Danny Drivers plays Schumann Symphonic Etudes, Fauré Theme and Variations – Onyx
Danny Driver, Concert Recital, pairing two sets of variations with "virtuosity with melodic and structural invention..."
Jascha Horenstein, Vol. 18 – Beethoven, Mozart, Hindemith, Stravinsky – Yves St-Laurent
Concert recordings of Horenstein from the 1950s.
Tennstedt conducts Brahms Requiem – Philadelphia Orchestra – Yves St-Laurent
A fine performance, for which we owe a debt to Yves St-Laurent Studios.
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 – Ensemble Resonanz/ Riccardo Minasi – Harmonia mundi
Performance... with "a combination of period and modern instruments"...
CAMBINI: Chamber Music, Vol. I: String Quintets I – Amadeus Chamber Musicians -– Toccata Classics
A first recording of Cambini's vast String Quintet oeuvre...
Dave Alvin – Blackjack David – Craft Recordings
Craft Recordings releases a standout vinyl reissue of a seminal Dave Alvin album.
PROKOFIEV– Chout; Symphony No. 1 – NDR Radiophilharmonie/ Stanislav Kochanovsky – Harmonia mundi
"Prokofiev... an innate capacity for mirth, merriment, and sarcasm..."
Roni Eytan – Melody People – PKmusic
Roni Eytan’s microtonal harmonica blends world folk music with jazz improvisation into a heady mix… Roni Eytan – Melody People – PKmusic # PK00331 – 57:36 – CD- **** ( Roni Eytan – harmonica & microtonal harmonica; Shai Maestro – piano; Nitzan Bar – guitar; Barak Mori – bass; Daniel…
WILLEM MENGELBERG –The Telefunken Recordings, Vol. 6 – Pristine Audio
A five-year restoration project of the Mengelberg legacy
FALLA: The Three-Cornered Hat: Suites 1&2 – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/ Domingo Hindoyan – Onyx
Manuel de Falla "...captured and defined the very soul of Spain."
Near Field Nirvana – LS3/5A Monitor Loudspeakers
A look at loudspeaker offerings from Sound Artist and Falcon Acoustics
Manley MAHI Amplifier
A closer look at top-flight art from Manley...
Towards a Better Sounding System – Part 3
After the system... refining tweaks!
Towards a Better Sounding System – Part 2
Reflections on System Configuration
Towards a Better Sounding System – Part 1
Reflections on the sound environment
Near-Field Nirvana – ELAC/Alchemy Components Reviewed
The Sweep ELAC/Alchemy amazes!
Near-Field Nirvana Upcoming – Corner Industry News Update
Looking forward – new developments, Looking back – Gems of the past
Near-Field Nirvana – Rogue Audio Sphinx V3
Mancuso takes a close look at the Rogue V3 Sphinx!
Near-Field Nirvana — ELAC Carina Loudspeaker
Ric Mancuso ongoing coverage of system components!
The Audition Corner, 8 Feb 2020
Audition Reflections -- Getting the best from components!
Dave Alvin – Blackjack David – Craft Recordings
Craft Recordings releases a standout vinyl reissue of a seminal Dave Alvin album.
Television – Marquee Moon – Mobile Fidelity
Nearly 50 years later, an ultimate sonic version of Marquee Moon...
Warren Zevon – Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab releases an excellent 2-LP audiophile vinyl of rock iconoclast Warren Zevon.
Beck – Ride Lonesome – Capital/Definitive Sound Series
Beck is back, this time on glorious One-Step audiophile vinyl...
Clifford Jordan Quintet – Night of the Mark VII – Time Traveller/Craft Recordings
Breaking in his new horn...
Yes – Magnification – Universal
The ultimate sonic upgrade of Yes album, Magnification...
The Frank Wess Quartet – Prestige Moodsville Vol. 8 – Craft Recordings
Frank Wess shines on tenor sax and flute ballads...
Coleman Hawkins – The Hawk Relaxes – Craft Recordings
The ballad mastery of Coleman Hawkins...
John Coltrane – Impressions – Verve Records
A classic John Coltrane free jazz exploration receives an exceptional vinyl upgrade.
Woody Shaw – Song of Songs – Craft Recordings
Woody Shaw's Song of Songs- Reaching new heights on his sophomore release...
Danny Drivers plays Schumann Symphonic Etudes, Fauré Theme and Variations – Onyx
Danny Driver, Concert Recital, pairing two sets of variations with "virtuosity with melodic and structural invention..."
Jascha Horenstein, Vol. 18 – Beethoven, Mozart, Hindemith, Stravinsky – Yves St-Laurent
Concert recordings of Horenstein from the 1950s.
Tennstedt conducts Brahms Requiem – Philadelphia Orchestra – Yves St-Laurent
A fine performance, for which we owe a debt to Yves St-Laurent Studios.
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 – Ensemble Resonanz/ Riccardo Minasi – Harmonia mundi
Performance... with "a combination of period and modern instruments"...
CAMBINI: Chamber Music, Vol. I: String Quintets I – Amadeus Chamber Musicians -– Toccata Classics
A first recording of Cambini's vast String Quintet oeuvre...
PROKOFIEV– Chout; Symphony No. 1 – NDR Radiophilharmonie/ Stanislav Kochanovsky – Harmonia mundi
"Prokofiev... an innate capacity for mirth, merriment, and sarcasm..."
WILLEM MENGELBERG –The Telefunken Recordings, Vol. 6 – Pristine Audio
A five-year restoration project of the Mengelberg legacy
FALLA: The Three-Cornered Hat: Suites 1&2 – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/ Domingo Hindoyan – Onyx
Manuel de Falla "...captured and defined the very soul of Spain."
Andras Schiff plays Brahms – Klavierstücke, Intermezzi, Fantasien – ECM
A sweep of later solo piano works...
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4, “Romantic” – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/ Nathalie Stutzmann – Warner Classic
The ASO rebounds with a terrific disc. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4, “Romantic” – Atlanta Sym. Orch./ Nathalie Stutzmann – Warner Classic 5026854324210, 71:45 *****: After having chastised the Atlanta Symphony—and their music director—for opening their new Warner contract (for some reason released on Erato)—with such an overplayed warhorse like the…
Roni Eytan – Melody People – PKmusic
Roni Eytan’s microtonal harmonica blends world folk music with jazz improvisation into a heady mix… Roni Eytan – Melody People – PKmusic # PK00331 – 57:36 – CD- **** ( Roni Eytan – harmonica & microtonal harmonica; Shai Maestro – piano; Nitzan Bar – guitar; Barak Mori – bass; Daniel…
Cory Weeds – Hip to Be Square – Plays Huey Lewis & The News (Boop Bop Bing Bash!) – Cellar Music Group
Jazz with an unexpected source.
Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y – Kind Of Grunge – Cellar Live
Putting a jazz slant on 1990s rock music.
Michael Blake – Halloween Tales
A scary good jazz time.
Louis Armstrong – The Complete Louis Armstrong in New York 1924-1925 – Mosaic Records
An historical project that only Mosaic Records can do properly...
Clifford Jordan Quintet – Night of the Mark VII – Time Traveller/Craft Recordings
Breaking in his new horn...
The Frank Wess Quartet – Prestige Moodsville Vol. 8 – Craft Recordings
Frank Wess shines on tenor sax and flute ballads...
Coleman Hawkins – The Hawk Relaxes – Craft Recordings
The ballad mastery of Coleman Hawkins...
John Coltrane – Impressions – Verve Records
A classic John Coltrane free jazz exploration receives an exceptional vinyl upgrade.
Woody Shaw – Song of Songs – Craft Recordings
Woody Shaw's Song of Songs- Reaching new heights on his sophomore release...