Monthly Archive: May 2015
HANDEL: Joshua – Soloists/ NDR Choir/ Göttingen Festival Orch./ Laurence Cummings – Accent ACC (2 CDs)
Only six recordings of Joshua are available at this time, so this one is more than welcome.
ZAE MUNN: “They Were Mysterious Guests” = Timothy McAllister, sax/ ensemble – Navona
Sometimes a wild ride but a brilliant showcase for McAllister’s talents!
Audio News for May 12, 2015
Spotify Now Available on DTS Wireless Home System; Electronic Devices Kept Plugged In When Not in Use Waste Money; Home Depot to Put Apple Pay in Its 2000 Stores; May 1946 – Sony Electronics Founded In the Ruins of Post-War Japan
Bronislaw Huberman, violin, in music of TCHAIKOVSKY, CHOPIN, BRAHMS, SARASATE, ZARZYCKI & LALO – Pristine Audio
The classic combination of Tchaikovsky and Lalo – Bronislaw Huberman’s first recordings with an orchestra – come back to us in glowing sound and often startling musicianship.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor and Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture – San Francisco Sym./ Michael Tilson Thomas – SFS Media
Two Tchaikovsky classics ably played and generally well recorded.
Bob McChesney, trombone – Chez Sez – MoCo Records
Long overdue, a new CD from Bob McChesney.
![Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band – Low Ridin’ [TrackList follows] – Zoho](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WashburneSYOTOS.jpg)
Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band – Low Ridin’ [TrackList follows] – Zoho
Fuzzy dice and chrome rims optional.
Federico Britos Presents The Hot Club of the Americas – “When Grappelli Meets Latin America” – 3 Knocks Ent.
A musical treat as tasty as a caipirinha.
JD Allen – Graffiti – Savant
Talent on full display…
Greg Reitan piano trio – Post No Bills – Sunnyside
With a strong and unhampered style, Greg Reitan deserves to be heard.
BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk. 2: Preludes and Fugues, 1-12 – Mordecai Shehori, p. – Cembal d’amour
Mordecai Shehori’s latest installment of Bach WTC Book II confirms his thoroughly “singing” approach to this most rigorous of keyboard studies.
![The Spanish Donkey – RAOUL [TrackList follows] – RareNoise](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SpanishDonkey.jpg)
The Spanish Donkey – RAOUL [TrackList follows] – RareNoise
A brand of blues with a heavy microtonal structure.
Mercury Living Presence Six LP Selection – “The Collector’s Edition” = Universal vinyl set
A terrific set for analog turntable fanatics.
CPE BACH: Hamburger Sinfonien 1-6 – Ostrobothian Ch. Orch./ Sakari Oramo – Alba
A remarkably proficient and glowing account of these superb symphonies.
SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor; Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major “Egyptian” – Muza Rubackyte, p./ Lithuanian Nat. Philharmonic Orch./ Hans-Martin Schneidt (Op. 22)/ Alain Paris – Doron
Lithuanian virtuoso Muza Rubacktye perfectly realizes two of the Saint-Saens concertos with effortless panache and stunning virtuosity.
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic, Blu-ray (2015)
A fascinating documentary on one of America’s most brilliant comic minds.
Audio News for May 8, 2015
RadioShack Trademark Sales Still in Limbo; Sharp Plans Custom Audio Channel; Digital Video Spending Hits #2.1 Billion in First Quarter; Samsung Sales & Profits Off in First Quartet; Tidal Claims to be Hi-Res But Isn’t
Audio News for May 5, 2015
Sonus Faber Launches Chameleon Series Speakers; Sling TV Adds Two Latino Add-On Packs; Classical News; Home Entertainment Continues to Outdraw Box Office
PROKOFIEV: Cello Concerto in E minor; March No. 10 from Music for Children; SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major – Steven Isserlis, cello/ Frankfurt Radio Sym. Orch./ Parva Järvi – Hyperion
These less well-known works by Prokofiev and Shostakovich are worth listening to.
Avi Avital, mandolin – VIVALDI works – with Venice Baroque Orch. – DGG
Mostly Vivaldi and some other items displaying the sound of the classical mandolin.
![Andrew Bishop – De Profundis [TrackList follows] – Envoi](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/BishopAndrew.jpg)
Andrew Bishop – De Profundis [TrackList follows] – Envoi
Bringing the past to the present.
MOZART: Piano Sonatas – Marc-Andre Hamelin, p. – Hyperion (2 CDS)
Elegantly and intelligently mounted, this compilation of nine Mozart sonatas and selected solo works showcases Hamelin’s pearly musicianship.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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