Air Archive

“Les Elements: Tempests, Storms, and Marine Festivals” = Music of LOCKE, MARAIS, RAMEAU, REBEL, TELEMANN & others – Jordi Savall – Alia Vox (2 discs)
A highly effective and illuminating concept album of thrilling dimensions. “Les Elements: Tempests, Storms, and Marine Festivals” = LOCKE: Music from The Tempest; MARAIS: Suite No. 4 “Airs pour les Matelots & les Tritons”; RAMEAU: Air pour les Zephirs (from Les Indes Galantes); Orage et air pour Boree (from Les Indes galantes); Tonnerre (from Hippolyte […]

Devialet LE 120 Integrated Amplifier$6495
Right off the bat I was very impressed with the sound of the Devialet.

MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in e; JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto – Chad Hoopes, v./ MDR Leipzig Radio Sym. Orch./ Kristjan Jarvi – Naïve
Hang on to your seat! At nearly four minutes faster than most Mendelssohn recordings, Hoopes is in a hurry. Adams is magnificent.

Nova II Phono PreampliferSRP: $1200
A very high quality phono preamp at a reasonable price; runs on batteries.

Nova II Phono PreampliferSRP: $1200
A very high quality phono preamp at a reasonable price; runs on batteries.

“Air—The BACH Album”: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068; Violin Concerto No. 1 in a; Violin Concerto No. 2 in E; Largo from Concerto for Harpsichord in f; Concerto for Two Violins in d; Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) – Anne Akiko Meyers, violin/ English Ch. Orch./ Steven Mercurio – E1 Music
Meyers’s album re-establishes her credentials in a superb reading of the three Bach concertos.