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“In Seven Days” = THOMAS ADES: In Seven Days; CONLON NANCARROW : Studies No. 6 & 7 – Signum Classics CD+DVDPublished on March 10, 2012
The always interesting Ades in a fascinating multi-media work.
The SIBELIUS Edition: Vol. 13, Miscellaneous Works – BIS (4 CDs + 1 DVD)Published on January 18, 2012
Discoveries galore in Volume 13, many of them well worth exploring, and some world premieres.
STEVE REICH: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns – Kronos Quartet/So Percussion, 2 vibes/2 xylophones – Nonesuch CD + DVDPublished on January 13, 2012
I find WTC 9/11 the most effective musical composition yet on the subject of 9/11.
“Eternal Source of Brass Divine: Famous Arias for Soprano and Brass” – Magnifica Brass Quintet/ Shigeko Hata, sop. – indésensPublished on January 04, 2012
Not all this music works equally well, though there are individual beauties throughout. But the bonus DVD is very entertaining.
![When Words Fade – Anderson & Roe, pianos [TrackList follows] Steinway & Sons CD + DVD](http://audaud.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/anderson_roeDual1.jpg "When Words Fade – Anderson & Roe, pianos [TrackList follows] Steinway & Sons CD + DVD")
When Words Fade – Anderson & Roe, pianos [TrackList follows] Steinway & Sons CD + DVDPublished on January 03, 2012
This pair of exciting performers is revolutionizing the duo piano format today.
Anthony Wilson – Seasons: Live at the Met. Museum of Art – Goat Hill (CD + DVD)Published on December 14, 2011
Four guitars, four guitarists, four seasons: a forecast for unforgettable and refined music.
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975) – Immersion Box Set – EMI (5 discs + stuff)Published on November 19, 2011
Yes, it’s not a box but it IS a box—filled with loads of Pink Floyd material of various sorts.
LISZT Program – Khatia Buniatishvili, piano – Sony Classical CD + DVDPublished on October 23, 2011
A young firebrand sees Faust, Gretchen, and Mephisto in Liszt’s persona, and salutes their audacious alchemy in this fascinating collection for Liszt’s bi-centennial.
Bob James & Keiko Matsui (piano 4 hands) – Altair & Vega – Tappan Zee Records (CD + DVD)Published on October 14, 2011
This is a rare, skillful and intimate musical experience and an exemplary use of the CD + DVD format.
MENDELSSOHN; BEETHOVEN; VERDI; HAYDN; BRAHMS: Quartets & Quintets; Bonus DVD: Rehearsal and Concert – The American String Project – MSR (2 CDs + Bonus DVD)Published on September 03, 2011
If you don’t have an insurmountable bias against arrangements, this program should prove a revelation.