Soundset Archive
Danwen Jiang “Live in Concert” = CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Sonata for Violin and Piano; CÉSAR FRANCK: Sonata for Piano and Violin; MAURICE RAVEL: Sonata for Violin and Piano – Danwen Jiang, violin/Walter Cosand, p. – Soundset Recordings
Wonderful French recital played magnificently!
True North Harp Duo [TrackList follows] – Lynne Aspnes & John Wickey – Soundset Recordings Minimal Harp [TrackList follows] – Floraleda Sacchi, concert harp – Decca
An interesting pair of concert harp CDs.
“Groteske” = Works by KIEREN MACMILLAN; KORNGOLD; JÉRÔME BERNEY; FRANK MARTIN; JEROME BERNEY – Gall
Both these albums feature works of musical fusion. Both have their attractions as well as drawbacks; the recorded sound is an issue for me.
The Hollywood Cello: Concert Works from Film Composers = Music by KORNGOLD, HAGEMAN, SAMINSKY, ACHRON, TOCH, CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, HERBERT, and CHAPLIN – Gregory Hamilton, cello/Kate Hamilton, viola/Robert Hamilton, p. – Soundset
This disc celebrates the various musical expatriates–most European Jews–who gravitated to motion pictures between the “silent” era of Hollywood and the 1960s.