Monthly Archive: August 2019
Bairstow, Harris & Stanford: Choral Works – Westminster Abbey Choir — Hyperion
English to the core—if you know and love it, don’t hesitate.
Black Swans = Black Classical Music Performers, 1918-1944 – Parnassus
An important musical document!
Keith Jarrett – The Melody At Night, With You – ECM
ECM issues a re-mastered vinyl of Keith Jarrett’s 1999 solo piano album.
“This is Rattle” – Sir Simon Rattle – London Symphony Orchestra – LSO Live Records,
The 2017 Inaugural Concert with Rattle and the Londoners. A truly great performance but less than fully satisfying audio.
The 2017 Inaugural Concert with Rattle and the Londoners. A great performance, though not quite great audio
Keith Jarrett – J.S. Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 – ECM
Keith Jarrett delights in music from the Baroque!
“Bach to the Future” – Olivier Latry, Grand Organ of Notre Dame of Paris – La Dolce Volta
The last recording from Notre Dame Cathedral that we are likely to hear in a while.
Mark Winkler – I’m With You – Café Pacific Records
Mark Winkler captures the cool, hip, and sentimental sides of the music of Bobby Troup
HANS WEISSE: Clarinet Chamber Music ‒ Berolina Ensemble ‒ MDG
Music in the tradition of Brahms and showcasing an instrument he championed so successfully.
20th CENTURY HARPSICHORD CONCERTOS—By Leigh, Rorem, Kalabis, Nyman—Jory Vinikour/ Chicago Philharmonic/Scott Speck—Cedille
Four scintillating 20th Century harpsichord concertos.
“French Cello Concertos” – Hee-Young Lim / London Symphony Orchestra – Sony
A young artist of real promise in an enticing program…
Whit Dickey/Tao Quartets – Peace Planet & Box of Light – AUM Fidelity
Two albums; two quartets; one release=double the Dickey.
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3; STRAUSS: Horn Concerto – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – Reference Recordings
The “Pittsburgh Live” series continues with music of Beethoven and Strauss
Jean Doyen plays CHOPIN, LISZT and Music of France – APR
Romantic French Composers Piano Works are stellar in Doyen’s hands.
The Music Treasury for 25 August 2019 — Quartetto Italiano
Quartetto Italiano featured on “The Music Treasury”, hosted by Dr Gary Lemco
PJ Perry – This Quiet Room – CellarMusic
Two professionals delivering stylishly shaped music
Sing A Song Of Jazz: The Best Of Vocal Jazz On Resonance
Resonance Records offers an accessible jazz vocal compilation.
The Fabrizio Sciacca Quartet – Gettin’ It There
A return-to-roots approach from a young bassist.
MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 and 24 – Orli Shaham, David Robertson – Canary Classics
Two later Piano Concertos by Mozart, performed by Orli Shaham (piano) and Dvid Obertson, in this release
Quartetto Italiano: Complete RIAS Recordings – Audite
Quartetto Italiano: Complete RIAS Recordings = DONIZETTI: String Quartet No. 7 in F minor; CHERUBINI: String Quartet No. 5 in F Major; MALIPIERO: String Quartet No. 4; SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108; RAVEL: String Quartet in F Major; SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat Major, D. 112; SCHUMANN: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2; String Quartet No 3 in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3; HAYDN: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1 – Quartetto Italiano – Audite 21.456 (3 CDs) TT: 3 hr 32:36 (4/5/19) [Distr. by Naxos] *****: The Quartetto Italiano – Paolo Borciani and Elisa Pegreffi, violins; Piero Farulli, viola; Franco Rossi, cello – 1945-1979, represented the new art in chamber music in post-war Italy, a streamlined, sober, homogeneous sound that absorbed both the linear and harmonic implications of the music they addressed. The Quartetto Italiano appeared ten times in Berlin between 1951 and 1979; and upon their first concert 26 February 1952, RIAS had them appear in the studio for recordings. The present set collects their documented studio performances, 1951-1963. The obscure fact that opera composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) wrote 18 string quartets […]
Jazz Piano Panorama: The Best Of Piano Jazz on Resonance –
This compilation of jazz piano is compelling!
The Jamie Saft Quartet – Hidden Corners – RareNoise
Pianist Jamie Saft focuses on the spiritual on his latest project.
Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra – Hiding Out – Zoho Music
Mike Holober has a daring compositional voice which is on full display in this release
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
