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Contemporary Records Vol. 1

Awaken - Yugen Trio

Lingua Franca - Peter Epstein, Brad Shepik, Matt Kilmer

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7, Bates: Resurrexit - Honeck

Recent comments

Yes: The Yes Album | analogue - June 7, 2024

I was really surprised by the sound quality of this sacd. I don't remember it sounding quite so pristine as what I heard while listening to this new sacd. Its highly crankable ...

Hall & Oates: Rock'n'Soul Part 1 | Phillip Abbinante - August 25, 2024

Was out of print/stock for quite a while from MOFI. Was recently back in stock as of August 20 2024.

Yes: 90125 | Paul - June 29, 2024

This is without a doubt the definitive audio edition of this classic 80’s Yes album! I’ve been listening to this album for 40 years and it’s like listening to it for the ...

Stravinsky: Symphonies - Slobodeniouk | hiredfox - Today 01:10 pm

Thanks for your excellent review Graham. I follow your advice on the Chandos recording and have deleted this one from my wish list.

Kip Hanrahan: Vertical's Currency | Downunderman - June 26, 2024

Kip Hanrahan's work is quite idiosyncratic. Described variously as Afro-Cuban Jazz, Fusion and Latin Jazz but somehow those descriptions don't quite cover the overall vibe of ...

Yes: 90125 | Paul - June 12, 2024

Yes, I have this SACD and you are correct, it does say that this was mastered from a 1/2” tape copy of the original master tape but that is incorrect and was an error made ...

Vibrant Venice - Bovi | Jack Pot - August 27, 2024

We are blessed with such exceptional artists! Take Lotte Bovi recreating a Venice Carnavale on TRPTK, or Ann Hallenberg recreating hers on Pentatone. The performances are ...

801: 801 Live | Downunderman - August 23, 2024

Released April 28, 2024, as a single disc SACD hybrid in a card sleeve. A bit surprisingly for a Japanese SACD release the disc is made/glass mastered by Sony DADC in ...

Bohemian Rhapsodies - Josefowicz, Marriner

Universal (Hong Kong)  4845135

Stereo

Classical - Orchestral

Works by Sarasate, Saint-Saëns, Wieniawski, Massenet, Ravel, Chausson

Leila Josefowicz (violin)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

All

Works (7)

• Ernest Chausson: Poème, Op. 25
• Jules Massenet: Thaïs (1894) Meditation
• Maurice Ravel: Tzigane, M. 76 for Violin and Orchestra
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
• Pablo de Sarasate: Fantaisie on Carmen (Bizet), Op. 25
• Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
• Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise de concert in D major, Op. 4