Recording of the Month

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1–5

Paul Lewis, piano; Jirí Belohlávek, BBC Symphony Orchestra

Harmonia Mundi 902053.55 (3 CDs). 2010. Martin Sauer, prod.; Philip Knop, eng. DDD. TT: 2:55:42

Performance *****

Sonics *****

The Neville Brothers: Yellow Moon
A&M CD 5240 (CD). Malcolm Burn, eng.; Daniel Lanois, prod. AAD. TT: 53:01

Grinderman: Grinderman 2

Anti- 87125 (CD). 2010. Grinderman, Nick Launay, prods; Launay, eng. AAD. TT: 41:19

Performance ****½

Sonics ****

Bushman's Revenge: Jitterbug

Rune Grammofon RCD 2097/RLP 3097 (LP/CD). 2010. Bushman's Revenge, prods.; Hasse Rosbach, prod., eng.; Morton Stendahl, eng. DDA/DDD. TT: 53:39

Performance *****

Sonics ****½

Denon Anechoic Orchestral Recordings

Music and Test Signals for Evaluation of Room Acoustics

Mashahiko Enkoji, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra

Denon CD PG-6006 (CD only). Katsuhiro Tsubonou, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, dirs.; Norio Okada, Katsuhiro Miura, engs. DDD. TT: 58:42

YSAŸE KREISLER BACH

J.S. Bach: Partita No.2, BWV 1004, Kreisler: Recitativo & Scherzo, Op.6, Ysaÿe: Sonata, Op.27 No.2

Arturo Delmoni, violin

Water Lily Acoustics WLA-WS-07 (LP), WLA-WS-07-CD (CD). Kavichandran Alexander, eng., prod. AAA/AAD. Subsequently released on CD as John Marks Records CD JMR 14G (footnote 1). TT: 48:03

Sinatra Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings

Concord CRE-32026 (CD). 2010. Sonny Burke, orig. prod.; Lee Herschberg, orig eng.; Hal Gaba, reissue exec. prod.; Charles Pignone, reissue prod.; Larry Walsh, reissue eng.; Dan Hersch, 24-bit remastering. AAD. TT: 58:23

Performance ****

Sonics ****