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Ramon Llull – A time of conquests, dialogue…- Savall – Alia Vox

by Audiophile Audition | Dec 28, 2016 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

A fascinating probe into one of the most brilliant minds ever to grace the earth. “Ramon Llull – A time of conquests, dialogue, and disconsolations” = Hespérion XXI /La Capella Reial de Catalunya/ Jordi Savall — Alia Vox multichannel SACD AVSA9917, (2 discs) TT: 137:34 & book [Distr. by Harmonia mundi] ****: Ramon Llull (1232-1316) […]

JENNIFER HIGDON: Cold Mountain (comp. opera) – Soloists /Santa Fe Opera Orch. & The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers/ Miguel Harth-Bedoya – Pentatone (2 SACDs)

by Audiophile Audition | Aug 25, 2016 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

The birth of a truly distinguished American opera. JENNIFER HIGDON: Cold Mountain (comp. opera) – Jay Hunter Morris (Teague)/ Robert Pomakov (Owens)/ Adrian Kramer (Owens’ Son)/ Nathan Gunn (W.P. Inman)/ Kevin Burdette (A Blind Man)/ Isabel Leonard (Ada Monroe)/ Emily Fons (Ruby Thewes) The Santa Fe Opera Orch. & Members of The Santa Fe Opera […]

Editorial for October 2015

by Audiophile Audition | Oct 1, 2015 | Editorial

For October our drawing is for six sets of the complete opera A Death in the Family, by William Mayer, as recorded by Albany Records. The original book is by James Agee, and the opera is considered one of the best and most poetical opera librettos ever. Although done by the Manhattan School of Music, […]