Album of the Evening

[biosailor]

A few fine picks by Pat Martino of some of Wes Montgomery's best recordings, like 'West Coast Blues' and 'Four on Six'. Downloaded from Qobuz as 16/44.1 file. Sounds a little muffled, but still enjoyable!

 

[christopher3393]

Songs of Angels:

Songs of ecstasy by Gautier de Coincy c.1177-1236

New London Consort - Philip Pickett

 

 

http://https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/songs-of-angels

[accwai]

"Gabrielli: Complete Works for Violoncello"

Richard Tunnicliffe and James Johnstone

 

Almost all Gabrielli with a few tracks by Rognoni, Frescobaldi and Bartolome de Selma y Salaverde. At this point there is some duplication as the catalog of the earliest cello works is limited. [...]

 

What a conincidence! Even more Gabrielli

 

Birth of the Cello

Ricercari Gianbattista Degli Antonii, Domenico Gabrielli

Julius Berger, Amati Violoncello Carlo IX anno 1566

 

 

Complete set of Gabrielli ricercar for solo cello, which seems to be quite easy to come by, plus complete set of Degli Antonii ricercar op.1, which doesn't seem to be easy to come by at all. Spectacularly played on a spectacular instrument.

[Klavier]

One of my favorite guitar recordings. Grondona plays his own transcriptions of works by Froberger, Bach, and Scarlatti. (It's out of print, so CD prices are preposterous, but Presto Classical has a CD-quality FLAC file for $12.)

 

[BacHolz]

What a conincidence! Even more Gabrielli

 

Birth of the Cello

Ricercari Gianbattista Degli Antonii, Domenico Gabrielli

Julius Berger, Amati Violoncello Carlo IX anno 1566

 

 

Complete set of Gabrielli ricercar for solo cello, which seems to be quite easy to come by, plus complete set of Degli Antonii ricercar op.1, which doesn't seem to be easy to come by at all. Spectacularly played on a spectacular instrument.

 

The Early Cello continued...

 

You have scooped my part two and I share your enthusiasm. A superb recording of the very earliest works for solo cello played by a gifted scholar on what is thought to be the oldest surviving cello.

So here we have the very first compositions for solo cello performed on an instrument as old as the works themselves.

 

Known as the "King", Berger's instrument was "produced by Italian instrument-maker Andrea Amati in the mid-16th century, is so-called because it was part of a commission for King Charles IX of France."

 

The other noteworthy album of the early cello is this scarce find. None of my meta search engines could identify it; (dbpoweramp's multiple built-ins, JRiver or Media Monkey)

 

El Nacimiento del Violoncello: Violoncellistas Compositores de la Italia Barroca

Luis Miguel Correa, José Suárez and Jimena Giménez Cacho

 

 

Again some repetition of the Gabrielli but most of the tracks are by other composers. Here we find Giuseppe Maria Jacchini, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Giuseppe Antonio Torelli, Caldara and Andrea Caporale. This release also comes with an informative pamphlet to inform the curious listener.

[Klavier]

The newest in this superbly played and recorded series of Pettersson's Symphonies.

[Musicophile]

Gene Harris Trio: Listen Here.

 

 

Hugely enjoyable. I've just reviewed it on my blog: https://musicophilesblog.com/2017/03/05/gene-harris-quartet-listen-here-so-enjoyable/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true

[Klavier]

In honor of Daniil Trifonov's birthday today. Transcendental indeed.

 

[Guidof]

 

Another old favorite: Miles' 'Round About Midnight, the mono version in a 24/96 HDTracks download.

[christopher3393]

Touz Esforciez: Trouvères in Lorraine

Ensemble Syntagma - Alexandre Danilevski

 

 

http://http://www.sonusantiqva.org/i/S/Syntagma/2003TouzEsforciez.html

[accwai]

One of my favorite guitar recordings. Grondona plays his own transcriptions of works by Froberger, Bach, and Scarlatti. [...]

 

Thanks. One can never have enough Froberger Now albums of the day:

 

Johann Jacob Froberger: Le passage du Rhin

Bob van Asperen

 

 

Aeolus Froberger edition Vol. 1. All the best known Froberger programmatic preludes and lamentations are here.

 

Music for Trumpet and Orchestra

Crispian Steele-Perkins, Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon

 

 

slartybartfast mentioned this one in the Baroque Trumpet Recommendations thread. It has jaw dropping natural trumpet acrobatics, great selection of catchy tunes, stylish performance, plus great SQ on top of those. A quintessential Baroque album! Highly recommended.

[BacHolz]

Thanks. One can never have enough Froberger Now albums of the day:

 

Johann Jacob Froberger: Le passage du Rhin

Bob van Asperen

 

 

Aeolus Froberger edition Vol. 1. All the best known Froberger programmatic preludes and lamentations are here.

 

Music for Trumpet and Orchestra

Crispian Steele-Perkins, Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon

 

 

slartybartfast mentioned this one in the Baroque Trumpet Recommendations thread. It has jaw dropping natural trumpet acrobatics, great selection of catchy tunes, stylish performance, plus great SQ on top of those. A quintessential Baroque album! Highly recommended.

 

Thanks for bumping this to the top of my queue, I'll have mine on Tuesday.

And speaking of Tafelmusik, they are performing in Seattle this Saturday.

[EuroChamp]

Staatskapelle Berlin

Gala Unter den Linden [24/96]

 

5 star opera sampler

... in great SQ!

 

 

Available on Qobuz:

Gala Unter Den Linden | Compositeurs Divers par Staatskapelle BerlinÂ*– Télécharger et écouter l'album

[sphinxsix]

Beautiful.

 

 

Home - Tüür / Dean - Gesualdo - ECM New Series 2452 - ECM Records

[biosailor]

A very refreshing new-styl big band experience: John Beasley's MONK'estra! Delightful. Streamed via Qobuz (44/16).

 

[sphinxsix]

Metal. John Zorn's metal. I love this guy. His music is so diverse!

 

The title of the album is as twisted as the music itself

 

49 ACTS OF UNSPEAKABLE DEPRAVITY IN THE ABDOMINABLE LIFE AND TIMES OF GILLES DE RAIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

[h=1]Gilles de Rais[/h] Gilles de Montmorency-Laval (prob. c. September 1405 – 26 October 1440),^[1] Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou,^[2] a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children. (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais

[Klavier]

Beautifully played and extraordinary sound.

 

[BacHolz]

Beautiful.

 

 

Home - Tüür / Dean - Gesualdo - ECM New Series 2452 - ECM Records

,

Beautiful indeed, many thanks.

Speaking of ECM, I see Julia Hulsmann et al, have new new release this Friday (for those of us in the US).

 

Sooner And Later

 

 

[accwai]

[...] And speaking of Tafelmusik, they are performing in Seattle this Saturday.

 

Tafelmusik is based here in Toronto. The bad part is ticket for good seat is quite expensive, especially at Trinity-St. Paul's church. But if one don't mind taking a chance, one can show up just before a concert and can often get ticket at a discount.

 

Now speaking of Gesualdo:

 

Gesualdo: Quinto Libro di Madrigali (1611)

La Venexiana

 

 

This arrived a few months back. Hadn't quite got around to it until now.

[sphinxsix]

,

 

Speaking of ECM, I see Julia Hulsmann et al, have new new release this Friday (for those of us in the US).

Waiting anxiously for this release. 'For me this trio is home' she says in the youtube material. I like it. Her remarks on the role of Manfred Eicher in the recording process are also very intereting.

BTW does somebody recognize the monitors they use there? I believe it's some B&W model..(?)

[christopher3393]

Adam de la Halle: Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion

Tonus Peregrinus - Antony Pitts

 

 

ADAM DE LA HALLE: Jeu de Robin et de Marion (Le)

 

Adam de la Halle: Le jeu de Robin et Marion

Micrologus Ensemble

 

 

http://http://www.allmusic.com/album/adam-de-la-halle-le-jeu-de-robin-et-marion-mw0001393542

 

Adam DE LA HALLE (c.1237-1288):

D’Amoureus Cuer Voel Chanter

Les Jardins de Courtoisie; Anne Delafosse-Quentin (soprano)

 

 

DE LA HALLE D’Amoureus Cuer Voel Chanter ZZT070401 [MS]: Classical CD Reviews - September 2007 MusicWeb-International

[BacHolz]

Waiting anxiously for this release. 'For me this trio is home' she says in the youtube material. I like it. Her remarks on the role of Manfred Eicher in the recording process are also very intereting.

BTW does somebody recognize the monitors they use there? I believe it's some B&W model..(?)

 

Many of us are indebted to the vision and behind-the-scenes genius of Manfred Eicher. I think "Sooner and Later" was released in mid February in Europe and appears on Qobuz in 24/96. Don't know about the monitors but her headphones look like mine! JK...

 

And to accwai, as you know, Tafelmusik tours a lot and I've seen them perform a few years ago. Going to pass and attend a local concert instead commemorating the 250th anniversary of Telemann's death.

 

Telemann - Wind Concertos (Bläserkonzerte)

Reinhard Goebel with Musica Antiqua Koln

 

[Klavier]

Man, these are intense, vibrant performances! Their tone is a bit fuller than most period-instrument groups. Fantastic sound, too.

[BacHolz]

Man, these are intense, vibrant performances! Their tone is a bit fuller than most period-instrument groups. Fantastic sound, too.

 

Haven't picked that one up yet but can enthuse about this related release.

 

Vivaldi: Concerti per due violini e archi I

Riccardo Minasi and Dmitry Sinkovsky

 

 

and a bargain box set from Naive with the same artists

 

Vivaldi: Violin Concertos (6 disc box set)

 

[sphinxsix]

Many of us are indebted to the vision and behind-the-scenes genius of Manfred Eicher.

Yep. To say 'the one and only' about M. Eicher and ECM would be absolutely justified. I must say that 10-15 years ago I used to find 80% of the stuff issued by ECM boring, now I find 80% of it fascinating..

 

BTW - worth seeing IMO:

 

 

https://ecmreviews.com/2015/05/16/sounds-and-silence-travels-with-manfred-eicher/