Monthly Archive: April 2015
PAINE: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 = Symphony No. 2, “In the Spring”; Oedipus Tyrannus – Prelude; Poseidon and Amphitrite – An Ocean Fantasy – Ulster Orch./ JoAnn Falletta – Naxos
JoAnn Falletta’s survey of John Knowles Paine’s orchestral works includes the genial Second Symphony and the premier recording of his last orchestral work.
“The Ground Beneath Our Feet” = Works of REICH, BACH, STRAVINSKY, JACOBSEN/AGHAEI, THE KNIGHTS – The Knights – Warner Classics
One of the most eclectic and entertaining collections I have heard.
“Wild Exotic Dances” = Works of JAMES SCOTT BALENTINE – Robert Walzel, clar. – Albany
Really catchy pieces performed quite well.
Audio News for April 10, 2015
Stan Freberg Dies at 88; All Six Star Wars Films Now Available on Digital HD Internationally; Harman and Quirky Developing “Headphones of Tomorrow”; URC Adds New Home Controller
Alexandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain original soundtrack – Real Gone Music (2 vinyls)Alexandro Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality original soundtrack – Real Gone Music (vinyl)
A pair of cult soundtrack vinyls for both cult film and cult soundtrack fans.
Alexandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain original soundtrack – Real Gone Music (2 vinyls)Alexandro Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality original soundtrack – Real Gone Music (vinyl)
A pair of cult soundtrack vinyls for both cult film and cult soundtrack fans.
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Syberen van Munster – Plunge for Distance [TrackList follows] – Sena
Dutch guitarist’s debut goes for the gold, and more.
Song of the Sea, Blu-ray (2014-2015)
A lovely family animation feature with beautiful artistic fantasy graphics.
SCRIABIN: Complete Poemes – Garrick Ohlsson, piano – Hyperion
Garrick Ohlsson traces out, chronologically, Scriabin’s evolution as a “poet” in music, a journey darkly erotic and boldly illuminating.
Audio News for April 7, 2015
Denon Multizone Audio Options; Roku Updates Two AV Video Streamers; The Possible Complications of Cord-Cutting; Samsung Prices New UHD TVs
BUSONI: The Visionary III = Toccata; Ten Variations on a Theme of Chopin; Prelude et Etude; Nuit de Noel; Fantasia nach Johann Sebastian Bach; BACH: Prelude and Triple Fugue in E-flat Major for Organ,“St. Anne” – Jeni Slotchiver, piano – Centaur
Illuminated, brilliantly executed renditions of Busoni works declare Slotchiver as a major exponent of this rarified tradition.
MOZART: Complete Violin Concertos – Rachel Barton Pine, v./ Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner – Avie (2 CDs)
Mozart violin concertos expertly played and recorded.
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Curtis Nowosad – Dialectics [TrackList follows] – Cellar Live
No argument about it: this is a winning, “neo-hard bop” effort.
“Hymns to Saint Cecilia” – Felicity Lott, sop./ Choir of Royal Holloway/ Rupert Gough – Hyperion
A Cecilian smorgasbord of excellent music from two centuries.
Audio News for April 3, 2015
Doug Sax of Sheffield Labs & The Mastering Lab Dies; Harman Acquires Bang & Olufsen Automotive Audio Business; PS Audio Upgrade to Their DirectStream DAC; Classical Music News
PETRASSI: Coro di morti; Quattro inni sacri; Partita for orchestra; Noche oscura – Giorgio Berrugi, tenor/ Vasily Ladyuk, bar./ Orch. and Chorus of the Teatro Regio Torino/ Gianandrea Noseda – Chandos
The second go round for Petrassi and Noseda, and time well spent.
The Guitar History of Alirio Diaz = Works of TARREGA, LAURO, ALBENIZ, HAYDN, BACH, SCARLATTI, SPOR & Others – Tuxedo
For fifty minutes we remain enthralled by some dazzling guitar playing from an old master.
Gates of Heaven; Vernon, Florida, Blu-ray (1978 & 1981/2015)
The very first two film documentaries from the grand
master of this format, Errol Morris.
Editorial for April 2015
This April we are awarding a single boxed 50-CD set which is the most comprehensive selection of the compositions of George Philip Telemann ever offered. A flurry of interest has grown around this composer over the past 30 years, even though his popularity fell away in the 19th century. He was active in both Hamburg and Paris and sensitive to all the styles of the time. Many brilliant Baroque performers are heard on the recordings. The complete set will go to one of our readers who registers this month using our simple form. The winner will be listed below in early May. [More details on the 50 discs here.] The lucky winner of the $699 Oppo MP-2 headphones, our March free drawing, is Len Laviolette, Beaverton OR. EDITORIAL AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began as a local program in San Francisco and then in 1985 as a weekly national radio series hosted by John Sunier, and aired for 13½ years on up to 200 public radio and commercial stations. In September 1998 its web site for program listings was expanded to this free Internet publication.April 2015 is our 193rd issue. All disc reviews are added thru the month as they are written and received, usually daily. […]
Mary’s Song” = FRANK HAVROY: O magnum Mysterium; Ave Maria; Salve Regina; Stabat mater; KNUT NYSTEDT: Mary’s Song; JAVIER BUSTO: Magnificat; Salve Regina; RAMONA LUENGEN: Salve Regina – Ensemble Ylajali/ Pal-Are Bakksjo – LAWO
Don’t let the female voices frighten you off—this is worthy music of great textual affection.
“Music for a Queen” = ANGELO MICHELE BARTOLOTTI: Passacaglie in G; Suite in C; Folia in g; Suite in d; Suite in D – Fredrik Bock, Baroque guitar – LAWO
Not the greatest master of all things guitar, but this composer more than deserves a careful and considered hearing.
Jascha Horenstein – RATHAUS: Symphony No. 3; KORNGOLD: Prelude and Carnival Music; SCHREKER: Prelude to a Drama – Royal Philharmonic Orch. (Korngold)/ London Sym. Orch. (Rathaus)/ BBC Sym. Orch. (Schreker)/ Jascha Horenstein – Pristine Audio
Jascha Horenstein pays tribute to his contemporaries of pre-WW I Vienna and Germany in three works.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
