SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews
WEBER: Der Freischütz (complete opera) – Soloists/ London Sym. Orch. and Chorus/ Colin Davis – LSO Live (2 discs)Published on May 23, 2013
Colin Davis’ last considerable thoughts on a work that he loved dearly.
BRUCKNER: Mass No. 3 in f – Soloists/ Rundfunkchor Berlin/ Orch. de la Suisse Romande/ Marek Janowski – PentatonePublished on May 23, 2013
With superb sound and excellent performances, there is little reason not to acquire this disc.
“Nostalgia: Lyrical Finnish Music for Strings” = Works of SIBELIUS, MARIKANTO, JARNEFELT, KLAMI, others – Ostrobothnian Ch. Orch. – AlbaPublished on May 23, 2013
A well-played collection of Finnish string classics.
Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue – Bethlehem Records/ Pure Pleasure Records – vinylPublished on May 22, 2013
Auspicious debut of classic jazz artist is brilliant on audiophile vinyl; an amazing performer.
VIVALDI: Dixit Dominus; In furore iustissimae irae; HANDEL: Dixit Dominus; – Lucy Crowe, sop./ La Nuova Musica/ David Bates – Harmonia mundiPublished on May 21, 2013
Two great Dixits, sung and played with fervor.
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 [...]