Switzerland Archive
Trios from Our Homelands” – REBECCA CLARKE: Piano Trio; ARNO BABAJANIAN: Piano Trio; FRANK MARTIN: Trio on Pop Irish Melodies – Lincoln Trio – Cedille
We got a duplicate of this, so here is a second review opinion on the same recent CD. “Trios from Our Homelands” – REBECCA CLARKE: Piano Trio; ARNO BABAJANIAN: Piano Trio in f-sharp; FRANK MARTIN: Trio on Popular Irish Melodies – Lincoln Trio – Cedille CDR 9000 165, 64:15 ****: Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) narrowly lost […]
What Happened, Miss Simone?, Blu-ray + CD
A terrific documentary on the life of this important vocalist in jazz, plus a CD of some the songs most associated with her career. What Happened, Miss Simone?, Blu-ray + CD (2015) Director: Liz Garbus Cast: Nina Simone and many of her friends and family Studio: Netflix/RadicalMedia/Moxie Firecracker Prod./Universal/Eagle Vision Blu-ray EVB335429 (9/2/16) + standard […]
“Russian Dances” – TCHAIKOVSKY, SHOSTAKOVICH, GLAZUNOV, STRAVINSKY – Suisse Romande – Pentatone
“RUSSIAN DANCES” = TCHAIKOVSKY: Suite from Swan Lake; GLAZUNOV 2 Concert Waltzes; SHOSTAKOVICH: The Golden Age; STRAVINSKY: Circus Polka – Kazuki Yamada/ Orch. de la Suisse Romande – Pentatone multichannel (5.0) SACD PTC 5186 557, 70:54 (3/11/16) ***: Nice sonics and playing but the program is a bit mundane. “Russian Dances” is a pleasant diversion […]
American Friends (1993)
American Friends (1993) Cast: Michael Palin, Alfred Molina Director: Tristram Powell Producers: Patrick Cassavetti and Steve Abbott Screenplay: Michael Palin Studio: MGM (2/16/16) Video: for 16:9 screens Audio: PCM Stereo Language: English, no subtitles All regions Length: 96:00 Rating: ***1/2 “And now, for something completely different.” I couldn’t resist the analogy. It is doubtful […]
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3; Capriccio on Gypsy Themes; Symphonic Dances; The Rock; Vocalise – Orch. de Paris/ Paavo Jarvi – Erato
Paavo Jarvi embarks on a series of recordings dedicated to the composer’s orchestral oeuvre. RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3 in a minor, Op. 44; Capriccio on Gypsy Themes, Op. 12; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; The Rock, Op. 7; Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 – Orch. de Paris/ Paavo Jarvi – Erato 0825646195794, 60:18, 56:42 (2 CDs) […]
CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor; SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana – Jean-Baptiste Mueller, p. – Klavier
The young Swiss pianist Jean-Baptiste Mueller finds kindred spirits in Chopin and Schumann, both of whom he performs stylistically.
![Harp Music of Debussy, Charriere, Thomas, d’Almivare and Blank [TrackList follows] – Duo-harpists Geneviève Chevallier and Christine Fleischmann – VDE-Gallo (Gall)](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ChevallierFleischmann2-Harps.jpg)
Harp Music of Debussy, Charriere, Thomas, d’Almivare and Blank [TrackList follows] – Duo-harpists Geneviève Chevallier and Christine Fleischmann – VDE-Gallo (Gall)
Lovely assortment by Swiss harp duo Chevallier and Fleischmann.
![DEBUSSY: Preludes, Book 2 [TrackList follows] – Hristo Kazakov, piano – self](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DebussyPreludes2.jpg)
DEBUSSY: Preludes, Book 2 [TrackList follows] – Hristo Kazakov, piano – self
Hristo Kazakov concludes a brace of fine Debussy Preludes albums.
“Metamorphoses” = Works of GUBAIDULINA, YANOV-YANOVSKY, ALI-ZADEH & KNAIFEL – Celli Monighetti – Louth Cont. Music
Some new and unusual music for multiple cellos is worth exploring.
Leopold Stokowski – Conducts MOZART – Guild
Certain to be among the most sought-after Stokowski discs, this collection of Mozart performances offers some truly rare and outstanding collaborations.
Keith Jarrett Trio – Somewhere – ECM
Like a well-oiled luxury jazz vehicle….
GLAZOUNOV: Violin Concerto in A Minor; Meditation; Mazurka-oberek; SCHOECK: Concerto quasi una fantasia – Chloe Hanslip, violin/ Orch. della Svizzera Italiana/ Alexander Vedernikov – Hyperion
Hyperion’s “The Romantic Violin Concerto” Series (No. 14) extends the legacy with an unusual pairing of Glazounov and Schoeck, played with high-flying enthusiasm by the gifted Chloe Hanslip.
![Music for Two Organs – The Viennese Habsburg Court of the 17th Century [TrackList follows] – David Blunden & Johannes Strobl, Bossart organs of Abbey Church of Muri/chorus on some tracks – Audite](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MusicTwoOrgans-SA.jpg)
Music for Two Organs – The Viennese Habsburg Court of the 17th Century [TrackList follows] – David Blunden & Johannes Strobl, Bossart organs of Abbey Church of Muri/chorus on some tracks – Audite
Actually music for one or two organs plus a small choir singing Gregorian chant on some tracks.
Oliver Jones – Live In Baden Switzerland – Justin Time
A festive caper by an under-appreciated Canadian pianist.
Renolds Jazz Orchestra – Three Penny Opera (KURT WEILL) Live in Aarau – Shanti Records
A very European jazz project—an instrumental jazz version of the music from Kurt Weill’s Three Penny Opera.
“Beyond” – Buddhist and Christian Prayers – Tina Turner, Dechen Shak-Dagsay, Regula Curti – New Earth Records
The readings by Turner are especially moving.
FAURE: Requiem, Op. 48; R. STRAUSS: Four Last Songs – Teresa Stich-Randall, soprano/Gerard Souzay, baritone /Union Chorale de la Tour-de-Peilz/Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet – Cascavelle
Another marvelous addition to the Ernest Ansermet Edition, featuring live performances of Faure and Richard Strauss with the outstanding talents, Souzay and Stich-Randall.
HAYDN: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 “Emperor”; String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise”; BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5 – Quartetto Italiano – PentaTone
More masterful Haydn and Beethoven from the Quartetto Italiano, another classic in the extensive annuls of this remarkable ensemble.
First Symphony and King Lear Sym. Poem, by conductor Felix Weingartner
Weingartner thought of himself more as a composer than conductor; influenced by Franz Liszt
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
