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Recording of August 1995: Pärt: Fratres

Richard Lehnert Aug 30, 1995 First Published: Aug 30, 1995 0 comments

PÄRT: Fratres
Fratres for strings & percussion; Fratres for violin, strings, & percussion; Fratres for wind octet & percussion; Fratres for eight cellos; Fratres for strings; Fratres for string quartet; Fratres for cello & piano. Plus: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, Summa, Festina Lente
Rudolf Werthen, I Fiamminghi (The Orchestra of Flanders)
Telarc CD-80387 (CD only). James Mallinson, prod.; Jack Renner, Tony Faulkner, engs. DDD. TT: 79:00

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Recording of July 1995: Friday Afternoon in the Universe

Wes Phillips Jul 06, 1995 First Published: Jul 06, 1995 0 comments

MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD: Friday Afternoon in the Universe
John Medeski, organs, piano, wurlitzer, clavinet; Billy Martin, drums, percussion; Chris Wood, acoustic bass, harmonica, wood flute
Gramavision GCD 79503 (CD only). MMW, David Baker, Jim Payne, prods.; David Baker, eng.; Dr. Toby Mountain, mastering. DDD? TT: 57:06

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Recording of June 1995: Train a Comin'

Richard Lehnert Jun 20, 1995 First Published: Jun 20, 1995 0 comments

STEVE EARLE: Train a Comin'
Steve Earle, guitar, harmonica, vocals; Peter Rowan, guitar, mandolin, mandola, vocals; Norman Blake, guitar, dobro, fiddle, Hawaiian guitar; Roy Huskey, acoustic bass; Emmylou Harris, vocals
Winter Harvest WH 3302-2 (CD only). Steve Earle, William Alsobrook, prods.; Wayne Neuendorf, Mike Elliot, engs. ADD. TT: 40:01

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Recording of May 1995: Calamus: The Splendour of al-Andalus

Wes Phillips May 25, 1995 First Published: May 25, 1995 0 comments

CALAMUS: The Splendour of al-Andalus
Eduardo Paniagua, chabbada, flutes, salterio, târ, cymbals, voice; Luis Delgado, oud, citola, guimbri, doira, târ, handclaps, voice; Begoña Olavide, voice, quanun, salterio, caraqebs, târ, darûga; Rosa Olavide, voice, rabel, viola, portative organ, cymbals; Carlos Paniagua, darbûga, t'abila, pandero, campanillas, voice
M•A Recordings M026A (CD only). Todd Garfinkle, prod., eng. DDD. TT: 60:10

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Recording of April 1995: Keep On Movin'

Richard Lehnert Apr 04, 1995 First Published: Apr 04, 1995 0 comments

MIGHTY SAM McCLAIN: Keep On Movin'
AudioQuest Music AQ-1031 (LP/CD*). Joe Harley, prod.; Michael C. Ross, Andrew Page, Scott Gormley, engs. AAA/AAD. TTs: 49:48, 54:27*

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Recording of March 1995: J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas

Paul L. Althouse Mar 18, 1995 First Published: Mar 18, 1995 0 comments

J.S. BACH: Secular Cantatas
"Coffee Cantata," BWV 211; "Peasant Cantata," BWV 212; Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173a
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano; Hugues Saint-Gelais, tenor; Kevin McMillan, baritone; Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie
Dorian DOR-90199 (CD only). Craig D. Dory, eng.; Brian C. Peters, eng., prod. DDD. TT: 73:13

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Recording of February 1995: Two Sides to Every Story

Thomas Conrad Feb 25, 1995 First Published: Feb 25, 1995 0 comments

TIGER OKOSHI: Two Sides to Every Story
Tiger Okoshi, trumpet; Mike Stern, electric guitar; Gil Goldstein, acoustic piano; Dave Holland, acoustic bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums
JVC JVC-2039-2 (CD only). Jim Anderson, eng.; Akira Taguchi, prod. DDD? TT: 65:20

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Recording of January 1995: Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore

Richard Lehnert Jan 04, 1995 First Published: Jan 04, 1995 0 comments

GILBERT & SULLIVAN: H.M.S. Pinafore
Richard Suart, The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.; Thomas Allen, Captain Corcoran; Michael Schade, Ralph Rackstraw; Rebecca Evans, Josephine; Felicity Palmer, Little Buttercup; Donald Adams, Dick Deadeye; Richard Van Allan, Bill Bobstay; Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras
Telarc CD-80374 (CD only). James Mallinson, prod.; Jack Renner, eng. DDD. TT: 73:42

Recording of the Month Music and Recording Features

The Incredible String Band Reissues

Richard Lehnert Apr 26, 2010 First Published: Dec 26, 1994 0 comments

The Incredible String Band

Hannibal HNCD 4437 (CD only). TT: 45:15

The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion

Hannibal HNCD 4438 (CD only). TT: 50:06

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

Hannibal HNCD 4421 (CD only). TT: 50:12

Wee Tam & the Big Huge

Hannibal HNCD 4802 (2 CDs only). TT: 87:49

Changing Horses

Hannibal HNCD 4439 (CD only). TT: 50:24

I Looked Up

Hannibal HNCD 4440 (CD only). TT: 41:30

All above: Joe Boyd, prod.; John Wood, eng. AAD.

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Recordings of December 1994: Wagner: Siegfried & Götterdämmerung

Richard Lehnert Dec 15, 1994 First Published: Dec 15, 1994 0 comments

WAGNER: Siegfried
Teldec 4509-94193-2 (4 CDs only). TT: 4:00:09
WAGNER: Götterdämmerung
Teldec 4509-94194-2 (4 CDs only). TT: 4:27:03
Siegfried Jerusalem, Siegfried; Anne Evans, Brünnhilde; John Tomlinson, Wanderer; Günter von Kannen, Alberich; Graham Clark, Mime; Philip Kang, Fafner, Hagen; Bodo Brinkmann, Gunther; Waltraud Meier, Waltraute; Birgitta Svendén, Erda, First Norn; Eva-Maria Bundschuh, Gutrune; Hilde Leidland, Forest Bird, Woglinde; others; 1991 Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Daniel Barenboim
Both: John Mordler, prod.; Gernot R. Westhäuser, eng. DDD.