Sensible Sound articles from April 2004

Sensible Sound archives from April 2004

Ramblings.
April 1, 2004... Welcome to Issue 99, which features our staff's choices of their 10 favorite recordings from the previous year. I am always amazed by the variety of musical tastes represented in this annual compendium, and I hope our readers will find some...

Follow-up: Energy Veritas V2.3i.
April 1, 2004... Manufacturer: Audio Products International, 3641 McNicoll Ave, Scarborough ON MIX 1G5 Canada; 416/321-1800; www.energyspeakers.com Price: $2,800/pair Source: Reviewer Loan Reviewer: John A. Horan Let's see, since the first...

John Puccio responds ...(Forum)
April 1, 2004... Reader Emmett Byrem makes two good points in his letter in Issue 98. First, he finds the sound of the Rossini Overtures with Marriner on PentaTone Classics' SACD (presumably in the two-channel stereo mode) inferior to his copy of the Overtures...

Trance encounter.(Forum)
April 1, 2004... Firstly, good work in dealing with people who think complaining helps. I first got your mag last Christmas as a gift and recently I have been reading most of it. I like your equipment reviews the most, as my music taste is quite different from...

Mag wag.(Forum)
April 1, 2004... The Magnepan MG-12 Q/R is the forgotten Maggie... sells for $1095/pr, but no one reviews it. I bought it and can attest that they sound just as good as the rest. We have requested Magnepan speakers for review in the past, but...

Linking continental.(Forum)
April 1, 2004... Sadly, I must tell you that I can't renew my subscription to The $ensible Sound. I'm getting a new education and get only 63% of my last income through this period. As soon as it is possible for me to renew my subscription, I will do it. ...

Mahleria outbreak.(Forum)
April 1, 2004... I have not written to you (KWN) before, but as a long-time subscriber I have had a letter to the editor published. Now, I would like to ask a favor and suggest a comparison between you and Tom Lyle. As you may know, Mr. Gilbert Kaplan has been...

Tube tales.(Forum)
April 1, 2004... I would like to impart some of my experience regarding your Surveying the Soundscape section in Issue 97. My experience in this case deals with the Dynaco ST-70 and the AVA rebuild of this venerable piece of audio lore. I have done two of the...

The summer wind.(Surveying The Soundscape)
April 1, 2004... The Summer Wind: It was a contemplative summer. Here are a few of the things that passed through my mind, as well as this "your mileage may vary" disclaimer: The thoughts, convictions, sentiments, observations, judgments, and theories I'm...

Speaker-room suckout and other tidbits.(Skeptimania)
April 1, 2004... I've mentioned this before, but I will mention it again: in typical home-listening rooms, spaced-apart woofer (or subwoofer) systems will generate a cancellation notch at some bass frequency that is dependent upon both the distance between...

Cary Audio Cinema 6 DVD player.(Components)
April 1, 2004... Manufacturer: Cary Audio Design Inc. 1020 Goodworth Drive, Apex, NC 27539; 919/355-0010; www.caryaudio.com Price: $2,000 Source: Manufacturer loan Reviewer: Gary Lea I would like to start with a personal confession or two....

Innersound Eros Mk. III Loudspeaker.(T$S)
April 1, 2004... Manufacturer: Innersound LLC, 2400 Central Ave, Suite L, Boulder, CO 80301; 720/210-1925; www.Innersound.net Price: $10,000 including bass amplifier/crossover Source: Manufacturer loan Reviewer: Glenn Strauss Preface: There...

Mirage Omnisat Micro loudspeaker.(T$S)
April 1, 2004... Manufacturer: Mirage, Audio Products International, 3641 McNicoll Avenue, Toronto, Ontario MIX 1G5; 416/321-1800; www.miragespeakers.com Price: $180; LF100 subwoofer: $300; 5.1 system with LF100 subwoofer: $1,200; dedicated stands:...

Onkyo TX-SR800 receiver.(T$S)
April 1, 2004... Manufacturer: Onkyo U.S.A. Corporation, 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Price: $989.95 Source: Manufacturer loan Reviewer: Kevin East All of us of the so-called audio cognoscenti have Stories--events that prove,...

Our favorite things: recordings.(Staff Picks)
April 1, 2004... Once again, we have asked our staff to pick their 10 favorites from among the many recordings they have encountered during the past year. We think you will agree that this is quite an eclectic list, and we hope that you find it useful. Enjoy!...

The Art of the Clarinet.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... The Art of the Clarinet Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major for Piano, Clarinet and Cello; Brahms: Trio in A minor for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello; Berg: Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano; Mendelssohn: Konzerstucken Nos. 1 & 2 for Clarinet,...

Balada: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 "New Orleans"; Concerto for Four Guitars and Orchestra; Celabraci? for Orchestra; Passacaglia for Orchestra.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Balada: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 "New Orleans"; Concerto for Four Guitars and Orchestra; Celabraci? for Orchestra; Passacaglia for Orchestra Michael Sanderling, cello/Versailles Guitar Quartet/Barcelona Symphony & Catalonia...

Britten: Sinfonia de Requiem; Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes Hoist; the Perfect Fool Ballet; Egdon Heath.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Britten: Sinfonia de Requiem; Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes Hoist; The Perfect Fool Ballet; Egdon Heath London Symphony Orchestra/Andre Previn (EMI 7243 5 626162 4) My memories of the LP era are starting to fade (along...

Jack Casady: Dream Factor.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Jack Casady: Dream Factor (Eagle Records ER 200082) Some insight into my rock and roll tastes may be derived from the fact that I was graduated from high school in 1967, the year of the Summer of Love. The "San Francisco Sound" was quite...

Bach: Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in E major; Concerto for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor; Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in A minor; Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings, and Continuo in C minor.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Bach: Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in E major; Concerto for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor; Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in A minor; Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings, and Continuo in C minor Hilary...

Al Green: I Can't Stop.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Al Green: I Can't Stop (Blue Note Records 7243 5 93556 2) One of my favorite CDs has long been the DCC remastering of Al Green's Greatest Hits. The man is an incredible singer. Every time I put on that CD, I am uplifted and amazed, and I...

Mahler: Symphony No. 4.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (arranged by Erwin Stein); Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arranged by Arnold Schonberg) The Smithsonian Chamber Players/Santa Fe Pro Musica/Christine Brandes, soprano/Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano/Kenneth Slowik (Dorian...

Arvo Part: Triodion.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Arvo Part: Triodion Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA67375) Triodion presents eight selections of religious choral music by the Estonian composer Arvo Part. Six of the eight selections are first recordings, making this a most appealing...

Penderecki: Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano; Clarinet Quartet; Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano; Divertimento for Solo Cello; Prelude for Solo Clarinet.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Penderecki: Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano; Clarinet Quartet; Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano; Divertimento for Solo Cello; Prelude for Solo Clarinet Michel Lethiec, clarinet/Regis Pasquier, violin/Bruno...

Satoh: Birds in warped time II.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Satoh: Birds in warped time II; Debussy: Sonata for violin and piano; Messiaen: Theme et Variations; Takemitsu: Distance de Fee; Ravel: Violin Sonata Anne Akiko Meyers, violin/Li Jian, piano (Avie Records AV 0024) It's difficult to predict...

Serebrier: Symphony No. 3; Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile; Elegy for Strings; Variations on a Theme from Childhood; Fantasia; Momento psicologico; Doroth and Carmine!; George and Muriel.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Serebrier: Symphony No. 3; Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile; Elegy for Strings; Variations on a Theme from Childhood; Fantasia; Momento psicologico; Doroth and Carmine!; George and Muriel Toulouse National Chamber Orchestra/Serebrier Jose...

Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations (ECM 1863 80001289-02) Back in the 70s, Miroslav Vitous was the original bassist for Weather Report, and on Universal Syncopations, he has teamed up with some other players who were quite well-known...

Double Double.(The Music)
April 1, 2004... Here we go once again, two guys who never learn, embarking on yet another comparison of two competing recordings of large-scale orchestral music, and not merely large-scale orchestral music, but rather a piece of large-scale orchestral music...

I'm on the Mexican radio ...
April 1, 2004... I'm on the Mexican radio...--Wall of Voodoo Ah, radio. I love radio. I grew up with AM radio in the '50s and '60s, surely not its heyday--tho' on Thursday nights until 1961 you could still tune in the radio version of Gunsmoke. But radio in...

Gomez, "Detroit Swing 66," In Our Gun.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Gomez, "Detroit Swing 66," In Our Gun (Virgin) Gomez has been around a bit, sharing Britain's wavelengths with the likes of Radiohead, Blur, Oasis, and the rest. While sales would peg them as a second-rank band (the fatal flaw in radio's...

Frou Frou, "Let Go," Details.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Frou Frou, "Let Go," Details (Universal Island) Like Oz confreres Frente!, Frou Frou canters along a country lane at a leisurely pace, with elegantly muted, softly measured songs. "Let Go" attracted for its rhythmic kinship with Everything...

The Ben Taylor Band, "Day After Day," Famous Among the Barns.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... The Ben Taylor Band, "Day After Day," Famous Among the Barns (Iris) This is where buying an album based on one song gets tricky. "Day after Day" is by far the bounciest tune on Ben Taylor's debut disc. The balance alternates between the...

Eleanor McEvoy, "Precious Little," What's Following Me?(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Eleanor McEvoy, "Precious Little," What's Following Me? (Columbia) A full decade after her "Only A Woman's Heart" led the Irish anthology A Woman's Heart and vaulted her to the ranks of countrywomen Sinead O'Connor, Frances and Mary Black,...

Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," Get Born.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," Get Born (Elektra) Speaking of iTunes, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is the infectious rocket fuel behind one of Apple's iPod commercials, one of those songs that's irresistibly, elementally rock'n'roll. The...

Sam Roberts, "Brother Down," We Were Born in a Flame.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Sam Roberts, "Brother Down," We Were Born in a Flame (Universal) This is more like it! Canadian rocker Roberts serves up a huge, meaty platter of sinewy musicianship in the service of a formative poetic voice. We Were Born in a Flame...

Alpinestars, "Hotel Parallel," White Noise.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Alpinestars, "Hotel Parallel," White Noise (Astralwerks) Oh, how I loved Kraftwerk and its disciples, Art of Noise, Gary Numan, and later OMD, New Order, and Depeche Mode, synth bands winking out compelling, if robotic, rock, making grand...

Turin Brakes, "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)," Ether Song.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Turin Brakes, "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)," Ether Song (Astralwerks) Well, how the hell was I to know that "Pain Killer" was the soundtrack to an, UGH!, Volvo commercial? I swear I got the disc before I saw and heard the TV ad. Really....

Starsailor, "Music Was Saved," Silence Is Easy.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Starsailor, "Music Was Saved," Silence Is Easy (EMI) One trouble with pop in general is that it is a magnet for straight-shooting true-hearts, guys who devoutly, earnestly work ceaselessly for the betterment of mankind and of course their...

The Thrills, "Big Sur," So Much for the City.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... The Thrills, "Big Sur," So Much for the City (Virgin) Time to get the earwax reservoir checked. If my initial enthusiasm for The Thrills" "Big Sur" is any indication, my aural extremities are overdue for some serious reaming. It's not that...

Dandy Warhols, "We Used to be Friends," Welcome to the Monkey House.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Dandy Warhols, "We Used to be Friends," Welcome to the Monkey House (Capitol) The Dandys' fourth full-length release if nothing else confirms how firmly their roots are imbedded in the Velvet Underground, peeling the cover to The Velvet...

Yerba Buena, "Solito Me Quede," President Alien.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Yerba Buena, "Solito Me Quede," President Alien (Razor and Tie) It's a tribute (or not) to my generation that one may distinguish between Eminem taking a bong hit on the cover of Rolling Stone and one of Yerba Buena's worthies taking a...

The List, Part 1.
April 1, 2004... The List, Part 1. I've also purchased CDs via RP of artists I already know (and have written about in this space). If one is continually seeking out new music, one tends to let knowns, especially older output, slide, "I'll get to that one...

Warren Zevon, The Wind.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Warren Zevon, The Wind (Artemis Records) You want a kick-ass line-up of guests to goose up your record? Try Bruce Springsteen, Ry Cooder, Don Henley, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Jim Keltner, Tommy Shaw, John Waite, David Lindley,...

Sam Phillips, The Indescribable Wow.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Sam Phillips, The Indescribable Wow (Virgin) This 1988 offering was Sam's second post-Christian offering and showcases why her songwriting and hubby T-Bone Burnett's production clicked from the beginning. While all ten songs are fabulous,...

Marshall Crenshaw, What's in the Bag?(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Marshall Crenshaw, What's in the Bag? (Razor and Tie) Marshall's-gulp--50. Yoiks, I feel even older than usual, having seen him tour behind his first disc some 22 years ago. Still, he's simply incapable of putting out less than excellent...

The Raveonettes, Chain Gang of Love.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... The Raveonettes, Chain Gang of Love (Columbia) Danish duo Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo have crafted the perfectly, filthy dirty rock'n'roll album. From their motto "This is whiplash rock'n'roll" to the dying notes of "New York Was...

The Beatles, Let It Be ... Naked.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... The Beatles, Let It Be... Naked (Apple/Capitol) Finally Sir Paul gets his revenge on Dead John, and all of Nasty Phil's embellishments are gone forever. Well, sort of. What they didn't dare touch was the monumental job Spector did in...

Pernice Brothers, Yours, Mine & Ours.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Pernice Brothers, Yours, Mine & Ours (Ashmont) The Pernice Brothers is Joe (guitar/vocals) and Bob (guitar) Pernice, Thorn Monahan (bass/vocals), Peyton Pinkerson (guitar), Mike Belitsky (drums), and Laura Stein (keys/vocals). On first...

The String Cheese Incident, Outside Inside.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... The String Cheese Incident, Outside Inside (SCI/ Fidelity) The great thing about the Cheese is their utter devotion, like Phish, to their fan base, making recordings of live dates available barely before the concert tape has had time to...

Joni Mitchell, Shadows and Light.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Joni Mitchell, Shadows and Light (Shout!) This 1980 concert, touring mostly behind Hejira, features a dream band: Pat Metheny (guitar), Jaco Pastorius (bass), Lyle Mays (keys), Michael Brecker (sax), and Don Alias (drums). Notoriously...

Led Zeppelin, DVD.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Led Zeppelin, DVD (Atlantic) I never saw them live. Had tickets to the 1977 Oakland Coliseum show, the one where their "people" beat the snot out of Bill Graham's "people" and pandemonium reigned, but never did make it. It's all a little...

Prince, Sign 'o' the Times.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Prince, Sign 'o' the Times (Studio Gabia) This video record of the 1987 Sign 'o' the Times European tour is not available domestically. There are, however, a number of versions produced in other countries with packaging in a variety of...

R.I.P.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 1, 2004... R.I.P. Donald O'Connor, Teddy Randazzo, Sheb "Flying Purple People Eater" Wooley, Bobby Hatfield, Arthur "Sweet Soul" Conley, Reuben Gonzalez, David Hemmings, Dick St. John--the first half of Dick and Dee Dee, "The Mountain's High," and the...

The Dylan SACD remasters.(Reissue Roundup)
April 1, 2004... Like the main character in James Joyce's story, "Araby," whose "eyes burned with anguish and anger" upon coming to grips with his own disillusionment, this writer has begun to realize that the music industry still doesn't care enough to...

Handel, Georg Friedrich: Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin, 1720.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Handel, Georg Friedrich: Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin, 1720. Ludger Remy, Harpsichord. Recorded in 2001 and 2002, in Germany. Engineer: Gisela Kniemeyer. 124+ minutes (2-disc set). CPO 999 940. The 1720 publication of these harpsichord...

Mozart, W. A.: Don Giovanni.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Mozart, W. A.: Don Giovanni (highlights). Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, with the Hungarian Radio Chorus and soloists. Recorded in 2000, at the Phoenix Studio, Budapest, Hungary. Engineer: Janos Bohus. 76+ minutes. Naxos 5.110011. This is...

Mozart, W. A.: Piano Concertos 6, 9, 20, and 21.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Mozart, W. A.: Piano Concertos 6, 9, 20, and 21. Ensemble Baroque de Limoges, conducted by Christophe Coin; Patrick Cohen, fortepiano. Recorded in 1996 (live) and 1999 (studio), Arsenal de Metz, France. Engineer not listed. 117+ minutes (2-disc...

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Don Quixote; La Lyra; Overture in D.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Telemann, Georg Philipp: Don Quixote; La Lyra; Overture in D (orchestral suites). Northern Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Ward from his position at the front of the violin section. Recorded in 1996, in Victoria Hall, Bolton, United...

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Trio Sonatas.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Telemann, Georg Philipp: Trio Sonatas (violin and cello chamber music, with bassoon, recorder, organ, and harpsichord). Parnassi Musici, performing on "period" instruments. Recorded in 2002, at SWR Studio Karlsruhe, Germany. Engineer: Roland...

Vivaldi, Antonio: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons).(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Vivaldi, Antonio: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons). Concerto Italiano, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini. Recorded in 2002, at the Sala Academica del Pontifico Istituto di Musica Sacra, in Rome. Engineer: Laurence Heym. 44+ minutes. Opus...

Wagner: Orchestral Music.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Wagner: Orchestral Music. Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra. EMI 7243 5 67896-2. It should be no secret by now that I love some of the older conductors who were fortunate to live long enough to record a few things in stereo. Among...

Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043; Oboe and Violin Concerto.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043; Oboe and Violin Concerto. Hilary Hahn, violin; Jeffrey Kahane, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. DG B0000986-02. This one should be up for some kind of "Best of the year" award. At least, it is from me....

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2. Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. PentaTone Classics 5186 118. I was talking to a friend recently who reminded me that as time goes on things may evolve and grow different, but...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56; Piano Trio, Op. 11.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56; Piano Trio, Op. 11. The Eroica Trio, the Prague Chamber Orchestra. EM172435-62655-2. How do you make beautiful music even more beautiful? You could start by having it played by three exceptionally...

Britten & Holst: Orchestral Works.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Britten & Holst: Orchestral Works. Andre Previn, London Symphony Orchestra. EMI 7243 5 62616 2. Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony in the late fifties and early sixties. Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia and New Philharmonia in the...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6; Gluck: Overture to Iphigenie en Aulide; Humperdinck: Overture to Hansel und Gretel.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Bruckner: Symphony No. 6; Gluck: Overture to Iphigenie en Aulide; Humperdinck: Overture to Hansel und Gretel. Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia and Philharmonia Orchestras. EMI 7243 5 62622 2. Of Bruckner's last six, most-important...

Epics.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Epics. Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Telarc SACD-60600. Telarc engineers have always seemed to derive their very best sound from the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in their best-selling series of CD's over the years. This latest...

Grieg/Schumann: Piano Concertos.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Grieg/Schumann: Piano Concertos. Leif Ove Andsnes; Maris Jansons, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. EMI 7243 5 57562 2. Obviously, the perennial pairing of the Grieg and Schumann Piano Concertos will always bring joy to the hearts of music...

Korngold: The Adventures of Robin Hood.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Korngold: The Adventures of Robin Hood. William Stromberg, Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Marco Polo 8.225268. There is little doubt that Warner Brothers' 1938 production of The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn is one of the screen's...

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Ravel: Tzigane; Saint-Saens: Havanaise; Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Ravel: Tzigane', Saint-Saens: Havanaise; Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy. Howard Zhang, violin; Takuo Yuasa, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia. Naxos 8.555093. The composers are French and Spanish. The violinist was born in...

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3; Ravel: Tzigane.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Lalo: Symphonic espagnole; Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3; Ravel: Tzigane. Maxim Vengerov, violin; Antonio Pappano, Philharmonia Orchestra. EMI 7243 5 57593 2. Maybe it's Lalo's turn this year. I had no sooner reviewed the above Naxos...

Lehar: Overtures and Waltzes.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Lehar: Overtures and Waltzes. Michael Jurowski, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. CPO 999 891-2. Apart from The Merry Widow you don't hear much of the music of Franz Lehar (1870-1948) anymore, I suppose his brand of slightly schmaltzy...

Mozart: Youth Symphonies, Volume 1.(Sound Recording Review)
April 1, 2004... Mozart: Youth Symphonies, Volume 1. Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. PentaTone Classics 5186 112. When Sir Neville Marriner was asked to provide the music for the 1984 movie depiction of Mozart's life, Amadeus,...