Monthly Archive: February 2015
A Day in the Country (Partie de Campagne), Blu-ray (1936/2015)
A light little Jean Renoir film of only 41 minutes.
February 24, 2015/
DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews/
STRAVINSKY & GLAZUNOV conduct = STRAVINSKY: Petrushka – Ballet Suite; Pulcinella – Ballet Suite; GLAZUNOV: The Seasons – Ballet – Symphony Orch./ Walther Straram Concerts Orch. (Pulcinella)/ Igor Stravinsky/ Alexander Glazunov – Pristine Audio
Two Russian masters conduct their own works in excellent restorations from American and French sources.
February 24, 2015/
Classical Reissue Reviews/
GIOVANNI SGAMBATI: Piano Concerto; Cola di Rienzo overture; Berceuse-Rêverie – Francesco Caramiello, p. /Nuremberg Philharmonic / Fabrizio Ventura – Tactus
Fascinating, but at times tedious, examples from the Romantic era.
February 24, 2015/
Classical CD Reviews/
North American Jazz Alliance – The Montreal Sessions – Challenge
A well-executed and unabashedly attractive outing.
February 24, 2015/
Jazz CD Reviews/
MAX BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 3 in D minor; Scottish Fantasy – Jack Liebeck, violin/ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Martyn Brabbins – Hyperion EMIL MŁYNARSKI: Violin Concerti No. 1 in D minor, Op. 11 & No. 2 in D major, Op. 16; ALEKSANDER ZARZYCKI: Introduction et Cracovienne in D major; Mazurka in G major – Eugene Ugorski, v. / BBC Scottish Sym. Orch. / Michal Dworzyński – Hyperion
Inspired romantic works for violin and orchestra that possess melodic gifts that inspire repeated hearings.
February 24, 2015/
Classical CD Reviews/
Audio News for February 24, 2015
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February 24, 2015/
Audio News/
Chris Cortez – Top Secret [TrackList follows] – Blue Bamboo Music
Guitarist Chris Cortez: no secrets here, he’s an overt devotee of swinging jazz tradition.
February 23, 2015/
Jazz CD Reviews/
Ian Sims and Divergent Paths – Conundrum [TrackList follows]
No puzzler here: post-bop jazz with a perceptive sense of poise and expertise.
February 23, 2015/
Jazz CD Reviews/
NICO MUHLY: Cello Concerto; ERNEST BLOCH: Schelomo; Three Jewish Poems – Zuill Bailey, cello/Indianapolis Sym. Orch./Jun Märkl – Steinway & Sons
Features the virtuoso cello playing of Zuill Bailey.
February 23, 2015/
Classical CD Reviews/
Sokolov – The Salzburg Recital [TrackList follows] = Works of MOZART, CHOPIN, SCRIABIN, BACH, RAMEAU – DGG (2 CDs)
The Sokolov 2008 recital from Salzburg reveals a thoughtful, poetic artist whose repertory embraces a grand range of styles.
February 23, 2015/
Classical CD Reviews/
