Classical CD Reviews
BACH: Goldberg Variations (arr. Richard Boothby) – Fretwork – Harmonia mundi (2 CDs)Published on May 23, 2012
Should the Goldberg Variations be off-limits to arrangements? Fretwork makes it difficult to argue the case.
ERIC MOE: Superhero; Eight Point Turn; Kick & Ride – Robert Schulz, drum set / Boston Modern Orch. Project / Gil Rose – BMOP/soundPublished on May 23, 2012
Composer Eric Moe has something to say, and he says it in a voice that’s like no other I’ve heard.
Crazy Jane = PAUL LANSKY: Songs of Parting; DAVID LEISNER: Three James Tate Songs; RONALD ROXBURY: Crazy Jane; AKEMI NAITO: The Idea of Order at Key West; JOHN MUSTO: The Brief Light; GEORGE CRUMB: The Ghosts of Alhambra (Spanish Songbook I) – var. perf. – BridgePublished on May 23, 2012
Settings of poems that compellingly explore the beauty and fear of the world.
TCHAIKOVSKY: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3; String Sextet “Souvenir de Florence” – The IPO Richter String Q./ Vladislav Krasnov, viola/ Kirill Mihanovsky, cello – Helicon (2 CDs)Published on May 23, 2012
A banner recording of the complete Tchaikovsky string quartets and thrilling sextet, brilliantly recorded in Tel Aviv, 12-15 September 2010.
“Mirror of Eternity” = ARAM KHATCHATURIAN: Flute Concerto; HOUTAF KHOURY: Mirror of Eternity; YEVHEN STANKOVYCH: Chamber Symphony No. 3 – Wissam Boustany, flute/Volodymyr Sirenko/National Sym. Orch. of Ukraine – Nimbus RecordsPublished on May 23, 2012
Some little known gems from the Ukraine in very fine performances.
HAYDN: Piano Sonata No. 60; SCHUMANN: Carnaval; LISZT: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca; Concert Paraphrase on Verdi’s Rigoletto; LEON KIRCHNER: Piano Sonata No. 1 – Young-Ah Tan, piano – MSR ClassicsPublished on May 23, 2012
A varied program and a fine showcase for the considerable talents of Young-Ah Tan.
FÖRSTER: Three String Quartets – Authentic Quartet – HungarotonPublished on May 20, 2012
For chamber music lovers, this is excellent entertainment.
BACH: Overtures: Complete Orchestra Suites – Freiburg Baroque Orch./ Petra Müllejans & Gottfried von der Golta – Harmonia mundi (2 CDs)Published on May 19, 2012
The Freiburg Baroque continues its ever-expanding catalog for HM.
![“A Lindberg Extravaganza” = [TrackList follows] Christian Lindberg, trombone/Swedish Wind Ensemble/ Hans Ek – Bis](http://audaud.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LindberghExtravaganza.jpg "“A Lindberg Extravaganza” = [TrackList follows] Christian Lindberg, trombone/Swedish Wind Ensemble/ Hans Ek – Bis")
“A Lindberg Extravaganza” = [TrackList follows] Christian Lindberg, trombone/Swedish Wind Ensemble/ Hans Ek – BisPublished on May 18, 2012
An “extravaganza” all right – especially for trombonists!
FRANÇOIS DEVIENNE Clarinet Sonatas – Wonkak Kim – Naxos
The Complete Works for Clarinet of LOUIS CAHUZAC – Philippe Cuper and Philippe Olivier Devaux – Clarinet ClassicsPublished on May 18, 2012
French clarinet works by an eighteenth-century composer and a twentieth-century composer who’s definitely of the old school.