Monthly Archive: December 2018
Carl Orff/Carmina Burana – Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis – Telarc Records/Concord Music Group
A new vinyl release of a 1981 recording of Carmina Burana is up to the task.
Debra Mann – Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell – Whaling City Sound
A finely-crafted jazz tribute to Joni Mitchell.
LOWELL LIEBERMANN: Piano Works, Vol 3 – David Korevaar – MSR
Volume 3 of Korevaar’s traversal maintains the high standards already set.
Harald Vogel: Buxtehude Early Organ Works – MDG
Performaned on Buxtehude’s Organs by Harald Vogel, Buxtehude’s Early Organ Works.
Jascha Horenstein: MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 – Vienna Symphony Orchestra – Pristine Audio
The 1953 Mahler First under Jascha Horenstein has its own epic merits, and it bears many moments of ravishing style.
Rocky Mountain Audio Festival 2018, Part 2
More reports from this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest… Nola!
Inbal Segev, Cello: Works by CHOPIN; SCHUMANN; GRIEG, with Juho Pohjonen, piano – Avie
Cellist Inbal Segev makes her Avie debut in three Romantic staples that allow her and pianist Pohjonen to shine.
“Blues Dialogues” – Rachel Barton Pine, violin, with Matthew Hagle, piano – Cedille
Disc 2 in what one hopes will be a long and inventive series.
The Music Treasury for 2 December 2018 — Sir Thomas Beecham
The Music Treasury will feature “rarities” by conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, a distinctive and so significant figure in this past century. The show airs from 19:00 to 21:00 PST on Stanford’s KZSU, with concurrent streaming online from kzsu.stanford.edu. As always, the show is hosted by Dr Gary Lemco. Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961): Rarities [From Wikipedia] Thomas Beecham was born in 1879 in St. Helens, Lancashire, in the north of England. He was self-taught as a conductor. He had some private composition lessons from Charles Wood in London and from Moszkowski in Paris. Beecham’s father, Sir Joseph Beecham, had made a reasonable fortune making medicines (the famous Beecham pills), and he liked music, so he was able to help Thomas in his chosen career as a musician. Thomas was 20 years old when his father was reinstated as mayor of St. Helens. To celebrate this event, his father paid for the Hallé Orchestra to give a concert. It was to be conducted by the famous German conductor, Hans Richter. However, a few days before the concert, it was announced that Richter was ill. Thomas immediately said he would conduct the concert. The orchestra at first refused to play for a 20-year-old […]
“A Prophecy of Peace: The Choral Music of Samuel Adler” – Gloriae Dei Cantores
A worth reissue of some incredible choral music.
Tyshawn Sorey – Pillars – Firehouse
Three CDs equal one complete musical tour de force.
Phillip Johnston & the Coolerators – The Adventures of Prince Achmed and Diggin’ Bones – Asynchronous
Organ jazz and a jazz soundtrack with a difference.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
