Editorial Product Review: :Bach's gamba sonatas, not as famous as his solo-cello suites, receive an audaciously imaginative presentation on an 18th-century violoncello piccolo that captures the extraordinary beauties of the music as few others have done (the most intriguing alternative version is by violist Kim Kashkashian and pianist Keith Jarrett on ECM). The resulting flow of music, as if the sonatas and their curious companions (arrangements of other Bach) were one continuous reflection, is hypnotic in its appeal. The lighter, more agile tones of the violoncello piccolo, meanwhile, make what often sounds dense on the ...
Editorial Product Review: :Bach's gamba sonatas, not as famous as his solo-cello suites, receive an audaciously imaginative presentation on an 18th-century violoncello piccolo that captures the extraordinary beauties of the music as few others have done (the most intriguing alternative version is by violist Kim Kashkashian and pianist Keith Jarrett on ECM). The resulting flow of music, as if the sonatas and their curious companions (arrangements of other Bach) were one continuous reflection, is hypnotic in its appeal. The lighter, more agile tones of the violoncello piccolo, meanwhile, make what often sounds dense on the ...
Editorial Product Review: :Bach's gamba sonatas, not as famous as his solo-cello suites, receive an audaciously imaginative presentation on an 18th-century violoncello piccolo that captures the extraordinary beauties of the music as few others have done (the most intriguing alternative version is by violist Kim Kashkashian and pianist Keith Jarrett on ECM). The resulting flow of music, as if the sonatas and their curious companions (arrangements of other Bach) were one continuous reflection, is hypnotic in its appeal. The lighter, more agile tones of the violoncello piccolo, meanwhile, make what often sounds dense on the ...
Editorial Product Review: :Earl Wild approaches the Beethoven Sonatas from the prespective of the orchestra - the same way Beethoven heard them. When Mr. Wild's Hammerklavier Sonata was first released over 10 years ago the reviews were unanimous - it was hailed as one of the finest performances of this Sonata ever recorded. It has now been expertly remastered with 24-bit sonics. Not to be missed.
Editorial Product Review: :Earl Wild approaches the Beethoven Sonatas from the prespective of the orchestra - the same way Beethoven heard them. When Mr. Wild's Hammerklavier Sonata was first released over 10 years ago the reviews were unanimous - it was hailed as one of the finest performances of this Sonata ever recorded. It has now been expertly remastered with 24-bit sonics. Not to be missed.
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Earl Wild at 88 (88 on the 88s). All newly recorded repertoire for Earl Wild. Perhaps one of the most important recordings ever produced. Truly superb performances of Mozart's Sonata K.332; Beethoven's 32 Variations on an original theme; the four Chopin Impromptus and the extremely difficult and rarely performed and recorded Balakirev piano sonata No.1. There has never been anything like Mr. Wild's arrangement of the MEXICAN HAT DANCE! Extraordinary 24/88.2 High Definition recording HDCD encoded. Spectacular sound using the new limited edition Shigeru Kawai EX Concert Grand piano.
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Earl Wild, considered by the critic Harold C. Schonberg to be the last of the grand Romantic pianists, plays fifteen of the most evocative Spanish and French tone-paintings. These musical landscapes by Falla, Albéniz, Debussy Granados, Moszkowski, Mompou and Ravel, are performed with the extraordinary finesse and sensitivity of a true Romantic Master. (ADD) Recorded 10/64, 10/65, 4/68. Mastered using 20-Bit State-of-the-Art Technology — HDCD Encoded
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Earl Wild, considered by the critic Harold C. Schonberg to be the last of the grand Romantic pianists, plays fifteen of the most evocative Spanish and French tone-paintings. These musical landscapes by Falla, Albéniz, Debussy Granados, Moszkowski, Mompou and Ravel, are performed with the extraordinary finesse and sensitivity of a true Romantic Master. (ADD) Recorded 10/64, 10/65, 4/68. Mastered using 20-Bit State-of-the-Art Technology — HDCD Encoded
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Earl Wild, considered by the critic Harold C. Schonberg to be the last of the grand Romantic pianists, plays fifteen of the most evocative Spanish and French tone-paintings. These musical landscapes by Falla, Albéniz, Debussy Granados, Moszkowski, Mompou and Ravel, are performed with the extraordinary finesse and sensitivity of a true Romantic Master. (ADD) Recorded 10/64, 10/65, 4/68. Mastered using 20-Bit State-of-the-Art Technology — HDCD Encoded
Usually we're fans of Logitech's gaming mice, but its highest-end G9 Laser Mouse is expensive, overly complex, and lacks the ergonomic thought we've come to expect. If you like to brag about dot-per-inch limits, perhaps the G9's 3,200dpi laser will be enough to sell you, but for the price, we expect the design to match.
Small and light enough for a shirt pocket, Samsung's Helix YX-M1 is a one-stop audio entertainment center with an XM radio, a digital music player, and room for 50 hours of tunes, but it comes up short on battery life.