SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews
EDUARD FRANCK: String Quintets Op. 15 & 51 – AuditePublished on February 03, 2012
No relation of Cesar Franck, but an important creator of excellent chamber works heard here in their premiere recordings.
* BACH: Sonata No. 1; Sonata No. 3; Sonata in g; Sonata in b; Sonata in E-flat: Siciliana – Lara St. John, violin/ Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp – AncalagonPublished on January 31, 2012
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Lara St. John is back with Bach—no surprise there—but this time with a most welcome twist.
THIERRY LANCINO: Requiem – soloists/Philharmonic Orch. and Choir of Radio France/ Eliahu Inbal – Naxos audio-only Blu-rayPublished on January 29, 2012
A powerful work of great substance—but it’s not your traditional requiem.
Dick Hyman & Octet – From the Age of Swing – Reference Recording 200-gr. 45 rpm (2 discs)Published on January 25, 2012
A fabulous fidelity trip back to the late 1930s small-group swing era.
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Clifford Curzon, piano/ London Symphony Orch./ George Szell – Decca/ ORG 45 rpm (2 discs)Published on January 25, 2012
Decca Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound from 1962 fully revealed for the first time now.
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (1957) – Jazzland/Fantasy Thelonious Monk – Something Blue (1971) – Black Lion/Pure PleasurePublished on January 19, 2012
Two great Monk sessions on vinyl.
SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major; BRAHMS: Piano Quartet in G Minor; Piano Quartet in C Minor: Andante – Mozart Piano Quartet – MD&GPublished on January 18, 2012
Not the usual pairing, and that’s all to the good.
OLAV ANTON THOMMESSEN: Veslemoy synsk – Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo-sop./ Nils Anders Mortensen, p. – 2L Audio-only Blu-ray + 2 SACDsPublished on January 16, 2012
A fascinating exploration into Grieg and poet Arne Garborg.
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor; Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major; Concertino for Clarinet and Orch. – Karl-Heinz Steffens, clarinet / Bamberg Sym./ Radoslaw Szulc – TudorPublished on January 16, 2012
Fine performances of these classics in outstanding SACD sound.
NINO ROTA: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Il Gattopardo suite – Friedrich Kleinhapl, cello/ Philharmonisches Orch. Augsburg/ Dirk Kaftan – Ars ProduktionPublished on January 13, 2012
Rota was so well-known for his countless film scores that his other music has been ignored until recently.