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Pop – Post Pop Depression – Live at Royal Albert Hall – Blu-ray + 2 CDs (2016)

Pop – Post Pop Depression – Live at Royal Albert Hall – Blu-ray + 2 CDs (2016)

by | Dec 20, 2016 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

Pop – Post Pop Depression – Live at Royal Albert Hall, Blu-ray + 2 CDs (2016) Legendary proto-punk artist proves his relevance once again. Performers: Iggy Pop; Joshua Homme; Dean Fertita; Matt Helders, Troy Van Leeuwen; Matt Sweeney Studio: Eagle Vision EVB335569 Director: Nick Wickham Video: 16×9 for 1080i HD, color Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, PCM Stereo 2.0 TrackList (Blu-ray + CD) : Lust For Life; Sister Midnight; American Valhalla; Sixteen; In The Lobby; Some Weird Sin; Funtime; Tonight; Sunday; German Days; Mass Production; Nightclubbing; Gardenia; The Passenger; China Girl; Break Into Your Heart; Fall In Love With Me; Repo Man; Baby; Chocolate Drops; Paraguay; Success Length: 118 minutes Rating:     Audio: ****    Video:  ****    Overall: **** James Newel Osterber Jr. began his musical career as a high school musician in Ann Arbor Michigan during the late sixties His first association with a band was the Iguanas. After that group the now re-named Iggy traveled to Chicago to absorb big-city blues culture. There Iggy Pop (full new moniker) began observing performance styles of The Doors, James Brown and the MC5. Iggy Pop and The Stooges worked small clubs and caught the attention of John Cale who […]

“Double Triple Koppel” = Michala Petri on recorder & others – Decapo / BEAMISH: The Singing – Works of that composer cond. by Martyn Brabbins – BIS

“Double Triple Koppel” = Michala Petri on recorder & others – Decapo / BEAMISH: The Singing – Works of that composer cond. by Martyn Brabbins – BIS

by | Oct 1, 2016 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

“Double Triple Koppel” = ANDERS KOPPEL: Concerto for Recorder, Saxophone, and Orchestra; Triple Concerto for Mezzo Saxophone, Cello, Harp, and Orchestra ‒ Michala Petri, recorder / Benjamin Koppel, saxophones / Tine Rehling, harp / Eugene Hye-Knudsen, cello / Odense Sym. Orch. / Henrik Vagn Christensen ‒ Dacapo multichannel SACD 6220633 [Distr. by Naxos]; 67:25 (8/14/15) ***1/2:</br> “SALLY BEAMISH: The Singing” = The Singing: Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra; A Cage of Doves; Under the Wing of the Rock; Reckless; Trumpet Concerto ‒ James Crabb, accordion / Branford Marsalis, sax / Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet / Royal Scottish National Orch. / Nat. Youth Orch. of Scotland (Trumpet Concerto) / Martyn Brabbins ‒ BIS multichannel SACD BIS-2156 [Distr. by Naxos]; 73:56 (10/9/15) ****: Two contemporary composers who manage to do up the old wine of the classical concerto in surprising new skins. Here we have two very different approaches to the concerto from two very different contemporary composers. Anders Koppel (b. 1947) is the son of the distinguished Danish composer Herman D. Koppel. In fact, Anders is now better known than his father, thanks to a loyal following among enthusiasts of crossover music, and specifically those who appreciate the melding of classical music […]