Monthly Archive: June 2015
RAVEL: Piano Trio (1914); DEBUSSY: Cello Sonata (1915) and Violin Sonata (1917); FAURÉ: Piano Trio (1924) – Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch – NimbusARENSKY: Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor; TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in a minor – Trio Wanderer – Harmonia mundi
Two discs of chamber music: French and Russian as performed with style by master musicians.
RAVEL: Piano Trio (1914); DEBUSSY: Cello Sonata (1915) and Violin Sonata (1917); FAURÉ: Piano Trio (1924) – Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch – NimbusARENSKY: Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor; TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in a minor – Trio Wanderer – Harmonia mundi
Two discs of chamber music: French and Russian as performed with style by master musicians.
SCRIABIN: Oeuvres mystiques pour piano = Jean-Pierre Armengaud, piano – Bayard Musique
A classic reading of late Scriabin by Armengaud embraces the intentionally mystical, erotic, and demonic impulses in this ever-fascinating composer.
Metallic Taste of Blood – Doctoring the Dead – Rare Noise
An instrumental treasure by the newly-reformed band.
Jakob Gimpel, piano – Works of CHOPIN, LISZT, SCRIABIN & MENDELSSOHN – MeloClassic
The often under-rated Jakob Gimpel in music by Chopin, Liszt, and Scriabin, extending his limited recorded legacy.
Chantale Gagné, p. – The Left Side Of The Moon
Chantale Gagné has a communicative perception of the music that deserves a wider audience.
“BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, WEBER” = BEETHOVEN: Clarinet Trio; BRAHMS: Clarinet Trio; WEBER: Grand Duo Concertant – Jon Manasse, clar./ Jon Nakamatsu, p./ Clive Greensmith, cello – Harmonia mundi
I would give this one six stars if we ever did that.
‘Together’ = MAXIMO DIEGO PUJAL: Suite Magica; XAVIER MONTSALVAGE: Fantasia; GARY SCHOCKER: Hypnotized; ALAN HOVHANESS: Sonata for Harp and Guitar, “Spirit of Trees”; KEITH FITCH: Knock on Wood – Yolanda Kondonassis, harp/ Jason Vieaux, guitar – Azica
A lovely collection of modern works for this appealing combination.
C.P.E. BACH: Die Letzten Leiden des Erlösers (The Last Sufferings of the Savior) -Soloists/ Ch. Orch. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach/ RIAS Ch. Choir/ Hartmut Haenchen – Berlin Classics (2 CDs)
C.P.E. Bach’s oratorio-in-all-but-name builds in color and intensity as it progresses in this performance – sympathetic, beautifully-played and well-sung.
MESSIAEN: 3 Petites liturgies de la Presence Divine; O sacrum convivium; Cinq rechants – Marianna Shirinyan, p./ Thomas Bloch, Ondes Martenot/ Danish Nat. Vocal Ens./ Danish Nat. Concert Ch./ Danish Nat. Ch. Orch./ Marcus Creed – OUR Recordings
Nordic coolness gives a new dimension to Messiaen’s hothouse colors.
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DOHNANYI: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 3 = Ruralia Hungarica; Variations on a Hungarian Folksong; Three Pieces; Gavotte and Musette; Naila Waltz; Two Strauss Waltzes – Martin Roscoe, p. – Hyperion
Martin Roscoe continues his impressive series of Dohnanyi solo keyboard oeuvre with Volume 3.
THEODORAKIS: Canto General – Orquesta de Nuestra Tierra/ Leopold Griessler/ Sybille von Both (chorus master)/ Sergio Cattaneo (bar.)/ Julia Schilinski (alto) – Gramola
Good to see a new release of this classic, but there are better versions out there.
Stokowski – CD and Digital Premiers = Works of WAGNER, TCHAIKOVSKY, PURCELL & PROKOFIEV – Pristine Audio
With this reissue there are only a few post-electrical Stokowski recordings remaining to be available on CD.
Home Page for June 2015
Our June drawing for all site visitors are two new CDs from Navona Records for six of our readers who register this month using our simple form here. First is Book 1 of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, performed by pianist Kimiko Ishizaka, plus Voyage by composer Pierre Schroeder – which is the 200th Navona Records release. Pianist Ishizaka was called by The New York Times “a gifted and obviously devoted Bachian.” Voyage, for 11 players, uses jazz, blues, and folk idioms but is still grounded in classical form. Please fill out the simple non-intrusive form completely and see our current Editorial Page for more details. [audaud-hr]
Editorial for June 2015
Navona Records is donating two of their new CD releases to six Audiophile Audition readers this month. They are Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 and Voyage by Pierre Schroeder. The first is from a German-Japanese pianist known for her Bach performances, and the second is a captivating sonic journey using a variety of musical styles in a classical form. Schroeder is a French native who as a child came to music by transcribing movie themes by Nino Rota, Morricone, and others on the family piano. Navona is known for presenting winning artists and undiscovered voices in the classical tradition. To be eligible for the two new CDs, you must register this month using our simple form. (We do not share your information.) The six winners will be listed below in early July. The three lucky winners of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas (8 CD set) performed by Maurizio Pollini (our May drawing) are: Stanley Schwab, Northfield IL, Kelly Beck, Riverside NJ, and Richard Rodrick, Hillsboro 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 […]
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