Recording of the Month

WAGNER: Glenn Gould Conducts & Plays Wagner

Siegfried Idyll, original chamber version.* Piano Transcriptions (Gould): Die Meistersinger, Prelude to Act I; Götterdämmerung, Dawn & Siegfried's Rhine Journey; Siegfried Idyll

Glenn Gould, piano, piano 4-hands (overdubbed), conductor; members of the Toronto Symphony

Sony Classical SK 46279 (CD only). Kevin Doyle,* Kent Warden, Frank Dean Dennowitz, engs.; Glenn Gould,* Andew Kazdin, prods. ADD. TT: 71:00

RANDY NEWMAN Harps and Angels

Nonesuch 075597998931 (CD). 2008. Mitchell Froom, Lenny Waronker, prods.; David Boucher, eng. ADD. TT: 34:54

Performance *****

Sonics ****

RANDY NEWMAN Harps and Angels

Nonesuch 075597998931 (CD). 2008. Mitchell Froom, Lenny Waronker, prods.; David Boucher, eng. ADD. TT: 34:54

Performance *****

Sonics ****

THE DOWLAND PROJECT: Romaria

The Dowland Project: John Potter, tenor; John Surman, tenor & bass recorder. soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Milos Valent, violin, viola; John Stubbs, baroque guitar, vihuela

ECM New Series 1970 (CD). 2008. Manfred Eicher, prod.; Markus Heiland, eng.
DDD. TT: 77:00

Performance ***½

Sonics ****

GONZALO RUBALCABA: Discovery

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, drums

Blue Note CDP 7 95478 2 (CD only). Charlie Haden, prod.; David Richards, eng. DDD? TT: 54:06

TAKE 6: He Is Christmas

Reprise 26665-2 (CD only). Take 6, prods.; Robert Charles, Mike McCarthy, Warren Peterson, engs. DDD. TT: 35:34

JENNY SCHEINMAN: Jenny Scheinman

Koch KOC-AD-4483 (CD). 2008. Jenny Scheinman, Tony Scherr, prods.; Scherr, eng. AAD? TT: 53:26

Performance ****

Sonics ****