Benoît Delbecq: Nu-Turn [Enhanced] [Hybrid SACD]

Benoît Delbecq: Nu-Turn [Enhanced] [Hybrid SACD]

Benoît Delbecq: Nu-Turn [Enhanced] [Hybrid SACD]

ASIN: B00008Y182

On this CD: 1. In Rainbows, for piano & prepared piano
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

2. In Lilac, for piano & prepared piano
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

3. On ne dit pas regarder la lune, on dit "Luner", for piano & prepared piano
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

4. On laterite, for piano & prepared piano
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

5. Into neon, for piano & prepared piano
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

6. On embers, for piano & prepared piano
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

7. Nu-turn (Étude de nu), for piano & prepared piano
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

8. In funfairs, for piano & prepared piano
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

9. Into White, for piano, prepared piano & computer processing
Composed by Benoit Delbecq
with Benoit Delbecq

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Astor Piazzolla: Works for Strings [Hybrid SACD]
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Sex in a CD case
 Astor Piazzolla: Works for Strings [Hybrid SACD]

Manufacturer: Atma Classique
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IZJ3MS
Release Date: 2006-12-26

Tracks:

  1. Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones portenas - Verano porteno
  2. Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones portenas - Otono porteno
  3. Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones portenas - Invierno porteno
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  8. Bragato: Graciela y Buenos Aires
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  10. Piazzolla: La Muerte del Angel

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sex in a CD case.......2007-02-08

If you've never heard of Astor Piazzolla, or if you think a tango is something middle-aged women dance in poofy dresses, then this CD is a must-buy. Far from being the cartoonish parodies that tend to make it into our popular culture, these tangos are some of the slickest, sexiest music you'll ever hear. The "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" are some of Piazzolla's most popular works; particularly inspired is how each season works in a quotation from the opposite of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, e.g. Piazzolla's "Summer" quotes Vivaldi's "Winter" - 'cause, you know, when it's winter in Italy, it's summer in Buenos Aires. But if the Four Seasons are archetypes, the rest of the music is even more captivating for being equally brilliant and less familiar. The selections vary between silky sensuality and frenzied attack, but they never lose the unique energy and joie de vivre that characterizes Piazzolla's work. It sure doesn't hurt the music's cause that the Violons du Roy tear into it with panache, giving these pieces the sharp edges and manic flair that makes them come alive. If you turned an Aston Martin into a CD, it would sound like this. Give it a spin.
Salzburg Sacred Music [Hybrid SACD]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Joyous 5-channel recording for the Mozart year
 Salzburg Sacred Music [Hybrid SACD]

Manufacturer: MD&G Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BNDABM
Release Date: 2006-01-24

Tracks:

  1. Dixit Dominus
  2. Confitebor Tibi Domine
  3. Beatus Vir
  4. Laudate Pueri
  5. Laudate Dominum
  6. Magnificat
  7. Kyrie
  8. Gloria
  9. Graduale: Sonata KV 336
  10. Credo
  11. Sanctus
  12. Benedictus
  13. Agnus Dei
  14. Dona Nobis Pacem
  15. Regina Coell KV 276

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Joyous 5-channel recording for the Mozart year.......2006-04-19

Old hand Peter Neumann recorded Mozart's Missa Solemnis KV 337 once before. Neumann is an authenticist that uses a period band. This recording is twice as good as the one he made previously, a rendition that included the organ sonata KV 336 between the Gloria and Credo sections, as he has done here.

While the notes suggest inserting the sonata adheres to 1780 Salzburg norms -- this is said to be the final sacred music Mozart composed during his years in Salzburg -- it also adds a delightful touch to this blissful reading.

The recording also features Mozart's "Vesperae solennes de confessore", from which many are most familiar with the coloratura soprano solo-dominated Laudate Dominum. I would say the six-piece set is performed wonderfully with the possible exception of the most famous item.

Soprano Cornelia Samuelis eschews bravura and virtuosity in the Laudate Dominum, understating her delivery more than I've ever heard. Neumann's accompaniment, at 4:40, is very broad and reverential, as if to say the combined forces want this to project its sacred text and not the formulaic virtuosity every famous soprano has given us.

Does it work in this format? Yes but it takes some getting used to. Neumann can be very deliberate on this recording, as he is during the opening Kyrie of the mass. Yet this is the exception, not the norm, for the director leads merry lickety split renditions most of the time.

The MGD five-channel recording is a joy to hear. It appears to have been recorded from a distance, not up close, allowing the forces to blend and create a homogenous whole. All the while you hear every timpani downstroke, instrument, and choir section clearly enunciated. The soloists all perform adequately and better.

The notes talk about the performers with historical discussion on 1780 performance style. This is clearly a humanisitc approach mated to historic technique. I like these interpretations very much and think my reservations about technique and tempi will give way with repeated listening.

I have heard a number of fine recordings of the Missa Solemnis, in particular the wonderful recording led by Marcus Creed on a very inexpensive CD. This one is not only a sizable improvement over Neumann's other recording of this music, it is a better package than any previous recording I have heard. I would recommend this recording to audiophiles and people that want to hear sacred music festively done.
Charpentier: Messe; Te Deum [Hybrid SACD]
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    		Charpentier: Messe; Te Deum [Hybrid SACD]

    Manufacturer: Glossa
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000GFLEO0
    Release Date: 2006-07-25

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