What is the difference between the automobile market and the music record business? Not much. Sales statistics cover the mass market in either sector. But irrespective of figures and predictions there will always be room, however small, for a ‘niche’, as long as there is a demand for ‘The Best’. Not numbers, but the quality […]
This is one of my Audiophile Italy publications, translated to English. The original section name is “Audiophile Alerts”. And all of these albums are available at NativeDSD! A very fresh release is this one from LSO Live, the label that records the best concerts of the London Symphony Orchestra. The occasion is invaluable for listening […]
Angelo Verploegen and Jasper van Hulten: The Duke Book (Just Listen Records) Jazz performance is sometimes compared to a tightrope walk. A dialogue between a horn player and a percussionist, with no piano, guitar or bass to provide the harmonic foundation, is like a tightrope walk without a net. On their recent album “The Duke […]
Regretting that Myrios no longer releases Super Audio CD’s, many will be glad to learn that recordings will henceforth be available through downloadable digital files from Native DSD. And let me assure all classical music fans: Not only doesn’t it have any negative impact on the quality, you will also get the choice of higher […]
How many will actually hear that these symphonies are played by only 9 musicians? Ernst Spyckerelle, responsible for all the arrangements, puts it this way, “How can we expand the repertoire for nonet, uncover the chamber music in orchestral pieces, while also working our own group sound?” And: “Making a musical arrangement is best compared […]
Military bands are common, some are good, few are better. The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy clearly belongs to the latter category, as listening to this new release will amply confirm. Run of the mill Oompah bands have their much-rewarded and appreciated social function in village life, but here we are dealing with […]
Craig Zeichner is the Associate Director of Marketing and Copy at Carnegie Hall. He was the Editor of Sony’s Ariama website, and a marketing executive for Naxos, PGM Recordings, and Chesky Records. Craig was the founding reviews editor for Early Music America magazine, U.S. Editor for Goldberg Early Music magazine, and a contributing writer for […]