Record Reviews

Olof Løvmo Trio has released the CD Wood Songs on KKV. I've listened to it.

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Dunedin Consort under the direction of John Butt has made a very special recording of Mozart's Requiem. I've listened to it.

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Grappa is rereleasing the synth rock productions Ophelia`s Arrival / Minotauros on CD. I've listened to it.

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Håkon Stene release the CD Lush Laments Lazy Mammal. I've listened to it.

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I have listened to this recording by the young pianist Martin Helmchen, and compared it with another recording two other piano concertos with the equally young Norwegian pianist Christian Idle Hadland.

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This recording from Simax with two piano concertos by Mozart performed by Christian Ihle Hadland as a soloist, I compared with two different piano concertos performed by Martin Helmchen, released on Penta Tone Classics.

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Flint Juventino Beppe has composed the music on Remote Galaxy. I've listened to it.

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Tuesday, 28 January 2014 20:41

RECORD REVIEW: Arvo Pärt - Adam's Lament.

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Adam's Lament with compositions by Arvo Pärt, released on ECM New Series was one of the Grammy winners last weekend. I've listened to it.

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Sunday, 26 January 2014 19:41

RECORD REVIEW: Erling Sunnarvik - Excursion

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Erling Sunnarvik has released a SACD containing music with large time spans. I've been listenig.

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TACET has released Haydn's String Quartet Opus 76 with Auryn Quartet on Blu-ray Audio. I've listened to it.

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The Spanish soprano Itziar Martinez Galdos and the Norwegian Per Arne Franzen has recorded a multi-channel SACD with Lawo Classics. I've listened to it.

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2L releases new Pure Audio Blu-ray/SACD. The music on Out Of Darkness is composed of Torbjørn Dyrud. I've listened to it.

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In early November, we reported of Som Den Gyldne Sol in RECORD NEWS. Now we have been listening to this record.

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Thursday, 28 November 2013 15:41

Marianne Thorsen / Trondheimsolistene - Mozart

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In addition to its rich cultural traditions of knitting mittens and home burned production, the municipality Selbu with its location at the dark side of Jonsvannet a beautiful church where the oldest parts believed to date from the 1100s. In this church the Trondheimsolistene arranged a concert with Marianne Thorsen as soloist on three of Mozart's violin concertos one day in May this year (2006). This led to a release of the SA-CD on the label 2L.

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Wednesday, 20 November 2013 08:48

Ian Shaw - Drawn to all things

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Ian Shaw is a British Jazz singer in the top echelon, and he did venture to create an entire SA-CD with cover versions of a selection of Joni Mitchell's songs.

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Wednesday, 20 November 2013 08:23

RECORD REVIEW: Claire Martin - When lights are low

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This album by Claire Martin on Linn Records differs quite markedly from the previous releases in my collection from the same artist. Where "Too Darn Hot" can easily be graded as gala jazz, this latest release is far more low-key and subdued.

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We have definitely met the trio Bjørnstad - Bremnes - Munch before. Is this really Separation-2?

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The album Walking in the Sun is the sixth album from Linn Records by Barb Jungr, including the trio release Girl Talk with Mari Wilson and Claire Martin. The female singer is one of my favorite artists on this label. So where do we find this release in the terrain?

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the late Sir Charles Mackerras

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Linn Records have some artists that dominate the disc releases. This applies mainly to the genre classic, but perhaps to an even greater degree in jazz. Therefore, it is interesting and exciting when the staff expanded with new artists. And Judith Owen is a new artist for Linn Records.

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The Portuguese-born pianist Artur Pizarro is not a new artist at Linn Records, with his beautiful and lively interpretations of Bethoven's piano sonatas and Chopin`s reminisanser and sonatas. These are divided into four SACD discs, all of which are hybrid multi-channel records.
Now it is the turn of impressionist composers, and first out is this album with compositions by Ravel. It is the first in a series of two, to form the complete piano works of Maurice Ravel.

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