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June 27, 2010
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First and foremost, this SACD recorded in pure DSD is an enchantment throughout both for the ear and the senses in that the combination of tones here proposed is unique. Recorded at the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the program highlights the compositions of Armand-Louis Couperin (1727-1789), parent ... more |
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June 27, 2010
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In the String Quartet N°7 in F flat minor Op.108 in three movements, played without stop in a musical flow of about twelve minutes, one can only appreciate its simplicity touched with beauty, whose sonorous colors are the perfect traits of a composition that is both lyrical and deep. The String ... more |
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June 27, 2010
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With this second volume devoted to the works for piano and violin of Franz Schubert (Sonata “Duo” D.574 Op. Posth.162, Sonata D.934 Op. Posth.159), it is once again the flamboyant talent of the two young artists performing that stops us in our tracks. The perfect equilibrium of their osmosis, the ... more |
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June 27, 2010
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The label MDG continues to explore the musical universe of the Suisse composer Frank Martin (1890-1974), with this Super Audio CD on which can be heard the Suite from the opera “The Tempest,” for baritone and orchestra, the Six Monologues based on “Jedermann,” with texts by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal, ... more |
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May 30, 2010
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Hats off to Pentatone for once again allowing music lovers to hear works that are under-frequented in the world of sound recording. Rimsky-Korsakov is the object of tribute here with three Suites for Orchestra based on his operas (Snow Maiden, The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitège, Mlada), ... more |
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