You might assume, from this exquisite cover, that the music inside the package was something special. You would be right. Vivaldi did so much more than write The Four Seasons. His operas were not as well known but, a marvelous ten year endeavor, The Vivaldi Edition, by the French recording label Naïve, has embarked upon […]
Manu Katché is the real deal. A percussionist extraordinaire. He delivers just what you want. Light but real jazz from world class musicians who love what they do; you can hear it in every cut. This is modern, immensely hip, tart, fresh and über-cool.
Stéphane Pompougnac continues his superb Parisian DJ streak in the ninth volume of the ultra chic Hôtel Costes Bar soundtrack series. He takes eclectic mix to a refined and sophisticated art form in this triumph of the chill.
Bach Cantatas For Classical music aficionados this album is not a surprise but it was a revelation to me. If music is about mood this performance is about transcendence. Charles Michener deserves all the credit for turning me on to this. He writes in his profile of LLH, “Hunt Lieberson displays no sense of self-consciousness, […]
At 11:35 pm on a quiet night with a pot of green tea and that book you’re crazy about there is nothing better than Tord. He’s an icy/hot patch of soothe.
This is throbbing Euro chic house music. Actually it is “clean–the–house” music. When you need something totally groovy to enliven a party or scrub the kitchen – this is the one to spin.
What a pleasure to have another rock solid, totally vetted, Classical masterpiece to recommend. This recommendation again comes from Music & Culture Guru, Charles Michener. Reviewers use words like elegant and rhapsodic for Fournier. Cerebral, visionary and downright jazzy for Gulda. Superlatives fail. Dreamy, creamy, heartbreakingly gorgeous. Do yourself a favor and order […]
It’s next time again So what is it like for you? Do you buy books or CD’s based on the cover? I do. Probably you do too. I think of it like a code. Of course, the best is when you already know what you want and have heard a good recommendation. But when you’re […]
It’s next time again. There is sometimes great reward for the intellectually curious. Engaging with your comments and the discussion here lately about audio is a blast. I can honestly say the self-assigned investigation into the vagaries of sound has become truly fascinating, and like a great detective story, one thing sorta leads to another. […]
For a printable version click The Color of Sound PDF It’s next time again. What are the characteristics of sound? Sounds can be soothing, shrieking, harmonious, sweet, thundering, the list goes on and on – but in talking with Joshua Smith, of the Cleveland Orchestra, he said that sound can sometimes be characterized by color. […]
It’s next time again. It is a pleasure to live in a once great steel-making city which, curiously enough, has some of the best art and music in the world. I like to think about the lifestyles of the men who became rich with their industry and then decided to use their millions to buy […]
For a printed version click The Engineering of Resonance PDF It’s next time again “If your soundtrack sucks, your movie sucks.” – eloquent advice from New York agent, Larry Meistrich Consider the acoustic. Imagine one of the great train stations in London, New York or Paris; a mammoth Eifflel tower–like construction of girders and glass. […]