Sony Music Archive
Ran Blake – Film Noir [TrackList follows] – Arista/Novus/ International Phonograph/Sony Music
A welcome reissue of pianist Ron Blake’s iconic album about and for film noir.
Marcos Valle & Stacey Kent – Ao Vivo – Sony Music/ Pure Pleasure – double vinyl discs
A fitting tribute to an important jazz composer/arranger, in magnificent sonics.
Bill Frisell – Guitar in the Space Age! [TrackList follows] – Okeh/Sony Music
Guitarist Bill Frisell takes a side trip down memory lane with superb results.
Lang Lang – The MOZART Album – Lang Lang, piano – Sony Classical (2 CDs)
These superb performances by Lang Lang are unfortunately clouded by substandard sound on Disc 2.
PROKOFIEFF: Lieutenant Kije Suite; IGOR STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale – Chicago Sym./Fritz Reiner – RCA Victor/Analogue Productions“The Reiner Sound” = MAURICE RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole; Pavane for a Dead Princess; SERGE RACHMANINOFF : Isle of the Dead – Chicago Sym./Fritz Reiner – RCA Victor/Analogue Productions
Two more excellent additions in what I hope will be a complete series.
PROKOFIEFF: Lieutenant Kije Suite; IGOR STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale – Chicago Sym./Fritz Reiner – RCA Victor/Analogue Productions“The Reiner Sound” = MAURICE RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole; Pavane for a Dead Princess; SERGE RACHMANINOFF : Isle of the Dead – Chicago Sym./Fritz Reiner – RCA Victor/Analogue Productions
Two more excellent additions in what I hope will be a complete series.
The Bad Plus – Inevitable Western [TrackList follows] – OKeh/Sony Music Masterworks
The Bad Plus abounds as a boundary-breaking jazz band.
Audio New for June 13, 2014
Formal Definition for Hi-Res Audio; Amazon Adds Ad-Free Music Streaming; Steinway & Sons’ First Orchestral Release
Play it Again – The Classic Sound of Hollywood – Charles Gerhardt /The National Philharmonic and other orch. and conductors – TCM Masterworks (2 CDs)
A two-CD set of some of the great Charles Gerhardt movie scores and a disc of many others from various sources.
Buddy Guy – Rhythm and Blues – RCA/Silvertone
Buddy Guy switches from soul to blues and back again on a double album filled with hard-charging guitar.
Blood, Sweat & Tears – Columbia/ORG (45 rpm double album, vinyl)
A classic from 1968 that was in many of our collections, but not in nearly the fidelity of these 45 rpm reissues.
Audio News for July 5, 2013
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Fritz Reiner conducts Richard Strauss = Alo sprach Zarathusta; Ein Heldenleben; Don Quixote; Don Juan; Salome: Dance of the 7 Veils; Burleske; Rosenkavalier Waltzes, Death & Transfiguration; Sinfonia Dopmestica; Le Gourgeouis Gentilhomme suite – Sony Classical (5 CDs)
A fine reissue set of all of Reiner’s best Richard Strauss recordings.
Audio News for October 28, 2011
Amazon Beefs Up Streaming Options; Panasonic to Restructure Their Loss-Making TV Business; Cool Turntable Spins Your Vinyl for Only $150,000; Sony Music Unlimited Now on Its Tablet
Audio News for May 17, 2011
10,000 Rare Recordings for Free Download;
Met Opera Japan Tour Marred by Health Problems; Berlioz’ The Damnation of Faust Staged by Terry Gilliam; InfoComm 2011 in Orlando June 15-17; XPAND Continues as 3D Technical Partner for Cannes Film Festival
BRAHMS: Complete Violin Sonatas = Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78; Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100; Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor, Op. 108 – Stefan Jackiw, violin / Max Levinson, piano – Sony Music Korea
The current recording project featuring up-and-coming violinist Stefan Jackiw is an international affair.