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May 11, 2005
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This is 4.0 live recording of two separate concerts, and judging by the amount of stage and audience noise, I’m pretty sure that both are unedited (unlike LSO Live series, which are mixes of final rehearsal and actual performance). As ever with similar projects, something is lost, something else ... more |
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May 11, 2005
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It looks like Naxos has struck gold with Veronique Gens, a first class baroque specialist and (at least for me initially) a definite selling point of this recording. But after hearing the disc in full many times over, it is the orchestral sound colouring that motivates me more than just singing to ... more |
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May 6, 2005
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What fascinates me the most about Gergiev’s musicianship in general is his authority over the score and music he is conducting, and his ability to create tension and drama from opening bars of Tch’s 6th is staggering. For the purpose of writing this review, I went back to Jarvi’s fine account of the ... more |
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May 5, 2005
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Yet another terrific recording for Telarc by Polyhymnia made in January 2003 in Watford town hall. The soundstage is broad, dynamics wide and orchestral perspective transparent and natural (in MC). Opening bars representing Gates of Hell are the showcase of naturally sounding brass, with plenty of ... more |
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March 30, 2005
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To my knowledge, this is the first complete recording of Alessandro Scarlatti’s ‘Cecilian Vespers’ and it is the most welcome addition to his (SACD) discography. This is live recording made in April 2004 in California, apart from the last item, “Audi, filia” recorded in the same venue few days ... more |
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