SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews
MAHLER: Das Klagende Lied (1899 version); Blumine; Adagio from Sym. No. 10 – Manuela Uhl, sop./ Lioba Braun, alto/ Werner Güra, tenor/ Czech Philharmonic Chorus Brno/ Beethoven Orch. Bonn/ Stefan Blunier – MD+GPublished on May 18, 2013
A Mahlerian catch-all.
“Escapades” = JOHN WILLIAMS: Escapades for Sax & Orch.; MICHAEL NYMAN: Where the Bee dances for Soprano Sax & Orch.; ANDREI ESHPAI: Konzert for Sax & Orch.; BOB MINTZER: Rhythm of the Americas – Jan Schulte-Bunert, sax/ Neue Philharmonie Westfalen/ Heiko Mathias Förster/ with clair-obscur sax quartet – Solo Musica (vinyls)Published on May 17, 2013
Four great classical concerti for saxophone(s) and orchestra on a vinyl double album.
Ben Webster and “Sweets” Edison – Columbia CS 8691 (1962)/ Original Recordings Group (45 rpm vinyls)Published on May 17, 2013
One of the finest two-horn jazz sessions ever, in the finest fidelity possible.
Von Freeman – The Great Divide – Premonition Records – vinylPublished on May 16, 2013
Premonition Records has re-released tenor man Von Freeman’s 2003 release, The Great Divide.
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Jan Gunnar Hoff, piano – Living – [TrackList follows] – 2L Pure Audio Blu-ray + SACDPublished on May 15, 2013
Jan Gunnar Hoff, piano – Living – [TrackList follows] – 2L Pure Audio Blu-ray (DTS-HD MA 192/24 or PCM stereo 192/24) + multichannel SACD 2L92 [Distr. by Naxos] (5/28/13) *****: Jan Gunnar Hoff was the arranger and leader on the previous audio-only 2L Blu-ray titled Quiet Winter Night (which got a GRAMMY nomination for best [...]
Otis Rush – Right Place, Wrong Time – Bullfrog Records / Pure Pleasure Records (vinyl)Published on May 14, 2013
Pure Pleasure Records has re-mastered Right Time, Wrong Place to 180-gram vinyl with sterling results.
Aaron Neville – Warm Your Heart – A & M Records (1991)/ Original Recordings Group – (45rpm double album)Published on May 09, 2013
New Orleans singer re-launches solo career on this terrific audiophile vinyl upgrade.
“Fiddler’s Spring” = HOLST: St. Paul’s Suite Op. 29 No, 2; RAUTAVAARA: The Fiddlers’ Op. 1; LARSSON: Folk Song Night; RANGSTRÖM: ‘Fiddlers’ Spring’; NORDGEN: Pictures of the Rural Past; WEINER: Divertimento No. 1 Op. 20; TOBIAS: Night Pieces – Ostrobothnian Chamber Orch./ Juha Kangas – AlbaPublished on May 09, 2013
A collection of performances and superb sonics from Finland.
Frank Sinatra – No One Cares – Capitol Records (1959)/ Mobile FidelityPublished on May 08, 2013
SACD reissue showcases Sinatra’s lonely take on life.
LUTOSLAWSKI: “Orchestral Works Vol. 4” = Symphony No. 1; Partita for Violin and Orchestra; Chain 2 (Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra); Preludia tanczne – Elizabeth Burley, piano/ Michael Collins, clarinet/Tasmin Little, violin /BBC Symphony Orch./ Edward Gardner – ChandosPublished on May 08, 2013
A welcome performance of the Symphony No. 1 and more in excellent high resolution sound.