Monthly Archive: November 2014
Tony Scott – Lost Tapes (Germany 1957/Asia 1962) [Tracklist follows] – JazzHaus
A welcomed addition to the discography of an under-appreciated original.
“Music for Brass & Organ” = J.S. BACH, BUXTEHUDE, CAMPRA, G. GABRIELI, HOVHANESS, HUMPERDINCK, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, SCHUMANN, R. STRAUSS – Thompson Brass Quartet, Barbara Bruns, organ – MSR
Organ and Brass Music in a fresh and pleasant program.
Mark Turner Quartet – Lathe of Heaven [TrackList follows] – ECM
Established tenor meets rising trumpeter meets ECM sound.
Ron Miles, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade – Circuit Rider [TrackList follows] – Enja
A cornet, drums and guitar trio who bring a spiritual tinge to modern, rootsy jazz.
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 cond. by Kurt Masur; Classical Music and Cold War, Blu-ray (1991/2014)
A great performance of Beethoven’s Ninth plus a fascinating documentary on musicians in the GDR during the cold war.
Oppo HA-1 Headphone AmplifierSRP: $1199
I always found the sound from the HA-1 highly listenable.
Oppo HA-1 Headphone AmplifierSRP: $1199
I always found the sound from the HA-1 highly listenable.
Live At Lincoln Center – The Dukes Of September, (2014)
Veteran rockers strut their soul roots!
HAMPTON: “Hard Listening” [TrackList follows] = Performed by Mitch Hampton, piano – Navona
Perhaps the disc’s title should be “Close Listening?”
“Rejoice” – Itzhak Perlman & Cantor Helfgot (2014)
A wonderful hour-plus of Yiddish music with violinist Itzhak Perlman and other performers.
DEBUSSY: Songs, Vol. 3 [TrackList follows] – Jennifer France, sop./ Jonathan McGovern, bar./ Malcolm Martineau, piano – Hyperion
Volume 3 in Hyperion’s series might be the best yet.
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Arthur Barron, Dave Liebman and Abel Pabon – The Miami Jazz Project [TrackList follows] – Zoho
Fusion and more from Dave Liebman and other likeminded musicians.
GIBBONS: The Silver Swan: The First Set of Madrigals and Mottets (1612) – Claron McFadden & Aleksandra Anisimowicz, sopranos/ The Spirit of Gambo – Stockfisch
A sparkling rendition of one of Gibbons’s most important compositions.
BEETHOVEN: Easy Piano Works, Vol. I = Joerg Demus, piano – Tuxedo
A selection of “easy” Beethoven keyboard works from master Joerg Demus proves beguiling and refreshing at once.
VIVALDI: “Concerti per flauto” = Concerto in G major; Concerto in G minor “La notte”; Concerto “La pastorella” in D major; Concerto in D minor; Concerto in Eb major; Concerto in G minor; Concerto “Il gardellino” in D major – Maurice Steger, recorders/ I Barocchisti/ Diego Fasolis – Harmonia mundi
A well-played and expansive collection of the flute concerti of Vivaldi.
PART: Peace upon you; Morning Star; The Woman With The Alabaster Box; The Deer’s Cry; Virgencita; Solfeggio; Zwei Beter; Tribute to Caesar; Summa; Memento; Alleluja-Tropus; Da pacem, Domine – Polyphony/ Stephen Layton – Hyperion
Simply one of the best Part albums ever made.
JOHN FRANDSEN: Requiem – Teitur, vocal/ Sine Bundgaard, sop./ Andrea Pellegrini, mezzo-sop./ Peter Lodahl, tenor/ Halvor Fr. Melien, bass/ Danish Nat. Concert Choir/ Danish Nat. Sym. Orch./ Henrik Vagn Christensen – DaCapo
An enormous undertaking with terrific music, unfortunately flawed by the choice of soloist.
BUSONI: Late Piano Music [TrackList follows] – Marc-André Hamelin, piano – Hyperion (3 CDs)
A rich collection for piano connoisseurs of the late Romantic period, performed with impeccable polish and insight by Marc-André Hamelin.
“Wood Works” [TrackList follows] = The Danish String Quartet – Dacapo
Beautifully-played arrangements for string quartet of Nordic folk music.
No Fast Food “In Concert” [TrackList follows] – (Phil Haynes, drums) – Corner Store Jazz
An excellent piano-less trio featuring reed man Dave Liebman.
Patema Inverted, Blu-ray (2014)
A nice family animated feature with two youngsters separated by opposite gravities.