Monthly Archive: May 2015
BERG BY ARRANGEMENT – Music for Strings: Lyric Suite, Piano Sonata, Kanon, Early Pieces—NFM Leopoldinum Ch. Orch./ Ernst Kovacic—Toccata Classics
String orchestra arrangements of Berg’s Music emphasize the romanticism of the Second Viennese School.
Lionel Hampton And His All-Star Alumni Big Band – Newport Uproar! – RCA Victor/ Pure Pleasure – vinyl
A wonderful vinyl preservation of a 1967 outdoor concert by the Lionel Hampton Band.
David Rubinstein, In Recital Vol. 3 = HAYDN: Sonata in D; DEBUSSY: Suite Bergamasque; RUBINSTEIN: Four Obsessions; Ideas & Images for Piano – David Rubinstein, p. – Musicus
Another installment in David Rubinstein’s series of selected recital pieces features glittery playing of Haydn, Debussy and his own works.
Etta James – Deep In The Night – Warner Brothers/ Pure Pleasure Records – vinyl
A very good soul album on audiophile vinyl.
Audio News for May 19, 2015
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Rosl Schmid, piano = BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19; WEBER: Konzertstueck in F Minor, Op. 79; R. STRAUSS: Burleske in D Minor – with various German orch. – MeloClassic
Long-forgotten Rosl Schmid emerges with blistering intensity in three staples from the grand German repertory.
Ben Wolfe – The Whisperer – Posi-Tone
Never cry Wolfe.
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Concerto for oboe and strings in a minor; MACMILLAN: One for chamber orchestra; Oboe Concerto; BRITTEN: Suite on English Folk Tunes: A Time There Was – Nicholas Daniel, oboe/ Britten Sinfonia/James MacMillan – Harmonia mundi
Lovely playing and a fine recording of familiar and new works for oboe.
Audio News for May 15, 2015
Onkyo AVRs Include Atmos, DTS:X and HDMI 2.0a; Potential for Wired Supplements to Wi-Fi; ManualsOnline Has Mobile-Friendly Website; Remaining RadioShack Stores Will Keep Their Name
WAGNER: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) – Terje Stensvold (Der Holländer)/ Kwangchul Youn (Daland)/ Anja Kampe (Senta)/ Royal Concertgebouw Orch./ Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks/ WDR Rundfunkchor Köln/ NDR Chor/ Andris Nelsons – RCO Live (2 CDs)
It’s a shame this magnificent orchestra’s first Wagner opera recording wasn’t captured in surround sound.
Joseph Keilberth = MOZART: Symphony No. 33; Serenade in G Major, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”; Serenade in D Major, “Serenata notturna”; HAYDN: Symphony No. 55; DVORAK: Scherzo capriccioso – Deutsches Philharmonisches Orch., Prague/ Joseph Keilberth – MeloClassic
Superbly restored readings from the Keilberth legacy, 1942-1945, guarantee a satisfying tour of the mainstream Austro-German tradition.
JOHN HARBISON: String Trio; Four Songs of Solitude; Songs America Loves to Sing – Camerata Pacifica – Harmonia mundi
Very pleasant works from this great American composer you should know.
Wes Montgomery – In the Beginning – Resonance Records (3 LP set)
The exploration of Wes Montgomery’s roots continues…
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“Seascapes” – Janice Weber, piano [TrackList follows] – Sono Luminus
A ‘seaworthy’ disc of little-heard impressions of the ocean on the piano.
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An inexpensive way to get audiophile-quality digital sonics in super-portable form.
Great Comedy Overtures of HEROLD, NICOLAI, WOLF-FERRARI, THOMAS, REZNICEK & Others – Royal Scottish National Orch./Lance Friedel – Naxos
A sweetly affectionate collection of light opera overtures showcases a young American conductor and his responsive RSNO players.
MESSIAEN: Des Canyons Aux Ètoiles – London Philharmonic Orch./Christoph Eschenbach – London Philharmonic
Brilliant new recording of one of Messiaen’s masterworks.
Dan Brubeck Quartet – Live from the Cellar: Celebrating the Music and Lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck – Blue Forest
Honoring his elders…
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Petros Klampanis – Minor Dispute [TrackList follows] – Inner Circle
Honesty is the best policy.
WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman, Blu-ray (2015)
The modernist liberties with the set design are really strange.
GRIEG: Piano Concerto; 12 Lyric Pieces – Javier Perianes, p./ BBC Sym. Orch./ Sakari Oramo – Harmonia mundi
The Perianes collection of Grieg, his Concerto and selected Lyric Pieces, assembles a magical color ensemble.
Stereotypes Audio
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Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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