Monthly Archive: April 2015
Cyrus Chestnut Trio – A Million Colors in Your Mind – High Note
Cyrus Chestnut – working with and honoring his “elders”…
David Wilde plays CHOPIN, Vol. 2 – 2 Nocturnes; Polonaise in A-flat Major; Piano Sonata No. 2; Nocturne in E-flat Major; Prelude in D-flat Major; Fantasie in F Minor – David Wilde, p. – Delphian
A powerful Chopin recital, “in memoriam,” marks David Wilde’s recital in honor of his late wife.
Audio News for April 21, 2015
Classical News; Vinyl Sales Still Going Strong; New Philips Monitor Eases Eye Strain; HomePlug AV2 for Gigabit Network Speeds; Samsung Adds Hi-Res to Smart Phones
Ramon Valle – Take Off – In & Out Records – CD + DVD
Cuban jazz pianist makes this two-disc release worthwhile.
Vincent Herring – Night and Day – Smoke Sessions Steve Davis – Say When – Smoke Sessions
The Smoke Sessions winning streak continues – Vincent Herring & Steve Davis…
Vincent Herring – Night and Day – Smoke Sessions Steve Davis – Say When – Smoke Sessions
The Smoke Sessions winning streak continues – Vincent Herring & Steve Davis…
![“Eliangelis” = Contemporary Finnish Music for Clarinet [TrackList follows] – Mikko Raasakka, clarinet & bass clarinet/ Gregory Barrett, clar. – Alba](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Eliangelus.jpg)
“Eliangelis” = Contemporary Finnish Music for Clarinet [TrackList follows] – Mikko Raasakka, clarinet & bass clarinet/ Gregory Barrett, clar. – Alba
Some very modern works for sure, but some amazing playing!
MAHLER: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 – Paavo Jarvi conducts, Blu-ray (2015)
An ambitious Mahler performance marred by reduced-quality video and odd audio.
![Javier Vercher – Wish You Were Here [TrackList follows] – Musikoz](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/VercherJavier.jpg)
Javier Vercher – Wish You Were Here [TrackList follows] – Musikoz
Mainstream jazz with an undercurrent of edginess.
SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 – BBC National Orch. of Wales/ Thomas Sondergard – Linn
Two Sibelius gems superbly played and recorded.
LISZT: Piano Sonata in b minor; Three Petrarch Sonnets; Apres une lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata) – Angela Hewitt, p. – Hyperion
Angela Hewitt applies her classic sensibility to the mightiest of Romantic titans of the keyboard.
STEVE REICH: Music for 18 Musicians – Ensemble Signal/ Brad Lubman – Harmonia mundi
Yet another recorded entry on one of the seminal works of the minimalist movement.
Alex Norris Organ Quartet – Extension Deadline – BJU
An explosive organ quartet takes flight!
“Eternal Reflections” – ROBERT PATERSON: Eternal Reflections; Choral Suite from A New Eaarth; Lux Aeterna; The Essence of Gravity; Snow Day; Did You Hear?; Life is But a Dream; A Dream Within a Dream – Musica Sacra/ Kent Tritle – American Modern Recordings
A choice release from a source that I have a feeling is going to become more and more important as time moves on.
EIVIND BUENE: Into the Void – Poing/ Norwegian Wind Ensemble/Christian Eggen – LAWO
It’s kind of a void all right, into which some might not venture.
ELENA RUEHR: O’Keeffe Images: Shimmer, Vocalissimus, Cloud Atlas, O’Keeffe Images—Jennifer Kloetzel, cello—Boston Modern Orch. Project/ Gil Rose—BMOP
Orchestral music of sweeping vistas and a strong pulse by an American composer.
Audio News for April 17, 2015
Vizio Launches Soundbars and Stands; LG Introduces Wi-Fi Multiroom-Audio Products; Advantages of OLED Easy to See; Imports Recovering After West Coast Port Strike
SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a; LALO: Cello Concerto in d; FAURE: Elegy in c – Kim Cook, cello/ Philharmonica Bulgarica/ Valeri Vatchev, Grigor Palikarov – MSR Classics
Cook has a fresh appeal and brings considerable talent to these readings.
![Marcel Camargo and the Brazil You Never Heard – Behind Jobim – featuring vocals by Gretchen Parlato, backed by 11-piece band plus strings Live at Caffe Vivaldi, Vol. 2 – Original Brazilian Jazz by Roger Davidson [TrackList follows] – Roger Davidson Trio – Soundbrush](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2-BrazilianCDs2.jpg)
Marcel Camargo and the Brazil You Never Heard – Behind Jobim – featuring vocals by Gretchen Parlato, backed by 11-piece band plus strings Live at Caffe Vivaldi, Vol. 2 – Original Brazilian Jazz by Roger Davidson [TrackList follows] – Roger Davidson Trio – Soundbrush
Brazilian music which you mostly have not heard before.
Marcel Camargo and the Brazil You Never Heard – Behind Jobim – featuring vocals by Gretchen Parlato, backed by 11-piece band plus strings Live at Caffe Vivaldi, Vol. 2 – Original Brazilian Jazz by Roger Davidson [TrackList follows] – Roger Davidson Trio – Soundbrush
Brazilian music which you mostly have not heard before.
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Live In Dublin, Blu-ray (2015)
This video should be a thrill to fans of Hall & Oates.
ANTOINE BRUMEL: Nato canunt Omnia; Beata es, Maria; Lauda Sion salvatorem; Ave caelorum domina; Missa de beata virgine – The Brabant Ens./ Stephen Rice – Hyperion
A needed filler in the Brumel catalog.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
