SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews
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KAIJA SAARIAHO: La Passion de Simeon – Dawn Upshaw, sop./ Tapiola Chamber Choir/ Finnish Radio Sym. Orch./ Esa-Pekka Salonen – OndinePublished on April 26, 2013
Is this a great piece of music? Probably so, but a lot of preparation is required.
JEAN SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 – Minnesota Orch./ Osmo Vänskä – BISPublished on April 26, 2013
Fresh, invigorating approaches to these Sibelius masterworks.
HAYDN: String Quartet in G Major; ARNE NORDHEIM: Duplex for violin and viola; BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 5 – Engegård Quartet – 2LPublished on April 24, 2013
An intriguing program from a very fine Norwegian string quartet.
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Pieces for Oboe and Piano — Fantasietücke for Clarinet and Piano; Adagio and Allegro in A-flat Major for Horn and Piano; Drei Romanzen for Oboe and Piano; Sonata No. 1 in A Minor for Violin and Piano –Alexei Utkin, oboe/ Igor Tchetuev, p. – Caro MitisPublished on April 23, 2013
For me, this is an ill-conceived program.
Zoot Sims – Down Home – Bethlehem Records/ Pure Pleasure RecordsPublished on April 21, 2013
Tenor saxophonist swings on audiophile re-mastering.
“Ragazze Quartet, Vivre” – HAYDN: Quartet in D Minor, ‘Fifths Quartet;’ SCHUBERT: Quartet in D Minor, ‘Death and the Maiden’; JORG WIDMANN: Hunting Quartet – Channel ClassicsPublished on April 20, 2013
Very polished played by this female quartet on two classics and a wild contemporary quartet.
Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (arr. & cond. by Gil Evans) – Columbia/ Mobile FidelityMiles Davis – Milestones – Columbia/Mobile FidelityPublished on April 20, 2013
Two SACD upgrades of Miles Davis classic albums.
Jackie McLean – 4, 5 and 6 – Prestige/ Analogue Productions (mono)Published on April 19, 2013
Jackie McLean’s turn to blow….
Hank Mobley – Mobley’s Message – Prestige/ Analogue Productions (mono)Published on April 19, 2013
Prime early Hank Mobley with all-star backing in pristine SACD.
MOZART: Requiem (Sussmayer); Realizations by Maunder, Levin, Beyer, Druce, Finnissy; Audio Documentary – Elin Manahan Thomas, sop./ Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano/ James Gilchrist, tenor/ Christopher Purves, bass-bar./ Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/ Academy of Ancient Music/ Stephen Cleobury – King’s College (SACD+CD)Published on April 19, 2013
A fine Requiem with some intriguing bonuses.