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Audio News for June 5, 2015
Naxos Launches ClassicsOnline in HD; Showtime Announces Streaming Service; Amazon Grows Fire TV; Smart Plug From iHome; Batteriser Harnesses Otherwise-Wasted Battery Power
RODGERS: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue; Victory at Sea—Symphonic Scenario; The March of the Siamese Children; The Carousel Waltz; South Pacific—Symphonic Suite – NY Philharmonic/ Richard Rodgers/ Philadelphia Pops Orch./ Andre Kostelanetz/ Pittsburgh Sym. Orch./ Fritz Reiner – Pristine Audio
An assemblage of suites and incidental music from his musical shows, television, and films, this collection of Richard Rodgers reminds us of his peerless mastery in his chosen medium.
Audio News for January 15, 2013
CNet Boo-Boo; DEG Names Walmart Retailer of the Year; Sony Classical Relaunches OKeh Label; Audio Control Amp to Improve Sonics of Home Audio Wireless Distribution Systems; 84-inch 4K UHD Display Competitors
The Edie Adams Christmas Album – with Ernie Kovacs – Omnivore Records
Nostalgia lovers have a precious gem from the early 1950s in the form of the Edie Adams Christmas Album, especially as a momento of her work with Ernie Kovacs.
Big Maybelle – The Okeh Sessions – CBS Epic (1952-1955)/ PurePleasure Records – vinyl
Big Maybelle, a vocalist who could cover all the bases…
HONEGGER: Jeanne d’Arc au Bucher – Vera Zorina, narrator/ Frances Yeend & Carolyn Long, sop./ Martha Lipton, mezzo-soprano/ David Lloyd, tenor/ Kenneth Smith, bass-bar./ Temple University & St. Peter’s Boys' Choir/The Philadelphia Orchestra/ Eugene Ormandy – Pristine
The 1952 performance of Honegger’s ardent oratorio benefits from the presence of Vera Zorina, who set the mark for devotional ardor in the title role.
Arrau with Szell Live from Carnegie Hall = Works of BEETHOVEN; CHOPIN; R. STRAUSS; WEBER; LISZT- Arrau, p./NY Phil./George Szell – West Hill Radio
A series of superheated musical moments, each informed by the intellectual and digital bravado Arrau could produce, especially when accompanied by an expert orchestral interpreter on the scale of a George Szell.
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Cembal d’amour
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