CD+DVD Reviews
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J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 – Don Freund, piano – Navona Records (2 CDs + 1 DVD)Published on July 17, 2012
Don Freund has decoded complex elements in Bach’s piano writing and is now sharing these with his listeners.
Muddy Waters/The Rolling Stones – Checkerboard Lounge: Live Chicago 1981 – Eagle Rock (CD + DVD)Published on July 14, 2012
Artists like The Stones owe a debt to the blues culture. It is refreshing to see the payback.
Return To Forever – The Mothership Returns – Eagle Records (2 CDs + 1 DVD)Published on July 04, 2012
Seminal fusion group releases an exciting live CD + DVD package.
Heart – Strange Euphoria – Epic Records/Sony Legacy (3 CDs + DVD)Published on June 28, 2012
Seattle’s favorite band releases an unconventional retrospective box set.
Thierry Van Roy & Melanie Gabriel – Taïga Maya – Naïve DVD + CD + 220 p. BookPublished on June 26, 2012
Unclassifiable; multidimensional; fascinating; an alternate history.
Sevda – Sevda: Exclusive Collector’s Edition – Caprice (2 CDs + 1 DVD)Published on May 13, 2012
An aromatic merger of Turkish folk and jazz.
ALLAN PETTERSSON: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2 – Norrköping Sym. Orch./ Christian Lindberg – BIS (CD + DVD)Published on April 27, 2012
A remarkable completion of the composer’s First Symphony, but the work itself might prove too challenging for many.
Gillian Weir – The King of Instruments (1987-88/2010)Published on April 21, 2012
Gillian Weir – The King of Instruments (1987-88/2010) All six episodes of the BBC TV Series; six magnificent organs Performer & Host: Organist Gillian Weir [TrackList follows] Studio: BBC/Priory PRDVD 7001 (Distr. by Albany) CD + DVD Video: 4:3 color Audio: English PCM stereo on DVD Length: 152 minutes Rating: ***** When it was telecast [...]
“Emmanuelle Bertrand: The Cello Speaks” – BRITTEN: Suite for Solo Cello, No. 3, Op. 87; GASPAR CASSADO: Suite for Solo Cello; PASCAL AMOYEL: Itinerance; KODALY: Suite for Solo Cello, Op. 8 – Harmonia mundi (CD+DVD)Published on April 04, 2012
A first-class traversal of some of the most important solo cello pieces in the literature.
Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society (Deluxe Version) – Heads Up (CD+DVD)Published on March 16, 2012
This has my vote for the best CD+DVD pop package yet.