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David Darling - Eight String Religion DXD Edition
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Eight String Religion - DXD Edition. 2009 First Impression Music. 2001 Wind Over the Earth. 1993 Hearts of Space. This edition of Eight String Religion was undertaken by Winston Ma of First Impression Music. Extreme care was taken to re-master the original recording tapes to DXD Format. 24-bit 352.8KHz) for superb sound quality. The package is completed with extensive liner notes. Review from High Fidelity Online. Mdash; Wojciech Pacula. Sampler of Selected Tracks. Raquo; First Impression Music.
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Classical Candor: May 2015
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Rolla: Music for Viola and Orchestra (CD review). Also, Divertimento for viola and strings; Concerto in E flat; Concertino in E flat; two Sinfonias. Simonide Braconi, viola; Massimo Belli, Orchestra da camera 'Ferruccio Busoni.' Brilliant Classics 94971. At the risk, then, of fainting dead away, let us move on. The first item we find on the program is Rolla's Divertimento for viola and strings. That includes some well-executed solo passages. Next, there are the Concerto in E flat for viola and orchestra.
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Classical Candor: Classical Music News of the Week, May 17, 2015
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Classical Music News of the Week, May 17, 2015. Washington Performing Arts Announces 2015/16 Season. Washington Performing Arts unveiled its 2015/16 season, an expansive line-up of classical and world music, jazz, dance, and community engagement that underscores both the organization's history as an important incubator of talent and its refreshed vitality as it heads into its 50th year. Season in a nutshell:. Legacy: Countdown to 50. Six world-renowned orchestras • Outstanding soloists. Additionally, we ...
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Classical Candor: Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 7 (SACD review)
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Sibelius: Symphonies 2 and 7 (SACD review). Thomas Sondergard, BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Linn Records CKD 462. If the number of releases in the CD catalogue is any indication, Sibelius's first two symphonies remain his most popular, with. Taking a slight edge. This is no doubt why most conductors begin their Sibelius symphony recording cycles with one of the first two works, which is what Maestro Thomas Sondergard and his BBC National Orchestra of Wales do here, giving the. Symphony No. 2 in D.
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Classical Candor: The Basic Classical Collection on Compact Disc (Recommended Recordings)
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The Basic Classical Collection on Compact Disc (Recommended Recordings). The following recommendations are personal favorites of mine derived from many years of listening and comparing. I tried to base the suggestions on both performance and sound, so most of them are stereo recordings. If you don't see your own personal favorites among my listed items, it's either because I've never heard them or because I've heard them and didn't care for them all that much. Martinon/Paris Conserv. O. (HDTT). Pickett/N...
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Classical Candor: Desert Island Classics
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" (Bohm, Vienna Philharmonic O.) DG. The problem I had here was deciding which of several different recordings of the "Pastoral Symphony" I liked best. The other contenders- Fritz Reiner, Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, and Eugene Jochum- made the choice tough, but I went finally with Bohm's gentle, genial approach. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (Beecham, French National Radio O.) EMI. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Pollini; Kletzki, Philharmonia O.) EMI. With the LSO has...
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Classical Candor: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (SACD review)
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (SACD review). Also, Concerto in B minor; Concerto in A minor; Largo from Concerto in D; Grave from Concerto in D; Sinfonia from La Verita in Cimento. Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra. BIS 2103. By my count this BIS album from Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra makes the eight-hundred-and-first recording of Vivaldi's perennial favorite to appear in the last two-and-a-half weeks. Or so it seems. The Contest between Harmony and Invention). Most...
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Classical Candor: Grieg: Piano Concerto (CD review)
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Grieg: Piano Concerto (CD review). Also, Lyric Pieces. Javier Perianes, piano; Oramo Sakari, BBC Symphony Orchestra. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902205. In the event you didn't know, Javier Perianes (b. 1978) is a Spanish concert pianist, who has won any number of prizes and played with many of the world's leading orchestras and conductors. Although he has done over half a dozen solo albums, he has recorded only a couple of pieces with orchestra. This disc of the Grieg Piano Concerto. The performance, in essence,...