Monthly Archives: May 2007

Un concert pour Mazarin

Un concert pour Mazarin

Ensemble La Fenice records Un concert pour Marazin with Philippe Jaroussky. I once saw this CD at Tower Records. By the time I realized that it …

 

More on the “Sweet Spot”

More on the “Sweet Spot”

After writing earlier this morning on the positioning of speakers, I adjusted mine just a hair more here and there, and saw even more improvement. I …

 

Speaker Placement

Speaker Placement

Recently, while contemplating what might be improved in my hi-fi setup, I considered moving some furniture. I had read that having something between speaker can …

 

Pisendel: Violin Sonatas

Pisendel: Violin Sonatas

Anton Steck and Christian Rieger perform violin sonatas by Johann Pisendel. Steck and Rieger are both former members of the illustrious Musica Antiqua Köln, and recorded …

 

New CDs

New CDs

I recently acquired some new CDs. They fall into the following categories: Loussier Trio (I decided to just buy it all up) Baroque (Bolivian Baroque, Pisendel) Jaroussky (Concert for …

 

Jacques Loussier Trio plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations

Jacques Loussier Trio plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations

You know when a piece of music is good. People record it in record numbers. Even better yet, they re-arrange and re-work something multiple times. …

 

Jacques Loussier Trio plays Handel

Jacques Loussier Trio plays Handel

The Jacques Loussier Trio performs works by Handel on Telarc Jazz, (p) 2002. It wasn’t long ago that I was listening to the Loussier Trio …