Monthly Archive: July 2015
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…
The Fisher King, Blu-ray (1991/2015)
A rather different sort of Terry Gilliam film but a classic nevertheless.
Lucky Peterson – Live In Marciac/ July 28th 2014 – Jazz Village
Child prodigy affirms his status as a blues legend!
“Tempo do Brasil” – Marc Regnier, guitar/ Marco Sartor, guitar/ Volodymyr Vynnytsky, p./ Natalia Khoma, cello/ Tacy Edwards, flute – Reference Recordings
It’s like taking a vacation in sound and feeling.
“Benedicta: Marian Chant from Norcia” – The Monks of Norcia – Decca
More Monks? Yes, but unlike many before, these are actually worth hearing.
HILARION ALFEYEV: Stabat Mater; Concerto grosso; Fugue on the B-A-C-H Motif; Canciones de la muerte; De profundis – Pentatone
This is getting a lot of attention. But does it deserve it?
The Who – Live At Shea Stadium 1982, Blu-ray (1982/2015)
A rockin’ 1982 live concert by the Who at Shea Stadium.
Wilhelm Kempff plays LISZT = Annees de peleringage: Italie; Venezia e Napoli: Goldoleriera; Deaux Legendes – Wilhelm Kempff, piano – PentaTone
PentaTone restores Wilhelm Kempff’s traversal of the Second Year of Liszt’s “Pilgrimage” in powerful and poetically-hued definition.
Audio News for July 14, 2015
HTC Virtual-Reality Headset to Consumers; Field Test of ATSC 3.0 Transmission; Maker of Screen Shine Screen Cleaner Hires Antimicrobial Expert; The Loudspeaker in History
Rolling Stones – From The Vault: The Marquee Club Live In 1971 – Blu-ray + CD (2015)
An intimate look at the greatest rock and roll band of all time!
MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 – Budapest Festival Orch./ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics
A thrilling combination of musicianship with an audiophile-pleasing recording.
The Rolling Stones – I Can’t Get No Satisfaction London Records (1965)/ Abkco Records (2015) – 45 rpm 12″ vinyl single
Limited edition single is historic, but expensive!
IBERT: Le Chavalier errant; Les Amours de Jupiter – Orch. Nat. de Lorraine/ Jacques Mercier – Timpani
Two delightful and little-known Ibert ballet scores.
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in a minor; SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Vadym Kholodenko, p./ The Norwegian Radio Orch./ Miguel Harth-Bedoya – Harmonia mundi
The virtuoso and the poet meet happily in these two Romantic piano concertos, deftly performed by Vadym Kholodenko.
GLIERE & JONGEN: Harp Concertos; RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez – Anneleen Lenaerts, harp/ Brussels Philharmonic/ Michel Tabachnik – Klara
The elegant young harpist Lenaerts presents, with conductor Tabachnik, three silken vehicles for the instrument, colorful and well-recorded.
Denny Zeitlin & George Marsh – Riding The Moment – Sunnyside
A listening experience that is both demanding and exhilarating.
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Steve Johns – Family [TrackList follows] – Strikezone
The family that plays together…is well worth hearing.
RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No. 1 in d minor; Var. on a Theme of Corelli – Jin Hwa Lee, p. – Blue Griffin
For one hour, the potent bravura keyboard style of Rachmaninov has a natural acolyte in Jin Hwa Lee.
EINAUDI: “Taranta Project” – Ludovico Einaudi, piano/Rome Film Orch. /var. soloists (TrackList follows) – Ponderosa
Territory we’ve heard before but pretty entertaining nonetheless.
Hiroshima Mon Amour, Blu-ray (1959/2015)
An important film that changed the course of the modern sound cinema.
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Richard Thompson – Still and Variations [TrackList follows] – Fantasy/Beeswing (CD + EP)
Richard Thompson collaborates with Jeff Tweedy and the result is a roots-based delight.
NIELSEN: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6 – Royal Stockholm Philharmonic/ Sakari Oramo – BIS
Nielsen finely played and ably recorded.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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