soloist Archive
“Works for Violin & Orchestra” = Music by TCHAIKOVSKY – Moonkyung Lee, v./London Sym. Orch./ Miran Vaupoticthe – Navona
“Works for Violin & Orchestra” = Music by TCHAIKOVSKY – Moonkyung Lee, v./London Sym. Orch./ Miran Vaupoticthe – Navona CD NV 6079, 57:40 (2/10/17) * 1/2: Excellent violin performances but with a mediocre recording. Navona Records has given us a very fine performance marred by a substandard recording. Soloist Moonkyung Lee gives her all in […]
HAYDN: Cello Concertos – Pavel Gozmiakov, cello/Orch. Gulbenkian – Onyx
HAYDN: Cello Concertos – Pavel Gozmiakov, cello/Orch. Gulbenkian – Onyx 4151, 59:55 (6/17/16) *****: The legendary King of Portugal 1725 Stradivarius makes police-escorted journey from museum to concert hall where it dazzles in two Haydn concertos. In some endeavors, say bird-watching, novelty is the desideratum. Last year a Siberian Bunting (sp. vlasowae) with a faulty […]
Vladimir Soltan – “Clarinet Concertos” by NIELSEN, DEBUSSY & FRANCAIX – MD&G
Some very fine playing worth having and comparing. Vladimir Soltan – “Clarinet Concertos” = CARL NIELSEN: Clarinet Concerto, Op.57; CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Premiere Rhapsodie; JEAN FRANÇAIX: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra – Vladimir Soltan, clarinet/Hamburger Symphoniker/Jose Luis Gomez – MD&G multichannel SACD MDG901-1964-6, 57:41 (2+2+2) (8/05/16) [Distr. by E1] ***1/2: This collection of clarinet masterworks is […]
“Fresh Dimensions” = CRAIG MADDEN MORRIS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; PAUL JOHN STANBERY: Robert McCloskey: The Life for Me – Frank T. Restesan, violin/Hamilton Fairfield Sym. Orch./Paul John Stanberry – Navona
A couple of new names and some very refreshing melodies. “Fresh Dimensions” = CRAIG MADDEN MORRIS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; PAUL JOHN STANBERY: Robert McCloskey: The Life for Me – Frank T. Restesan, violin/Hamilton Fairfield Sym. Orch./Paul John Stanberry – Navona NV6026 [Distr. by Naxos], 55:48 (2/12/2016) ***1/2: I confess I had not really […]
“Trouvailles” Cello and Piano Sonatas by BOËLLMANN, DOHNÁNYI and BRIDGE – Hannah Holman, cello /Réne Lecuona, p. – Blue Griffin
A talented piano/cello duo performs sonatas by Boëllmann , Dohnányi and Bridge. “Trouvailles” Cello and Piano Sonatas by BOËLLMANN, DOHNÁNYI and BRIDGE – Hannah Holman, cello /Réne Lecuona, p. – Blue Griffin BGR 359, 76:24 (Distr. by Albany) *****: The catalogue of works for cello and piano is not extensive, and yet these two musicians, […]
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 – Vadym Kholodenko p./ Fort Worth Sym./ Miguel Harth-Bedoya – Harmonia mundi
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 – Vadym Kholodenko p./ Fort Worth Sym./ Miguel Harth-Bedoya – Harmonia mundi multichannel SACD HMU-807631, 57:03 (2/5/16) **** (performance) **1/2 (recording): A dynamic performance of two Prokofiev concertos with disappointing recorded sound. Winner of the gold medal in the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Vadym Kholodenko has […]
BARTÓK: Rhapsody No. 1; Rhapsody No. 2; Violin Concerto No. 2 – Barnabás Kelemen, v. /Hungarian Nat. Philharmonic Orch./Zoltán Kocsis – Hungaraton
BÉLA BARTÓK: Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra; Rhapsody No. 2 for Violin and Orch.; Violin Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orch. – Barnabás Kelemen, violin/Hungarian Nat. Philharmonic Orch./Zoltán Kocsis – Hungaraton HSACD 32509 multichannel SACD [Distr. by Naxos] (9/11/15) 77:39 ****: Fresh new readings of important Bartok classics. Bartok was not just […]
MOZART: Bassoon Concerto; Clarinet Concerto – Ole Kristian Dahl, bassoon/Thorsten Johanns, clarinet/WDR Sym. Orch./Karl-Heinz Steffens, Eivind Aadland – Lawo Classics
Worthy additions to an already large list of options.
![The Steinmeyer Organ in Nidaros Cathedral – Various composers [TrackList follows] – Magne Draagen, organ – LAWO Classics](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SteinmeyerOrganSA.jpg)
The Steinmeyer Organ in Nidaros Cathedral – Various composers [TrackList follows] – Magne Draagen, organ – LAWO Classics
If you can’t get to Norway to hear this wonderful instrument, this disc is the next best option.
PETER LIEBERSON: Piano Concerto No. 3; Viola Con. – Steven Beck, p./Roberto Diaz, viola/Odense Sym. Orch./Scott Yoo – Bridge
Interesting music from an important series.
“Canciones espanolas” = ENRIQUE GRANADOS: La maja y el ruisenor from Goyescas; Canciones amatorias; MANUEL DE FALLA: Siete canciones populares espanolas; JOAQUÍN TURINA: Tres arias – Danielle Talamantes, sop./ Henry Dehlinger, p. – MSR
Get this amazing disc, and get it now. I don’t know what else to say.
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HOVHANESS: Piano Works [TrackList follows] – Alessandra Pompili (piano) – Dynamic
Some first-ever Hovhaness tracks and some fine transcriptions.
BACH: Violin Concertos = Violin Concerto in A Minor. BWV 1041; Violin Concerto in E Major; Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins; Violin Concerto in G Minor; Violin Concerto in D Minor – Giuliano Carmignola, v./ Mayumi Hirasaki, v./ Concerto Cologne – Archiv
Violinist Giuliano Carmignola pours old Bach into a Venetian bottle, and the effect proves mesmerizing.
![“East of Melancholy” – Piano Music from Russia to Iran – Tara Kamangar, piano – music by GLINKA; HOSSEIN; KAMANGAR; KHACHATURIAN; RACHMANINOV; SHOSTAKOVICH; TJEKNAVORIAN (TrackList follows] – Delos](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/EastMelancholyDelos.jpg)
“East of Melancholy” – Piano Music from Russia to Iran – Tara Kamangar, piano – music by GLINKA; HOSSEIN; KAMANGAR; KHACHATURIAN; RACHMANINOV; SHOSTAKOVICH; TJEKNAVORIAN (TrackList follows] – Delos
A sublime performance of music from Russia and Iran.
RACHMANINOFF: Prelude in C-sharp Minor; Piano Concerto No. 2; Symphony No. 3 – Cyril Smith, p./ London Sym. Orch. (Prelude)/ Liverpool Philharmonic Orch. (Concerto)/ BBC Sym. Orch./ Sir Malcolm Sargent – Guild
Sir Malcolm Sargent’s renditions of Rachmaninoff hold up well, given the generous spirit of his commitment.
BEETHOVEN: The Complete Piano Sonatas – Mari Kodama, piano – PENTATONE – 10 SACDs box set
Mari Kodama’s superb artistry and a great price help this excellent set overcome some minor technical glitches.
![* Mephisto & Co. [TrackList follows] – Minnesota Orchestra/ Eiji Oue – Reference Recordings (double 45 rpm vinyl)](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MephistoCo.2vinyl.jpg)
* Mephisto & Co. [TrackList follows] – Minnesota Orchestra/ Eiji Oue – Reference Recordings (double 45 rpm vinyl)
************* MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH ************
A 45 rpm 200-gram vinyl version of the orchestral favorites album which has been on the TAS Super Disc List since its CD release in 1998.
Alexander Brailowsky = MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition; BORODIN: Scherzo in A-flat Major; DEBUSSY: Reflets dans l’eau; CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 “Funeral March” – Alexander Brailowsky, p. – MeloClassic
In a recital from Paris, 1949, Alexander Brailowsky testifies to his poetic virtuosity, though within certain limits.
David Oistrakh Collection, Vol. 14: Live Performances in Stockholm – Works of BACH, BRAHMS, HAYDN, PROKOFIEV, MOZART, STENHAMMER, AULIN – Doremi (2 CDs)
The great Russian violinist appears in Sweden, where he proffers us two new items for his immense discography by Stenhammar and Aulin.
* BRAHMS: Ein Deutsches Requiem – Christiane Libor, sop./ Thomas E. Bauer, bar./ Warsaw Philharmonic Orch. and Choir/ Antoni Wit – Naxos Pure Audio Blu-ray
************* MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH ************
A milestone in recorded art for this work, and audio fans in particular will have to have it.
DEBUSSY: “Beau Soir” – Preludes, Book II and Other Works – Michael Lewin, p. – Pure Audio Blu-ray & standard CD – Sono Luminos
Another fine Pure Audio Blu-ray with superb Debussy interpretations.
Tubby Hayes – Tubby’s New Groove – Candid (1959)/ Pure Pleasure Records (2013) – mono vinyl
1959 tracks from a great British tenor sax player.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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