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Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Streaming review)
By Bill Heck Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra. Valdimir Jurowski, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Pentatone Back in the day, recordings of Strauss's sprawling tone poem, Also Sprach Zarathustra (hereinafter ASZ) were a favorite audiophile system test. Did the opening sustained bass note from the organ rattle the windows? Could the huge orchestral outbursts scare the cat? And let's not forget the tremendous boost in interest generated by the use of this music in Stanley Kubrick's classic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Often lost among those sorts of breathless queries were more mundane questions such as whether this was music worth hearing in the first place and, if so, what was the quality of the given performance? Richard StraussThese days, at least casual observation suggests that the music of Richard Strauss has dropped out of favor. I certainly don't recall seeing loads of new releases featuring his tone poems, especially this […]
2021-07-12 03:45:00
Dvorak: The Late Symphonies (CD review)
Symphonies Nos. 6-9. David Bernard, Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. Recursive Classics RC3137552 (2-disc set).By John J. PuccioOf the nine symphonies that Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) wrote, it is his final three that have become his most popular and remain among the classical genre’s greatest hits. In the present album by David Bernard and the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony we get not only the last three symphonies, but the last four.Yet that’s not all. Recursive Classics have fit the four symphonies onto two discs, and they are offering the 2-CD set for the price of a single disc. That seems to me a bargain upon a bargain. Of course, it wouldn’t be much of a deal if the performances and sound weren’t up the job. Fortunately, they are, making the set a bargain upon a bargain upon a bargain.Now, about the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. It includes mainly players who […]
2020-07-23 23:00:00
Clementi/Grieg/Kirchner: Raritäten Für Zwei Pianisten Gerhard Meyer Und Siegfried Schubert-Weber
Clementi* / Grieg* / Kirchner* - Gerhard Meyer (4) Und Siegfried Schubert-Weber – Clementi • Grieg • KirchnerLabel: FSM (2) – FSM 53 010Series: Raritäten Für Zwei Pianisten – IFormat: Vinyl, LPCountry: GermanyReleased: 1976Genre: Classical, RomanticSonate Für Zwei Klaviere Nr. 1 B-durComposed By – Muzio Clementi(10:24)A1Allegro Assai / Larghetto / PrestoSonate Für Zwei Klaviere Nr. 2 B-durComposed By – Muzio Clementi(7:35)A2Allegro di Molto / Tempo di MenuettoWalzer-Capricen Für Klavier Zu Vier Händen Op. 37Composed By – Edvard Grieg(7:49)B1Tempo di Valse - Moderato / Tempo Di ValseSieben Walzer Für Zwei Klaviere Op. 86Composed By – Theodor Kirchner(12:13)B2.1Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Poco ModeratoB2.2Con AnimaB2.3AllegrettoB2.4Poco VivaceB2.5Poco LentoB2.6Poco AnimatoB2.7Allegro Non TroppoTurntable: Goldring Lenco GL75Cartridge: Goldring g800 Super E with original stylusPreamp: IVinyl usbrecorded in audacity, I have applied the following restoration:clickrepair on defalt lp settingturntable rumble and 50hz buz removal in diamond cut dc10. the 50hz wasn't really audible but the rumble was.This […]
2020-05-30 23:00:00
Rubinstein & Gernsheim: Cello Sonatas - Smith & Jensen (LP rip)
Anton RubinsteinSonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano, Op. 39Friedrich GernsheimSonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 12Gayle Smith (Cello) & John Jensen (Piano)Label:Genesis – GS 1060 Format:Vinyl, LP, AlbumReleased:1975 TracklistSonata No. 2 In D Major For Violoncello And Piano, Op.39Composed By – Anton RubinsteinA1Allegro12:34A2Allegreto Con Moto6:55A3Andante9:36B1Allegro12:10Sonata No. 1 In D Minor For Cello And Piano, Op. 12Composed By – Friedrich GernsheimB2Andante Con Moto4:53B3Allegretto6:24B4Allegro Con Brio11:38Companies, etc. Copyright (c) – Genesis Records IncCredits Cello – Gayle SmithPiano – John Jensen (2)My notes:Extremely crackly record! Sorry about that. I did clickrepair but didn't want to do further noise reduction as I wanted to keep the air around the music. Side 2 is 33 minutes long which can't help, that in my experience is a pretty long side! I have no idea what the high pitched wine on the end of the first side is but do not think it's […]
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