Author: Russell Lichter
Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 “Organ”, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
September 28, 2004
Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 “Organ”, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra [Telarc hybrid SACD-60634] Russell Lichter September 2004 Once again one of Telarc’s superb hybrid SACDs, but this one is rather special. It is special because it [Read More]
Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3, Handel Variations; Anton Kuerti, Piano
August 25, 2004
Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3, Handel Variations; Anton Kuerti, Piano [ProPiano PPR224512] Russell Lichter August 2004 I’m sitting here shaking my head, wondering how in blazes I can begin to talk about Brahms’s [Read More]
Glenn Gould, Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
August 3, 2004
Glenn Gould, Mozart: The Piano Sonatas [MB2K 45612 and MB2K 45613] Russell Lichter August 2004 I suddenly realized that for many months running I’ve been all tied up with newly issued CDs. I’ve written about [Read More]
The Great XRCD Shootout of ’04
June 25, 2004
The Great XRCD Shootout of ’04 Russell Lichter Thanks to Kevin Berg of Japan Victor Corporation of America, I was finally able to do something I’ve wanted to do for a long time: a [Read More]
Anées de Pèlerinage
June 21, 2004
Russell Lichter June 2004 A summer evening, temperate, calm, almost timeless. You’d never know it’s earlyMarch. As the horizon fades from blue to blue on the recumbent hills where I live, it is easy to [Read More]
Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila
May 24, 2004
Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila, Alexander Vedernikov conducting Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow [PentaTone Classics PTC 5186 034]. Russell Lichter May 2004 What an absolutely wonderful recording! I love everything about [Read More]
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 and Tragic Overture, Op. 81
May 5, 2004
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 and Tragic Overture, Op. 81, [Pantatone Classics, Multichannel SACD/CD hybrid, PTC 5186 042] Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hans Vonk Russell Lichter May 2004 Telarc, [Read More]
What Do Records Sound Like?
December 27, 2003
What Do Records Sound Like? Russell Lichter December 2003 We were having dinner with our friend Helen the other week. (Should I tell you about Wahid’s incomparable lamb skewers, his basmati rice and homemade [Read More]
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