Harmony Archive
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 6 in e-flat; Waltz Suite – Sao Paulo Sym. Orch./ Marin Alsop – Naxos
Two contrasting Prokofiev works of 1947 capture our attention through the ongoing series by Marin Alsop. PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 6 in e-flat minor, Op. 111; Waltz Suite, Op. 110 – Sao Paulo Sym. Orch./ Marin Alsop – Naxos 8.573518, 68:21 (8/12/16) ****: Prokofiev conceived his 1947 Sixth Symphony as an elegy of the tragedy of […]
CHOPIN: 24 Mazurkas – Pavel Kolesnikov, p. – Hyperion
A solid and sensuous reading of Chopin’s most prolific national vehicle. CHOPIN: 24 Mazurkas – Pavel Kolesnikov, p. – Hyperion CDA68137, 69:19 (9/2/16) [Distr. by Harmonia mundi/PIAS] ****: Chopin took the genre of the Polish mazurka and made it his own, composing some 58 “official” works, making it the most active vehicle for his experiments […]
Jimmy Giuffre – Western Suite – Atlantic/ Pure Pleasure – vinyl
Jimmy Giuffre – Western Suite – Atlantic SD-1331 (1958)/ Pure Pleasure (2015) – stereo vinyl, 38:19 ****1/2: A hi-res update of an inventive jazz symphony sounds vibrant! (Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone; Bob Brookmeyer – trombone; Jim Hall – guitar) Part of Jimmy Giuffre’s musical legacy is his development of unprecedented jazz […]
CHOPIN: Preludes, Op. 28; Prelude in c-sharp minor; Prelude in A-flat Major – Yundi, piano – DGG
Yundi Li plays Chopin with vigor and poetry, but we wish DGG had augmented the program.
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Richard Thompson – Still and Variations [TrackList follows] – Fantasy/Beeswing (CD + EP)
Richard Thompson collaborates with Jeff Tweedy and the result is a roots-based delight.
“Eternal Reflections” – ROBERT PATERSON: Eternal Reflections; Choral Suite from A New Eaarth; Lux Aeterna; The Essence of Gravity; Snow Day; Did You Hear?; Life is But a Dream; A Dream Within a Dream – Musica Sacra/ Kent Tritle – American Modern Recordings
A choice release from a source that I have a feeling is going to become more and more important as time moves on.
Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet – Vocal Madness – HouseKat
The Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet takes hipness to a new level and swings with élan.
“Balance Problems” = Works by NICO MUHLY, MARCOS BALTER, ANDREW NORMAN, JEREMY TURNER, MARK DANCIGERS, SUFJAN STEVENS – yMUSIC – New Amsterdam
Refreshing compilation from the “new modern” wave.
BARTOK: Kossuth – Symphonic Poem; Two Portraits; Suite No. 1 – Michael Ludwig, violin/ Buffalo Philharmonic Orch./ JoAnn Falletta – Naxos
JoAnn Falletta and her Buffalo Philharmonic find bravura vehicles in the scores of young Bartok, which showcase everyone in glowing colors.
Duets for Violin and Piano = SCHUBERT: Violin Sonata in A Major; Fantasie in C Major; BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 1 – David Oistrakh, violin/ Frida Bauer, p. – Melodiya
These early ’70s recordings find Russian violinist David Oistrakh in excellent form.
ERKKI-SVEN TÜÜR: Symphony No. 7 ‘Pietas’; Piano Concerto – Frankfurt Radio Sym./NDR Choir/Laura Mikkola, p./Paavo Järvi – ECM New Series
These are complex works that leave you curious for more.
CLARE FISCHER: After the Rain – Suite for Cello and String Orchestra; Time Piece; Bachludes I & II – Cecilia Tsan, cello/ Concertmasters: Assa Drori and Gerald Vinci – Clare Fisher Productions
Emotional music from a composer who made contributions in almost every musical form.
STALE KLEIBERG: David and Bathsheba – Soloists/ Trondheim Sym. Vocal Ens. / Trondheim Sym. Orch./ Tõnu Kaljuste – 2L Pure Audio Blu-ray & SACD
A piece from an accomplished composer that treats a revered subject with great dignity and perception.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Fifty By Four (2014)
A fascinating and nostalgic documentary on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
GANDOLFI: “From the Institutes of Groove” = From the Institutes of Groove; Concerto for Bassoon and Orch.; Fantasia for Alto Saxophone and Orch. – Angel Subero, bass trombone/ Richard Svoboda, bassoon/ Kenneth Radnofsky, alto sax/ Boston Modern Orch. Project/ Gil Rose – BMOP
These unique, cutting edge concertos are rather “groovy!”
Audio News for November 30, 2012
Sony Shows 4K Ultra HD Server for 84-inch LCD TV; Linn Launches Digital Music Collections; Joe Smith Interviews with Music Icons at Library of Congress; Logitech Updates Harmony Remotes
Audio News for October 4, 2011
Classical News; Meridian Adds L/C/R Speaker; Consumers Balk at Purchase of Certain CE Items Online; Polk Speakers Now Into Headphones; Logitech Harmony Link
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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