Monthly Archive: July 2015
Yevgeny Mravinsky, cond. = BARTOK: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; HONEGGER: Symphony No. 3 “Liturgique”; STRAVINSKY: Agon – Leningrad Philharmonic Orch./ Yevgeny Mravinsky – Praga Digitals
Three archive recordings conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky during the second half of the ’60s, remastered to stereo SACD.
CRUMB: Voices from the Morning of the Earth; An Idyll for the Misbegotten; The Sleeper – Ann Crumb, sop./Randall Scarlata, bar./ instr. soloists/ Orchestra 2001 /James Freeman – Bridge
Trademark sounds and a must for George Crumb lovers.
Cornelius Dufallo, Maya Beiser, Carmen Kordas, Erika Harrsch, Paola Prestini – Labyrinth: Installation Concertos – VisionIntoArt (VIA Records) (CD+DVD)
Modern technology and modern classical music meld meticulously.
*NIELSEN: 6 Symphonies (complete) – Lucy Hall, sop./ Marcus Farnsworth, bari./ London Sym. Orch./ Sir Colin Davis – LSO Live (3 SACDs + Blu-ray)
************ MULTICHANNEL SET OF THE MONTH ************
Absolutely essential for all Nielsen lovers.
Audio News for July 21, 2015
Sonos Streams Into the Future; Classical Music News; Denon Does Dolby Atmos & DTS:X; New Hi-Res Smartphone from Marshall
John Clayton/ Hank Jones – Parlor Series Vol. II: The Negro Spirituals Dialogue – ArtistShare
A glorious revisit to piano/acoustic bass duo gospel spirituals…
SUK: About Mother – Suite; CHAUSSON: Four Dances; REGER: From My Diary – Paul Orgel, piano – MSR
Orgel delivers a perfect disc for the keyboard collector of new and often challenging works.
Poldi Mildner, piano = SCHUBERT: Fantasie in C, “Wanderer”; CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 2, “Funeral March”; LISZT: Sonata in B Minor; DEBUSSY: Estampes – Poldi Mildner, p. – MeloClassic
MeloClassic scores another triumph of historical keyboard restoration with an artist we must reckon among the formerly unsung titans of her art.
BRAHMS: Piano Sonata No. 3 in f minor; SCHUMANN: Humoreske in B-flat Major – Margaryta Golovko, p. – Blue Griffin
Emergent pianist Margaryta Golovko adds her name to the catalogue of Schumann and Brahms acolytes.
BORODIN: Symphony No. 2 in b; Symphony No. 3 in a; Prince Igor Overture – L’Orch. de la Suisse Romande/ Ernest Ansermet – ORG 45 rpm vinyl (2)
A terrific symphony and performance in the best vinyl two-channel sonics.
Jon Batiste, Chad Smith, Bill Laswell – The Process [TrackList follows] – M.O.D. Technologies
Soundtrack music for a film you’ll never see.
Ciaramella Dances on Movable Ground [TrackList follows] – Ciaramella Ens./Adam K. Gilbert & Rotem Gilbert, directors – Yarlung 45 rpm vinyl (2)Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet, Vol. I – Yarlung 33 rpm vinyl
Two vinyl albums of exceptional fidelity and music from the same label.
Ciaramella Dances on Movable Ground [TrackList follows] – Ciaramella Ens./Adam K. Gilbert & Rotem Gilbert, directors – Yarlung 45 rpm vinyl (2)Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet, Vol. I – Yarlung 33 rpm vinyl
Two vinyl albums of exceptional fidelity and music from the same label.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-flat minor, – 1879 version; PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Krill Gerstein p., Detaches Sym. Orch. of Berlin/ James Gaffigan – Myrios Classics
A new ‘historically accurate’ premier of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1.
RACHMANINOV: 24 Preludes = Dmitri Levkovich, p. – Piano Classics
Virtuoso Dmitri Levkovich renders a most convincing set of Rachmaninov Preludes, masterly in poise, poetry, and drama.
Audio News for July 17, 2015
Ettore Stratta Dies; Bowers & Wilkins Expands Custom Speakers; ZTE’s Axon Pro Smartphone Stresses AV Performance; Samsung Expands SUHD TV Lineup
Bang on a Can All-Stars – “Field Recordings” – various composers/soloists (TrackList follows) – Cantaloupe
An impressive compilation of some of the most creative and eclectic composers of today.
Yevgeny Mravinsky, cond. = BARTOK: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; HONEGGER: Symphony No. 3 “Liturgique”; STRAVINSKY: Agon – Leningrad Philharmonic Orch./ Yevgeny Mravinsky – Praga Digitals
Yevgeny Mravinsky and his loyal Leningrad Philharmonic indulge their potent talents upon three modern works of enduring quality.
JOAN TOWER: Violin Concerto; Stroke; Chamber Dance—Cho-Liang Lin, v./ Nashville Sym./Giancarlo Guerrero—Naxos
New orchestral music from Joan Tower is colorful, exciting and well-crafted.
Albert Heath – Kwanza (The First) – Xanadu/Elemental Music – (1973/1981)Jimmy Heath – Picture of Heath – Xanadu/Elemental Music (1975)
Albert & Jimmy Heath presented on fine remastered re-releases from Xanadu…
Albert Heath – Kwanza (The First) – Xanadu/Elemental Music – (1973/1981)Jimmy Heath – Picture of Heath – Xanadu/Elemental Music (1975)
Albert & Jimmy Heath presented on fine remastered re-releases from Xanadu…
Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron – Xanadu/Elemental MusicAl Cohn & Jimmy Rowles – Heavy Love – Xanadu/ Elemental Music
Two more Xanadu CD treasures – Barry Harris and Al Cohn/ Jimmy Rowles…