Ondine/Suites Nos. 1-3
An unknown worth knowing: On the strength of the earlier issue of 'Sintram', Strong's second symphony, I obtained this CD to see if my very favorable impression would stand up. It does, although the works here are not quite as strong as the symphony. The [... more]
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Hovhaness: Celestial Gate and Other Orchestral Works
From Amazon.com: Alan Hovhaness is an Armenian American composer whose music knows no end to experiments with styles, modes, and even instrumentation. But the core of his work seems to be mystical, as in Symphony 6 Celestial Gate based on a painting by [... more]
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Let Yourself Go
From Amazon.com: Pianist Fred Hersch's once-in-a-lifetime combination of prowess and patience not only endeared him to musicians like Stan Getz and Jim Hall, but it also enabled him to become this generation's reigning poet laureate of the piano. This 199 [... more]
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Red Back Book
The New England Conservatory sounds really good: I think the New England Conservatory sounds really good, and I consider them to be one of the top ragtime bands. But I'm not impressed with the Southland Stingers, for example the Elite Syncopations doesn' [... more]
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Promise Ring
I love Jon, but...: I guess the two main things that bug me about this album are the use of traditional Celtic tunes without any credit (what's up with that??) and the seemingly forced production of a relatively uninspired album. Don't get me wrong, I'm [... more]
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Songs We Know
From Amazon.com: Nonesuch Records takes a page out of the Verve playbook, feasting two of its most respected players (perhaps "popular" isn't the right word) in guitarist Frisell and pianist Hersch, on a series of chestnuts. Frisell has, after [... more]
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Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31
From Amazon.com: You might not expect to find an outstandingly well-sung and idiomatic recording of so profoundly Russian a work as Sergey Vassilyevich Rachmaninoff's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom emanating from the Heartland and a group called the [... more]
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Sym
Zander's 3rd - a performance worthy of Mahler.: Here is a great bargain for you. Three Cd's for the price of one, including a lecture over 1 1/4 hour long by the conductor, who is not just a great interpreter but a fine Mahler scholar as well. The talk [... more]
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Classical Music 101
Artist: Various Artists Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0828766369120 MPN: 63691 Release Date: 2004-09-28 Running Time: 74 minutes UPC: 828766369120 Tracks: Adagio - Baroque Chamber Orchestra Air On The G String - Festival Strings Lucerne Mvmt. III - Festival [... more]
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A Taste Of Chanukah
Lively, touching and richly varied entertainment..Great!: Take Theodore Bikel, the storied folk musician and "Fiddler" Tevye, cantor Morton Shames, the Boston Community Gospel Choir, extraordinarily talented musicians and vocalists of the New [... more]
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Lost in the Shuffle
One of Jerry's Best: One of Bergonzi's best. This is the second organ trio album Jerry did with Dan Wall on organ and Adam Nussbaum on drums for the Double Time label, and this one really showcases Jerry's great compositions and breathtaking solos. Every [... more]
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This Side of Paradise
Nestor Torres wins a Grammy: Congratulations to Mr. Torres for winning a Latin Grammy for his CD This Side of Paradise. It is the most beautiful mix of grooves I've ever heard. This man makes the flute sing! I'm addicted to this CD!: I'm a novice flute [... more]
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