (2); JOSE: Sonata for Guitar; KERTSOPOULOS: Some colour’s rhythms; DOMENICO SCARLATTI: Keyboard Sonata in E major – Smaro Gregoriadou, guitar – Delos
Period guitar playing? Gregoriadou provides a crash course on how it is done.
TAVENER: Iero Oneipo (Sacred Dream); Song for Athene; The Lamb; As One Who Has Slept; Birthday Sleep; Three Holy Sonnets; Schuon Hymnen; The Lord’s Prayer – Smekkleysa
A fine sampling of known and rarer Tavener, sung with outstanding conviction.
ERIC WHITACRE: Choral Works, Vol. 1 (A Cappella, 1991-2001) – BYU Singers/ Ronald Staheli – BYU RecordsERIC WHITACRE: Choral Works, Vol. 2 – BYU Singers/ Ronald Staheli/ BYU Concert Choir/ Rosalind Hall/ BYU Women’s Chorus/ David M. Thomas – BYU Records
Two fabulous discs that cannot be ignored by Whitacre’s many fans.
ERIC WHITACRE: Choral Works, Vol. 1 (A Cappella, 1991-2001) – BYU Singers/ Ronald Staheli – BYU RecordsERIC WHITACRE: Choral Works, Vol. 2 – BYU Singers/ Ronald Staheli/ BYU Concert Choir/ Rosalind Hall/ BYU Women’s Chorus/ David M. Thomas – BYU Records
Two fabulous discs that cannot be ignored by Whitacre’s many fans.
Fred Hersch Trio – Floating – Palmetto Records
This is an eloquent trio with an extensive inventiveness.
ALKAN: Huits Prieres for Solo Piano; Neuf Preludes for Piano, Four Hands; Benediction Pedal Piano or Piano 3 Hands – Vincenzo Maltempo & Emanuele Delucchi, pianos – Toccata Classics
For the collector of rare keyboard repertory, this Alkan disc provides powerful and original materials.
CONLON NANCARROW: Studies for Player Piano 16, 20, 26, 32, 44; Suite for Orchestra; Three Movements for Chamber Orchestra; Septet (fragment); PAUL USHER: Nancarrow Concerto for Pianola and Chamber Orch. – Wergo
Maybe not the best introduction to this fascinating and innovative composer, but well-played and offering an “almost” completion as well.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
