CD+DVD Reviews
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“Climate Changes” = Music of POULENC; DEBUSSY; JACQUELINE FONTYN; MESSIAEN; Bonus DVD: DEBUSSY – Jan Pas, cello/ Stefano Vimara, p. – Evil Penguin CD + DVDPublished on August 25, 2011
A fine recital of mostly essential pieces…well, almost.
Paul McCartney – McCartney II; Archive Collection (orig. 1980) Hear Music/Concord Music Group – 2 CDs + DVDPublished on July 13, 2011
Rather thrown together, though a few interesting tracks. For fans.
Paul McCartney – McCartney – MPL (2 CDs + DVD)Published on July 06, 2011
The bonus DVD is worth having it just for the family photos/video and the explanation of what the album is about.
STRIGGIO: Ecce beatam lucem; other works; PLAINCHANT; TALLIS; VINCENZO GALILEI – I Fagiolini/Robert Hollingworth – Decca 478 2750 CD + DVDPublished on July 05, 2011
A landmark work for Striggio, beautifully recorded and lovingly executed.
Stabat Mater, A Tribute to Pergolesi = Anna Netrebko, sop. & others (CD + Bonus DVD) – DGGPublished on June 30, 2011
The CD half is really a win-win disc for all concerned, including listeners.
Ivry Gitlis, violin = Violin Concertos of SIBELIUS, BRAHMS; PAGANINI; HINDEMITH; LEIBOWITZ- var. performers – Doremi (2 CDs + DVD)Published on May 23, 2011
A legendary superstar among violinists, a prodigy whose distinctive tone and blazing energy immediately identify his personal style.
ARETHA FRANKLIN – Take a Look: Aretha Franklin on Columbia – Columbia Records/Legacy – 11 CDs + 1 DVDPublished on March 22, 2011
A mind-boggling anthology of everything Aretha recorded from 1960 to 1966.
John Surman – Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop, April 1969 – Cuneiform Records (DVD + CD)Published on March 17, 2011
Rare 1969 performances by British big band jazz soar.
Brad Mehldau, solo p. – Live in Marciac – DVD + 2 CDs – NonesuchBrad Mehldau – Highway Rider – 2 CDs – Nonesuch
Published on March 15, 2011
Mehldau plays not only his many original compositions and jazz standards but also special jazz arrangements of pop music, such as The Beatles, Radiohead, Nick Drake and Paul Simon.
Dado Moroni – Live in Beverly Hills – Resonance Records – DVD + CDPublished on March 05, 2011
The groove is on….