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‘Lebensmuth (Courage)’ by Signum Quartett
The many faces of Schubert Do we know exactly what kind of person Schubert was and why some of his compositional output is of varying consistency? I have several books in which writers and scholars do their best to shed light on him as a human being, with an at times difficult-to-understand character, and an […]
Yarlung Records ‘Creation’ by Pekka Kuusisto and Joonas Ahonen
This is a reposted article originally written for Positive Feedback by our friend Rush Paul. The great team at Positive Feedback, as well as Rush himself, have kindly given us permission to repost this and you can find the original article at this link. Thanks to Rush the PF team! Creation (Pure DSD) – Pekka […]
Yarlung Records ‘Karnatik Roots (Pure DSD)’ by Aditya Prakash
This is a reposted article originally written for Positive Feedback by our friend Rush Paul. The great team at Positive Feedback, as well as Rush himself, have kindly given us permission to repost this and you can find the original article at this link. Thanks to Rush the PF team! Karnatik Roots (Pure DSD) – […]
An Embarrassment of Riches – Pt. 1
We’ve had a wonderful increase in the number of available albums. More varieties, more depth, Simply more! I’m just getting started, but here are a few I’ve been enjoying very much. Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare is becoming increasingly well known for both his musical skill and his charismatic energy, and this release shows it! It’s […]
Anna Fedorova – ‘Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3’
She steals your heart, your soul, and stays forever in your mind I wouldn’t be honest in saying that there are no other great recordings of Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto, but this is the only one that managed to steal my heart and my soul so profoundly that it will stay forever in my mind. […]
C.P.E. Bach Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin with Rachel Podger
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Review: TRPTK’s “The Power of Indifference”
This is a reposted article originally written for Positive Feedback by our friend Rush Paul. The great team at Positive Feedback, as well as Rush himself, have kindly given us permission to repost this and you can find the original article at this link. Thanks to Rush the PF team! There are some artists whose […]
Review: Just Listen’s “Changing Landscapes” and “Dances”
As winter gives way to spring, the inner landscape opens to the reawakened natural world. Two albums from Just Listen form the perfect soundtrack for seasonal change. Changing Landscapes Music that crosses genres can be difficult to characterize in words. “Changing Landscapes”, an album by pianist Philipp Rüttgers and violist Oene Van Geel, draws on […]
Review: Yarlung Records “Women and War and Peace”
Instantly Serving the Discerning Music Lover At a time when ‘streaming’ has become the norm, some courageous labels continue to serving the small market of discerning music lovers with the best attainable quality in high resolution. Yarlung Records is such a label. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not against streaming. The (internet) radio fills a large part of […]
Even More Variations
*All albums featured in this article are now available at 20% discount. Offer ends March 31, 2023 end of day CET. Discounts are applied automatically at checkout. It’s true! As more and more time goes by I find that it’s quite difficult to have a single “favorite” performance of a given piece of classical music. […]
Hunnia Records – Delightful Discoveries in Pure DSD256
This is a reposted article originally written for Positive Feedback by our friend Rush Paul. The great team at Positive Feedback, as well as Rush himself, have kindly given us permission to repost this and you can find the original article at this link. Thanks to Rush the PF team! I’ve been listening to various […]
Review – ‘Bach Suites 1 & 3 For Cello’
Two of the same? Not quite We have here two versions of the same, offered separately or in a ‘bundle sale’. I don’t think that it has ever happened before. Jake Purches, the producer of these albums, says: “The program is the same … but the interpretation is quite different”. How right he is. At […]