stage Archive
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Blu-ray (2016)
A classic that has been seen by millions—now in your living room. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Blu-ray (2016) TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker (Live from Lincoln Center) Performers: The New York City Ballet Director: Katherine E. Brown Producer: John Goberman Studio: C Major 738704 2016 [Distr. by Naxos] Video: 16:9 HD Blu-ray Audio: PCM Stereo 2.0, DTS-HD […]
The Detroit Jazz Festival – Labor Day Weekend, 2016
Covering all bases, and well! – 37th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival…. Review of Detroit Jazz Festival – Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 2-5, 2016 The Detroit Jazz Festival holds a distinct and venerable place as one of the most treasured jazz festivals in the country. It is the largest free (!) jazz festival in North America. […]
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra – All My Yesterdays – Resonance (2 CDs)
Celebrating fifty years, and counting, of powerful Monday night big band jazz at the Village Vanguard… Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra – All My Yesterdays – Resonance HCD 2023 – 2 CDs, 48:47, 77:11 (1966) ****1/2: (CD 1- 2/7/66: Thad Jones- trumpet, Flugelhorn, arranger & conductor; Hank Jones- piano; Sam Herman – guitar, percussion; Richard Davis […]
Sherlock Holmes Serial, Blu-ray (1916/2015)
A surpisingly enjoyable 1916 silent serial on Sherlock Holmes, beautifully restored.
WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete) – Leading soloists/Vienna Philharmonic/Solti – Decca Pure Audio Blu-ray (14+ hours!)
What a New Year’s gift! Many believe this the greatest recording ever made. If you can believe it, it’s now in the best sound it has ever had, and on a single disc!
PROKOFIEFF: Romeo & Juliet ballet, Blu-ray (2014)
Better image and sound than the MacMillan Royal Ballet production.
WEILL: Concerto for Violin and Wind Orchestra; STRAVINSKY: L’histoire du soldat – suite; MILHAUD: Suite for violin, clarinet and piano/ Gabriele Pieranunzi, violin/ Enrico Pieranunzi, p./ Alessandro Carbonare, clarinet/ Soloists of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples/ Jeffrey Tate – Musica Media Concerto Classics
An outstanding release of 20th-Century chamber music rarities by KURT WEILL, IGOR STRAVINSKY and DARIUS MILHAUD.
Queen – Live at the Rainbow (1974/2014)
An excellent companion to Queen’s studio videos of later years.
35th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Aug. 29 – Sept 1, 2014
Simply the finest free premiere jazz festival in the U.S.…
Les Naufragées du Fol Espoir (The Castaways of the Fol Espoir), (2014)
An amazing long filmic creation combining different approaches and styles.
The Art of Melancholy – Songs by JOHN DOWLAND – Iestyn Davies, countertenor/ Thomas Dunford, lute – Hyperion
A marvelous collection that works well thematically, but you really have to like the countertenor voice to be fully immersed.
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Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens, Blu-ray [2013]
A great two-for-one package for Gabriel fans.
KARAINDROU: “Concert in Athens” = Excerpts from various works – Kim Kashkashian, viola/ Jan Garbarek, tenor saxophone/ Vangelis Christopoulos, oboe/ Eleni Karaindrou, piano/Camerata Orch./Alexandros Myrat – ECM New Series
Beautiful music; so much better than just “film scores.”
BRITTEN Death in Venice (complete opera), Blu-ray (2010/13)
Britten’s Death in Venice now in Blu-ray.
The Banda Brothers – Primavera, Blu-ray (2013)
Latin jazz band delivers in brilliant HD audio and video.
Afro Cuban Latin Jazz Project – El Vuelo – AIX (2006)
A 2006 DualDisc with some great Latin sounds, plus images.
Rita Coolidge – Play Something Sweet, Blu-ray 3D (2012)
Rita Coolidge – still holding the torch…
Bryan Pezzone – Piano Pieces, Blu-ray 3D (2012)
The first full-length 3D album of solo piano performance shot specifically for HD 3D and HD audio, in both stereo and surround.
James Walker and Free Flight – Threads, Blu-ray 3D (2012)
A terrific crossover quartet in perfect hi-res surround, and 3D visuals to boot!
53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival – Sept. 17-19, 2010 – Monterey, CA
International flavors of jazz blend with the youth movement.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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