France Archive
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird; NIKOLAEV: The Sinewaveland – Homage to Jimi Hendrix – Seattle Sym. Orch./Ludovic Morlot – Seattle Symphony Media
A magnificent Firebird in state of the art CD sound. STRAVINSKY: The Firebird; NIKOLAEV: The Sinewaveland – Homage to Jimi Hendrix – Seattle Sym. Orch./Ludovic Morlot – Seattle Symphony Media SSM1014, 58:32 *****: This CD is another example of the superb recordings and performances that have become a signature of the Seattle Symphony’s recordings under […]
Richard Pinhas and Barry Cleveland (guitars etc.) – Mu – Cuneiform
Two iconoclastic guitarists weave together an experimental, improvisational session. Richard Pinhas and Barry Cleveland – Mu – Cuneiform, Rune 426, 48:20 [1/16/17] ****: (Barry Cleveland – producer, mixer, guitar, Moog guitar, bowed guitar, bowhammer guitar, E-Bow guitar, sitar guitar, M-Tron, Vocalizer 1000, kalimba, zither, gong, incidental percussion, percussion programming, samples; Richard Pinhas – guitar, guitar […]
Three Three Muskateers (Silent) (1921/2016)
The first Three Muskateers film, starring Doug Fairbanks in 1921! Three Three Muskateers (1921/2016) Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Adolphe Menjou, Mary MacLarn, Nigel De Brulier Director: Fred Niblo Writer: Alexandre Dumas Studio: Verdoux-vision/ Synergy Ent./ Undercrank Productions/ Silent Cinema Presentations Inc. 2016 Restoration: Karl Malkames New theater organ score: Ben Model Video: 4:3 B&W, tinted Audio: […]
Bruno Walter – The Complete Columbia Acoustic Recordings – Works of MENDELSSOHN, BERLIOZ, WEBER, WAGNER, & R. STRAUSS – Pristine Audio
The earliest Bruno Walter records reveal a committed Romantic conductor in music in the German tradition. Bruno Walter – The Complete Columbia Acoustic Recordings – WEBER: Overture to Der Freischuetz; MENDELSSOHN: Nocturne from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61; BERLIOZ: Menuet of the Will-o’-the-Wisps from La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24; WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde: […]
Lean – Lean – Music Wizards
Lean in and listen: trio music which is loose and lingering. Lean – Lean [TrackList follows] – Music Wizards 712411776534, 57:16 [9/16/16] ****: (Jerome Sabbagh – tenor and soprano saxes; Simon Jermyn – electric bass, effects; Allison Miller – drums, bike, effects) Lean is a New York City-based trio consisting of saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh, bassist […]
LARS-ERIK LARSSON: Symphony No. 2; Variations, Op. 50; Barococo Suite, Op. 64 – Helsingborg Sym. Orch./Andrew Manze – CPO
LARS-ERIK LARSSON: Symphony No. 2; Variations, Op. 50; Barococo Suite, Op. 64 – Helsingborg Sym. Orch./Andrew Manze – CPO 777 672-2 multichannel SACD [Distr. by Naxos], 69:53, (11/13/15) ***: Very dedicated performances of these works that remain pretty obscure. There are probably a lot of reasons why the music of Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986) […]
Where to Invade Next, Blu-ray (2016)
May be the best Michael Moore film yet; quite subversive in its message. Where to Invade Next, Blu-ray (2016) Director & main cast: Michael Moore Studio: Anchor Bay (5/10/16) Video: 1.78:1 for 16:9 widescreen, 1080p HD color Audio: English & other languages with subtitles, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Subtitles: Where needed, Spanish Length: 120 min. Rating: […]
Larry Young – In Paris: The ORTF Recordings – Resonance (2 CDs; also on vinyl)
A major jazz “find”… Larry Young – In Paris: The ORTF Recordings – Resonance/ INA HCD-2022 (2 CDs) 52:54, 53:06 (1964-1965) ****1/2: (Larry Young – organ and piano; Woody Shaw – trumpet; Nathan Davis – tenor sax; Billy Brooks drums; Jean-Claude Fohrenbach – tenor sax; Sonny Grey – trumpet; Jack Dieval – piano; Jacques B. […]
Zarafa, Blu-ray (2015)
A wonderful French animation full of lots of exotic locations and animals.
Agnés Varda in California (1967-1981/2015)
Five films – some shorts and some features – made in California by Agnes Varda.
PIERRE SCHROEDER: Voyage – Karolina Rojahn, piano/var. instrumentalists/John Page – Navona
Pleasant, uncomplicated and somewhat “new age”-like.
HENRI HERZ: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor and other works – Howard Shelley (piano) / Tasmanian Sym. Orch. / Howard Shelley – Hyperion hi-res
Early Romantic works for piano and orchestra in hi-res to raise the spirits.
![“Heroique – French Opera Arias” [TrackList follows] – Bryan Hymel, tenor/ PKF Prague Philharmonia/ Emmanuel Villaume – Warner Classics](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HeroiqueBryanHymel.jpg)
“Heroique – French Opera Arias” [TrackList follows] – Bryan Hymel, tenor/ PKF Prague Philharmonia/ Emmanuel Villaume – Warner Classics
Listen to this guy—he is the real thing in a repertory that doesn’t suffer fools gladly.
![DEBUSSY: Songs, Vol. 3 [TrackList follows] – Jennifer France, sop./ Jonathan McGovern, bar./ Malcolm Martineau, piano – Hyperion](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DEBUSSYsongs.jpg)
DEBUSSY: Songs, Vol. 3 [TrackList follows] – Jennifer France, sop./ Jonathan McGovern, bar./ Malcolm Martineau, piano – Hyperion
Volume 3 in Hyperion’s series might be the best yet.
ADAM: Giselle – Ballet Suite, ed. BUESSER; TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker ballet Suite – Orch. du Theatre National De L’Opera Paris/ Richard Blareau/ Royal Philharmonic Orch./ George Weldon – Guild
Congenial performances of 1953 and 1960, of two ballet staples make a pleasant hour of listening, but visceral music these are not.
![SATIE: “Satie Slowly” [TrackList follows] = Philip Corner, piano – Unseen WorldsSATIE Orchestrated by Michel Decoust [TrackList follows] – Orchestre Régional de Basse-Normandie/ Jean-Pierre Wallez – Skarbo](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SATIEx2.jpg)
SATIE: “Satie Slowly” [TrackList follows] = Philip Corner, piano – Unseen WorldsSATIE Orchestrated by Michel Decoust [TrackList follows] – Orchestre Régional de Basse-Normandie/ Jean-Pierre Wallez – Skarbo
Satie for piano, but very slowly, and also for orchestra.
SATIE: “Satie Slowly” [TrackList follows] = Philip Corner, piano – Unseen WorldsSATIE Orchestrated by Michel Decoust [TrackList follows] – Orchestre Régional de Basse-Normandie/ Jean-Pierre Wallez – Skarbo
Satie for piano, but very slowly, and also for orchestra.
![Christian Jacob, piano – Beautiful Jazz – a private concert [TrackList follows] – Wilder Jazz vinyl](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ChJAcobBeautifulJazzVinyl.jpg)
Christian Jacob, piano – Beautiful Jazz – a private concert [TrackList follows] – Wilder Jazz vinyl
A solo jazz outing by this classically-based pianist, all analog, on vinyl.
Wilhelm Backhaus = BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F, No. 2; Sonata No. 12; Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, “Moonlight”; BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F Minor – Wilhelm Backhaus, p./Amadeus String Q. – Meloclassic
From two venues in France, the legendary Wilhelm Backhaus performs his Beethoven and a rare Brahms Quintet.
“Fête à la Française” – A sonically refurbished collection of French romantic music of GUSTAVE CHARPENTIER, JULES MASSENET, CÉSAR FRANCK AND EDOUARD LALO – Decca Eloquence (2-CDs)
Outstanding performances from 50 years ago conducted by Albert Wolff, of fascinating out-of-the-way repertoire.
Pablo Casals: The Late Concerto Recordings = SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in A Minor; DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B Minor – Pablo Casals, c./ Prades Festival Orch./ Eugene Ormandy (Schumann)/ Festival Casals of Puerto Rico/ Alexander Schneider – Pristine Audio
The final concerto recordings by Pablo Casals command our musical and emotional interest in spite of a waning technique.
“Music from the Court of Burgundy” = Ciaramella – Yarlung
Music of the Royal courts in Burgundy France.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
