Monthly Archives: May 2010

31 May

Violin Sonatas – Kremsier Archive

Violin Sonatas – Kremsier Archive

Anton Steck records violin sonatas by Biber (and Muffat) with Hille Perl, Lee Santana, and Christian Rieger, (p) 2005 cpo. Two “students” of Goebel match with …

 
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31 May

Zelenka Trio Sonatas

Zelenka Trio Sonatas

Back in January of ’05, I formally reviewed this set of Zelenka Trio Sonatas which came out in 1999. Heinz Holliger and colleagues record Trio Sonatas …

 
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31 May

Biber Requiem – Gabrieli Consort and Players

Biber Requiem – Gabrieli Consort and Players

Paul McCreesh records the music of Biber et al., Media vita in morte Sumus, a musical tribute to Biber, (p) 2004 DG Archiv Produktion. The black …

 
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31 May

Georg Philip Telemann was the composer of note from Germany in the mid-18th century. Better known in German circles than Bach as a composer, and …

 
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31 May

Vivaldi: Sonatas for Dresden

Vivaldi: Sonatas for Dresden

Vivaldi and German sonatas? What gives? Vivaldi, recall, was a popular man in Baroque times. Even Bach collected his concertos and arranged them. It shouldn’t …

 
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31 May

Lute Music by Neusidler

Lute Music by Neusidler

Paul O’Dette records the music of Hans Neusidler on Harmonia Mundi. I bought this recording more for the performer than the composer, a virtual unknown to …

 
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31 May

Biber by Bismuth

Biber by Bismuth

Since discovering the recording of HIF Biber’s Rosenkranz or “Mystery” Sonatas by Patrick Bismuth, I’ve been after more by the French violinist. The most recent …

 
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31 May

Virtuoso Cantatas

Virtuoso Cantatas

Back in April of 2005, I purchased my recording featuring the falsettist, Philippe Jaroussky. Since that I time, I now own quite a few more …

 
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31 May

Trio Hantaï

Trio Hantaï

Back in January, 05, I reviewed a concert here in Richmond of the Hantaï brothers. On Tuesday evening, at 7:30 PM, I attended a recital by …

 
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31 May

Torelli

Torelli

Back in June of 2005, I listened to a new CD of concertos by Torelli. Wow: it was a little harsh. Collegium Musicum 90 under Simon …

 
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22 May

Higher Def Audio

Higher Def Audio

I’ve been tempted as of late to try some online services that sell music not in compressed formats. Today I purchased two albums from Linn …

 
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05 May

Fish

Fish

 
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05 May

Yoga Lady and Yawning

Yoga Lady and Yawning

While on vacation, I decided to participate in an early yoga class on the beach. I’d recently started studying yoga, and I thought since I’d …

 
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02 May

Satiny Skin without Wrinkles

Satiny Skin without Wrinkles

One morning eating breakfast (tropical fruits and French pastries), I was reading one of the Hawaiian newspapers. In it was an article from a …

 
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02 May

No Meat, no Wheat

No Meat, no Wheat

One evening we had dinner under the stars. When we arrived, this fabulous violin and guitar duo were performing live, and no matter what they …

 
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02 May

Big Ear Jims

Big Ear Jims

Yes, on the plane again… and this time, after several legs of my trip, I keep getting put behind large, older men. They all have …

 
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02 May

The Cougher

The Cougher

On a recent flight I took, there was a woman seated in the row ahead of me. She was not directly in front of me, …

 
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02 May

The Illusion of Safety

The Illusion of Safety

Flying three legs, each way, to get on to my vacation (and back), I had my share of adventures on airplanes. I experienced an SD-80, …

 
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