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Pentatone Has a Rising Star!
Pentatone has a rising star! Venezuelan Rafael Payare has been making a name for himself for the past few years, and these two newer releases from Pentatone are lighting up my listening room. I have so many great Mahler 5’s, and I’ve praised many of them right here. But this new one from Payare with […]
Noella Rodiles Continues to Surprise
A growing number of Spain’s classical prominence has gained worldwide recognition thanks to Gonzalo Noqué, the driving force behind the Spanish audiophile label, Eudora Records. Noelia Rodiles is one of them. I’ve greatly admired her interpretation of Schubert’s Moments Musicaux D.780 (Rodiles 1823) with which she joined in my view the ranks of Schubert notables. […]
Multiple Album Review of Songlines Recordings
HRAudio jazz music reviewer Mark Werlin offers us a multi-album review of recent albums from Songlines Recordings. Mikkel Ploug: Alleviation On “Alleviation”, Danish electric guitarist Mikkel Ploug unplugs, and undertakes a set of solo acoustic guitar compositions with influences ranging from folk fingerpicking to traditional Danish church hymns, post-War European classical to American minimalist styles. […]
Praise for ‘Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!’
Golda Schultz, supported by seven other fine soloists, takes us on a delightful excursion through the three Mozart/da Pointe operas, Don Giovanni, Le nozzi di Figaro, and Cosi fan tutti. The album is dedicated to the five strong female characters in these three operas, and she brings strength to each, navigating the sometimes difficult arias perfectly. Conductor […]
‘Sibelius Piano Trio’ from Yarlung Records
Get Volume 1 & Volume 2 for 40% off when you buy the Double Album In my possibly somewhat subjective opinion, there is no other interpretation that brings Sibelius’s intent so remarkably to life. Summing it all up: This release is beyond the grasp of anyone else. With this Sibelius you get more Some scholars […]
‘Left Hand Legacy Vol. 2’ from Cobra Records
An in-depth review of ‘Left Hand Legacy Vol. 2’ from pianist Folke Nauta. Accompanied by Lars Wouters van den Oudenwijer and the Prisma String Trio and released on Cobra Records. A laudable initiative that deserves to be fully exploited. With this second volume of the Wittgenstein Project, many will be thrilled to get more out of the legacy discovered […]
Notes on Recent Finds, No. 21 – New Joys from NativeDSD
This is a reposted article originally written for Positive Feedback by our friend Rush Paul. The great team at Positive Feedback, as well as Rush himself, have kindly given us permission to repost this and you can find the original article at this link. Thanks to Rush the PF team! As David Robinson and I […]
‘Homeland’ – Pure DSD256 Large Orchestra Recording from Eudora Records
This is a reposted article originally written for Positive Feedback by our friend Rush Paul. The great team at Positive Feedback, as well as Rush himself, have kindly given us permission to repost this and you can find the original article at this link. Thanks to Rush the PF team! Homeland – Grieg’s Piano Concerto […]
“Nocturne, et lumineux” by Daniël Kramer and Eline Hensels
A well-presented case to learn more about a largely unknown French composer. These days it seems to be common musician’s practice to bless a new release with a title that covers literally or spiritually the various items of their chosen programme. It also is common practice to further explain the choice in a personal note […]
‘Moments Musicaux’ from Petrit Çeku | Pure DSD album on Eudora Records
Review of Petrit Çeku‘s Moments Musicaux, a wonderful journey through Schubert’s inner world. Another safe buy If the guitar player is Petrit Çeku, the music based on Schubert and the recording engineered by Gonzalo Noqué, then I’ve said it all. Another safe buy. End of story. When (a long time ago) my 14-year-old daughter had to summarize a […]
‘Voyage’ by Jean-Baptiste Monnot on Base2 Music
Adrian Quanjer, site reviewer at HRAudio writes about ‘Voyage’ – a “true organ-lover’s recording” from Jean-Baptiste Monnot. ‘En voyage’ avec Jean-Baptiste Every time Base2 Music release a dedicated organ album, one can be sure that “Jacob A. Purches, Producer, recording engineer, 3D designer, audiophile and music lover”, has done all in his power to make […]
Songlines Recordings | Group Review #3
Group review of five albums from Songlines Recordings covering a unique jazz quartet, intimate solo piano works, modern jazz improvisation that evokes African percussion, and more! Dive on in and explore more sounds of Songlines. Tony Malaby – ApparitionsRecorded in DSD 64 An artistic milestone of New York ‘downtown’ creative jazz with an avant-garde edge, […]