Category: Music Reviews
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]
Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
July 13, 2004
Astral Weeks by Van Morrison Morrison’s Masterpiece Revisited Paul Szabady July 2004 One of the stronger arguments against considering commercial popular music a genuine Art is the question of its [Read More]
ODETTA – BLUES EVERYWHERE I GO
July 11, 2004
ODETTA – BLUES EVERYWHERE I GO [M.C. RECORDS MC0038] ”A mouthful of glory” Nelson Brill July 2004 “If only one could be sure that every 50 years a voice and a soul like Odetta’s would come [Read More]
Nick Colionne – Just Come On In
July 11, 2004
Nick Colionne – Just Come On In[Three Keys Music] Craig “Craigy- G” Fitzpatrick July 2004 An invitation has been extended. Everyone knows that Chicago is renowned for its great jazz heritage and free, summertime [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]
DABOA “FROM THE GEKKO”
May 9, 2004
DABOA “FROM THE GEKKO” [Third Wave, trecd 115] Gamelon Anyone? Nelson Brill May 2004 Where to begin with this audiophile gem? First, it defies all rigid categorization, blending soaring and liquid vocals with a heady mix [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]
The Who: Tommy
March 3, 2004
The Who: Tommy Deluxe Edition – SACD/CD Hybrid [Geffen B0001386-36] Reissue Remixed and Remastered by Pete Townshend Original Recording Produced by Kit Lambert Adam Sohmer I realized when first listening to the [Read More]
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