Juilliard Archive
ROBERT WARD: The Crucible – Purchase Opera/Jacques Trussel, artistic dir./Purchase Sym./Hugh Murphy – Albany (2 CDs)
An important American masterwork given a very fine performance. ROBERT WARD: The Crucible – Purchase Opera/Jacques Trussel, artistic dir./Purchase Sym./Hugh Murphy – Albany TROY 1656/1657, 2 CDs: 113:54, (1/01/17) ***1/2: Robert Ward (1917-2013) was Eastman and Juilliard-trained and even studied with Aaron Copland for a bit. His opera, The Crucible, after the play by Arthur […]
“44 Waltzes on 88 Keys” – SCHUBERT: Valses Nobles; BRAHMS: 16 Waltzes; DVORAK: 8 Waltzes; RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales – Peter Schaaf, p. – Schaaf
Peter Schaaf bestows a natural affection of a series of Nineteenth-Century waltzes. 44 Waltzes on 88 Keys – SCHUBERT: Valses Nobles, D. 969; BRAHMS: 16 Waltzes, Op. 39; DVORAK: 8 Waltzes, Op. 54; RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales – Peter Schaaf, p. – Schaaf SR 102, 72:29 [info@schaafrecords.com] ****: Peter Schaaf won the Kosciuszko Foundation’s […]
Meridian Arts Ens. “Alchemy” (CD+DVD) & Meridian Arts Ens. “Live in Concert” (DVD) – both Meridian Arts Ens.
Meridian Arts Ensemble, “Alchemy” = music of Byrd, Gesualdo, Corelli, J.S.Bach, de Lassus, Carissimi and Elgar Howarth (Track List follows) – Meridian Arts Ensemble, 8 Bells – (CD + DVD) 59:02, (2/01/13) ***1/2: Meridian Arts Ensemble, “Live in Concert : The Library of Congress – 2004; Deutsches Jazz Festival – 1997” = music of Stravinsky, […]
Felix Salmond, Volume 2 = Cello works of BEETHOVEN, CHOPIN, BIZET, PIANELLI, PIERNE – Pristine Audio
The second installment dedicated to cello virtuoso Felix Salmond features him in fine sound from Juilliard in three of the Beethoven sonatas.
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![SIROTA: Celestial Wind [TrackList follows] – Victoria Sirota, organ/ Norman Fischer, cello/ Robert Sirota, piano – Albany](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sirotaCelestialWind.jpg)
SIROTA: Celestial Wind [TrackList follows] – Victoria Sirota, organ/ Norman Fischer, cello/ Robert Sirota, piano – Albany
Contemporary organ music well-performed and recorded.
Michael Dease – Relentless – Posi-Tone
Big band lovers, rejoice…
BRAHMS: Late Piano Works = Three Intermezzi; Four Intermezzi; Capriccio in F-sharp Minor; Capriccio in B Minor; Five Pieces; Intermezzo in B Minor – Gena Raps, p. – Musical Friends NY
A highly personal and consistently compelling selected survey of late Brahms, music Clara Schumann claimed to be rife with “bittersweet discord.”
BARTOK & KODALY: The Complete String Quartets – Alexander String Q. – Foghorn Classics (3 CDs)
This is an essential recording, maybe the best ever of these important works.
ROBERT DeGAETANO: Piano Concerto No. 1; FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Robert DeGaetano, p./ Moravian Phil. Orch./John Yaffé – Navona Records (CD+DVD)
Very interesting look at this talented pianist-composer.
Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club) – Bethlehem/Verse Music
An expressive and penetrating vocalist coupled with an emotive and intellectual pianist.
Michael Dease – Coming Home – D Clef Records
A trombone player of the highest order…
"Evan Shinners: @BACH" = Partita No. 1; 2 Toccatas; French Suite 5; Keyboard Concerto in d minor – New Cull Records
If Busoni were drunk, he might embrace this kid Shinners, who plays Bach for the fun of it and does not apologize.
SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major; String Quartet in C Minor – Tokyo String Quartet – Harmonia mundi
Outstanding performances of these much-recorded masterworks.
Delicacies – Clarinet & Piano – Manhattan
Marvelous clarinet playing that really has few equals.
Chase Baird – Crosscurrent – Junebeat Records
Progressive jazz and quite a great presentation.
The 5 Browns in Hollywood [TrackList below] – Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae Brown, pianos – E1 Entertainment
They’ve been described as “button-down cute and somewhat otherworldly.” Most apt.
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No. 3 in c, Op. 1; RAVEL: Piano Trio – The Claremont Trio – Tria
Absolutely brilliant readings of these two works, now among the best on disc.
BARTOK: 6 String Quartets – Juilliard String Quartet – Sony Classical
At last! A classic reissue set that will be mandatory for many.
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Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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