Editorial Product Review: :The second Gothic Voices recording was something of a milestone: the first recording of 14-century music performed by voices alone. The absence of instruments permits very precise tuning (no small matter in this repertory) and doesn't obscure Machaut's poetry (which was admired by no less than Geoffrey Chaucer). Belying its scholarly-but-dull reputation, Gothic Voices sings with plenty of energy and rhythmic snap; the monophonic songs, performed by a single unaccompanied voice, come off particularly well. The best example of this disc's achievement is the famous 'Douce dame jolie,' which has been done ...
Editorial Product Review: :The second Gothic Voices recording was something of a milestone: the first recording of 14-century music performed by voices alone. The absence of instruments permits very precise tuning (no small matter in this repertory) and doesn't obscure Machaut's poetry (which was admired by no less than Geoffrey Chaucer). Belying its scholarly-but-dull reputation, Gothic Voices sings with plenty of energy and rhythmic snap; the monophonic songs, performed by a single unaccompanied voice, come off particularly well. The best example of this disc's achievement is the famous 'Douce dame jolie,' which has been done ...
Editorial Product Review: :The second Gothic Voices recording was something of a milestone: the first recording of 14-century music performed by voices alone. The absence of instruments permits very precise tuning (no small matter in this repertory) and doesn't obscure Machaut's poetry (which was admired by no less than Geoffrey Chaucer). Belying its scholarly-but-dull reputation, Gothic Voices sings with plenty of energy and rhythmic snap; the monophonic songs, performed by a single unaccompanied voice, come off particularly well. The best example of this disc's achievement is the famous 'Douce dame jolie,' which has been done ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:The Best of Classical Kids CD series feature 55 – 70 minutes of instrumental music from six major composers specially selected by Classical Kids producer Susan Hammond. Each compilation includes child-proven works first heard in the award-winning and best-selling Classical Kids series but extended and without narration. Each CD is an engaging and entertaining listening experience for all ages. Liner notes include fascinating facts about each composer plus an introduction to the award-winning Classical Kids CDs – to build Classical Kids fans for the next generation.
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:The Best of Classical Kids CD series feature 55 – 70 minutes of instrumental music from six major composers specially selected by Classical Kids producer Susan Hammond. Each compilation includes child-proven works first heard in the award-winning and best-selling Classical Kids series but extended and without narration. Each CD is an engaging and entertaining listening experience for all ages. Liner notes include fascinating facts about each composer plus an introduction to the award-winning Classical Kids CDs – to build Classical Kids fans for the next generation.
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:The Best of Classical Kids CD series feature 55 – 70 minutes of instrumental music from six major composers specially selected by Classical Kids producer Susan Hammond. Each compilation includes child-proven works first heard in the award-winning and best-selling Classical Kids series but extended and without narration. Each CD is an engaging and entertaining listening experience for all ages. Liner notes include fascinating facts about each composer plus an introduction to the award-winning Classical Kids CDs – to build Classical Kids fans for the next generation.
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Esther Budiardjo, Piano Mendelssohn: Fantasy on 'The Last Rose of Summer' Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op.14 Fantasy on 'The Last Rose of Summer', Op.15 Fantasy in F-sharp Minor, Op.28 · Con moto agitato - Andante · Allegro con moto · Presto Six Songs Without Words (Book II), Op.30 · No.1 in E-flat Major Andante espressivo · No.2 in B-flat Minor Allegro di molto · No.3 in E Major Adagio non troppo · No.4 in B Minor Agitato e con fuoco · No.5 in D Major ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Esther Budiardjo, Piano Mendelssohn: Fantasy on 'The Last Rose of Summer' Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op.14 Fantasy on 'The Last Rose of Summer', Op.15 Fantasy in F-sharp Minor, Op.28 · Con moto agitato - Andante · Allegro con moto · Presto Six Songs Without Words (Book II), Op.30 · No.1 in E-flat Major Andante espressivo · No.2 in B-flat Minor Allegro di molto · No.3 in E Major Adagio non troppo · No.4 in B Minor Agitato e con fuoco · No.5 in D Major ...
Editorial Product Review: :Volume 3 gathers Hofmann's complete acoustic Columbia 78s, including seven previously unissued sides. While Hofmann allowed a lot of leeway in live performance, he took recording seriously, both from an artistic and technical standpoint. The myriad subtleties of touch, pedaling, and articulation in Hofmann's playing come through loud and clear in these vintage 1912-1918 recordings. Each selection reveals the pianist's singing tone, extremely even fingerwork, aristocratic poise, and taste. There's a sense of purpose and proportion to the playing that belies the notion that all Romantic pianists took insane liberties. --Jed Distler
Editorial Product Review: :This is a spectacular program devoted to Mozart's solo piano music that, frankly, reminds the listener of very little of Mozart's other solo piano music. The A minor Sonata is a troubling work: nervous and unsettled in the first movement, seemingly relaxed in the Andante which then takes an unexpectedly dark turn, and with a finale which defines 'anxious.' The Rondo, K. 511, is one of Mozart's most gorgeous--and saddest--works, a 10-minute meditation. A little minute-and-a-half gigue is Bachian; the March, K. 408, is brief and melodic, and the concluding Sonata, K. ...
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.