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Live At 25
Huey Lewis And The News
Pop - Released May 17, 2005 | Rhino
Looking at the cover of Huey Lewis & the News' Live at 25, it's hard not to think, "Wow! I had no idea that the News had 25 members!" Of course, the middle-aged men crowding the cover of this 2005 release number a mere nine, which means the one-time sextet has been expanded with a full horn section (original guitarist Chris Hayes has been replaced by Stef Burns and bassist Mario Cipollina has been replaced by John Pierce, as well). New members and a horn section don't change the basic nature of the band, which hasn't changed since the beginning of its career -- no matter what they do, Huey Lewis & the News are a good-time, good-natured, unabashedly fun party band. That served them well at the height of their fame in the mid-'80s, and it serves them well 20 years later, as they do those big hits -- "The Heart of Rock & Roll," "I Want a New Drug," "If This Is It," "Do You Believe in Love," "Hip to Be Square" (subtly changed to "(Too) Hip to Be Square," although the lyrics haven't been altered) -- balanced with covers and newer tunes that sound as if they could have been good album tracks on Picture This. Although the liner notes don't mention the date or location of the recording of Live at 25, the specifics don't really matter since the album is designed to be less a historical document than a nostalgic souvenir for longtime fans, capturing the group at a quarter-century mark. In that respect, it works well: the song selection is good, the band sounds tight and professional, the production is clean and punchy, and while it's never especially engaging, it is an enjoyable performance. Not essential, and certainly not nearly as energetic as the original LPs, Live at 25 is warm, friendly, and fun nonetheless, a perfectly respectable way to celebrate the group's anniversary.© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
John Williams
Film Soundtracks - Released June 28, 2023 | Walt Disney Records
Everyone knows the Indiana Jones theme, with its strident rhythm and sparkling trumpet. But we sometimes forget that the composer John Williams also wrote specific themes for the female characters who accompany the archaeological adventurer in Steven Spielberg's legendary saga. In 1981, for Raiders of the Lost Ark, the post-Romanticism of Marion's theme (played by Karen Allen) provided a nice counterbalance to the relentless triumph evoked by the main theme. In this fifth edition, John Williams (91 years old!) has written a theme for Helena, Indy's goddaughter, played by Phoebe Waller Bridge. It is very aptly brought to life by violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who feels like the musical embodiment of this tender, almost cerebral melody. The German musician had already worked with Williams in 2017 when he dedicated her a violin concerto, entitled Markings. As for the rest of the soundtrack to this Dial of Destiny, John Williams seems to have had a lot of fun referencing the golden age of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. Rather than playing on the traditional music of the countries featured in the film (Morocco, Greece, Germany), he drew inspiration from the great scores of adventure films by Max Steiner, Miklós Rozsa and Erich Korngold. The result feels much like a tribute that will appeal not only to nostalgic fans of this cinema, but also to those who have been following the archaeologist’s adventures since the early days of his momentous career. ©Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Rock - Released October 20, 1995 | SMASHING PUMPKINS - DEAL #2 DIGITAL
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Turn Up The Quiet
Diana Krall
Vocal Jazz - Released May 5, 2017 | Verve
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Après un rêve (Belle Époque: Nights at the Piano)
Emmanuel Despax
Classical - Released June 16, 2023 | Signum Records
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It is hard to figure out what pianist Emmanuel Despax had in mind for the concept of this album. Its various titles offer three ideas: Après un rêve comes from the title of a Fauré song Despax transcribes for his program opener, plus there is "Belle Époque: Nights at the Piano." None of these is of much use; few pieces other than the Fauré are particularly dreamy, and the largest piece, Poulenc's Soirées de Nazelles, is from the nervous 1930s and nowhere near the Belle Époque in time or mood. As for "Nights at the Piano," that fits the Poulenc nicely but not the concluding Gaspard de la Nuit of Ravel, which is an imposing virtuoso concert work carrying none of the connotations of "Nights at the Piano." Really, Despax excels in none of these three ways but rather in a fourth: he hits on an intriguing mix of familiar standards and unusual works. Among the latter group are the Soirées de Nazelles, which Poulenc disclaimed and, perhaps for that reason, have been seldom heard. They are delightful pieces that bear titles describing qualities, like the numbers of a Baroque French suite, but actually seem to have been devised by Poulenc to describe members of a group of his friends, like Elgar's Enigma Variations. The result is a work that distills the hint of improvisation that pervades some of Poulenc's keyboard music and songs, and Despax gives it the right lively, spontaneous feel. The Nocturne, Op. 165, of Cécile Chaminade and the keyboard version of Henri Duparc's Aux étoiles are also nice finds. As for the more heavily trodden works, Debussy's Clair de lune is pleasantly moody, although no one would select this album for the rote Gaspard de la Nuit or the rather un-macabre Danse Macabre, Op. 40, of Saint-Saëns. For Poulenc lovers, however, this is an important find.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Turn Up The Quiet
Diana Krall
Vocal Jazz - Released May 5, 2017 | Verve
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What better way of making a new record than surrounding yourself with new collaborators? That was the idea that Youn Sun Nah had for She Moves On. Four years after Lento, the Korean singer has taken on a close-knit group comprising John Zorn, Jamie Saft on the piano, the Hammond organ, the Fender Rhodes and the Wurlitzer (he also produced the record), and Brad Jones on the bass alongside drummer Dan Rieser, who worked with Norah Jones in Little Willies. But it is above all the presence of the guitarist Marc Ribot on five of these eleven tracks that draws attention. Surrounded by these four strong personalities, Youn Sun Nah explores a fairly varied repertoire that owes as much to rock as to folk, to rhythms as to lyrics, taking in covers of Joni Mitchell (The Dawntreader), Paul Simon (She Moves On), Lou Reed (Teach The Gifted Children), Jimi Hendrix (Drifting with a searing solo from Ribot) or the traditional Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair. Three original compositions, Traveller, Evening Star and Too Late, complete this album which is resolutely inspired by American music and which presents her impressive voice in a context which rightly recalls Norah Jones, or Melody Gardot. But Youn Sun Nah's vocal personality is strong enough that she never seems to be stepping on her illustrious sisters’ toes, and she offers, from the outset, a record that is all her own. © MD/Qobuz
Ici & là, en concert au Dôme de Paris (Live, 2022)
Alain Souchon
French Music - Released November 11, 2022 | Parlophone (France)
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Maurice Ravel : Ma mère l'Oye - Mussorgsky/Ravel : Pictures at an Exhibition (Orchestrated by Ravel)
Anima Eterna
Symphonic Music - Released February 25, 2014 | Zig-Zag Territoires
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One of the greatest orchestrators of the 20th century was Maurice Ravel, and his subtle handling of evocative tone colors and atmospheric orchestral textures widely influenced composers of concert and film music. But most modern performances of Ravel's music don't give an accurate impression of the sounds he heard, and it is somewhat surprising to find that French instruments of the early 20th century, handmade by independent craftsmen and small-scale manufacturers, had more distinctive timbres than the mass-produced instruments used in performances today. Most noticeable are the piquant and pungent colors of the woodwinds, and Ravel's delicate scoring for them in Ma mère l'oye presents their sonorities to best advantage. His orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition also reveals these unique qualities in his transparent scoring, as well as the temperamental sounds of brass instruments, which had more varied characteristics than their modern equivalents. This fascinating album by Anima Eterna Brugge, conducted by Jos van Immerseel, demonstrates the great value of playing Ravel on authentic period instruments, and shows that he worked with a sonic palette that is far more nuanced and colorful than is usually heard. Listeners who enjoy investigations into historical practices should defintely hear this disc, and they will appreciate the extraordinary depth and detail in the reproduction. Highly recommended.© TiVo
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Ravel: Boléro etc
Riccardo Chailly
Classical - Released June 1, 1987 | Decca Music Group Ltd.
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Persona (Nouvelle édition)
Bertrand Belin
French Music - Released February 1, 2019 | Wagram Music - Cinq 7
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Même pas sommeil
CharlElie Couture
French Music - Released January 25, 2019 | Rue bleue
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LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM
Xxxtentacion
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released June 10, 2022 | Columbia
On the 16th of June 2018, one year after his death, XXXTENTACION’s management announced the release of a documentary dedicated to the rapper. Due to the health crisis and various other delays, it ended up being released nearly four years later on the 26th of May 2022, an unusually long time considering how quickly the rapper’s team were able to pump his music out during his lifetime. This album is the original soundtrack that accompanies the documentary, which is entitled Look at Me: XXXTentacion. The tracklist features a series of recordings that were produced in a hurry. Even so, the record is laiden with a beautiful nostalgia, particularly in Vice City, a surprising opening track, however, the dark and distorted aspect of XXX’s music quickly takes over. This darkness can be heard on tracks like FUXK, featuring his good friend Ski Mask The Slump God. There are a few unreleased tracks here too. This is an album that draws attention to XXX’s extensive and varied talents, revealing a broad posthumous discography despite the rapper being just 20-years-old when he died. © Brice Miclet/Qobuz
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Live at l’Olympia, Paris
The Dø
Alternative & Indie - Released December 20, 2017 | Wagram Music - Cinq 7
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Olivia Merilahti and Dan Levy raised the roof of Olympia in Paris. After promoting Shake Shook Shaken for a year on tour, the French-Finnish duo ended their round on the Boulevard des Capucines, where great names are written in red neon. Surrounded by the excellent Bastien Burger, Marielle Chatain and Pierre Belleville, The Dø manage to irrigate the cold stretch since their last release. Aside from Lick My Wounds and Nature Will Remain, this live recording includes all of the tracks on the album. A solemn version of Cole Porter’s I Love Paris with Jeanne Added, Aha and The Bridge Is Broken are the rare surprises from this bath of contemporary melancholy soaped with synthesizers. Without reinventing the wheel, the former lovers prove they can carve French-style electro-pop and bring it back to its former glory on stage. Elegant and boisterous, the result proves tastier than the digestible synthetic feel of its studio version. © CS/Qobuz
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Lonely Man and His Fish
Yelena Eckemoff
Jazz - Released April 28, 2023 | L & H Production
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Martha Argerich & Friends Live at the Lugano Festival 2013 (Édition StudioMasters)
Martha Argerich
Chamber Music - Released May 19, 2014 | Warner Classics
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Each year, Martha Argerich and her friends gather for the summer festival in Lugano, Switzerland, to perform a variety of chamber and keyboard works that showcase musical talents across generations. Highlights of these performances have been released annually on box sets that are representative of these artists' brilliant virtuosity and fine musicianship. The set for 2013 includes performances of works by Beethoven, Respighi, Liszt, Shostakovich, Ravel, Debussy, Offenbach, and Saint-Saëns, presented with enthusiasm by Argerich and her friends Mischa Maisky, Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Francesco Piemontesi, Alissa Margulis, Jura Margulis, Gabriela Montero, Cristina Marton, and many others, some of whom have become frequent guests at the festival. While most of the performances have an intimate character, as might be expected in the cello sonatas of Beethoven and Shostakovich, and the violin sonatas of Respighi and Ravel, there are larger scale works that frame the package: the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, which Argerich performs with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, conducted by Hubert Soudant, and the chamber orchestra version of Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals, so there is some variety, though the emphasis is, as in previous years, on chamber music.© TiVo
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Passe... comme tu sais
Julia
French Music - Released June 19, 2020 | SMART
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Sans titre #7
Grems
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released January 19, 2018 | Gremsindustry
There is the surface of the earth. And there is what lies beneath. That is, the underground... For years, Michaël Eveno alias Grems has been busying himself in this no-man's-land that is bubbling with ideas and sounds. His furious, crazy hip-hop projects are unlike any others. The DNA is rap, but strident notes of electro also dot the landscape. Without this style, Hyacinthe, Roméo Elvis or Lomepal would surely never have moved past playing with their Playmobil… With Sans Titre #7, the writer of Algèbre (2004), Airmax (2006), Vampire (2013), Buffy (2014) and Green Pisse (2016) consistently threw out more and more of that madness that only he can produce. The punchlines are impressive, and the minimalism of the production avoids unnecessary ornament. In short, in the year that he turns 40, Grems has imposed his deviant and mordant style even more firmly upon Gallic rap. © MZ/Qobuz
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Bartók: Hungarian Folksongs from Csík & Romanian Folk Dances (Arr. Székely for Clarinet and Piano)
Kalman Berkes
Classical - Released September 24, 2021 | Warner Classics
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Among the numerous Bartók recordings by specialist Dezső Ránki, it includes pieces performed along with clarinetist Kálmán Berkes, the most praised player in Hungary, soloist of the most prestigious local orchestras. This short album contains two set of pieces, originally for solo piano, which melodies were collected by the composer during travels in multi-ethnic region of Transylvania. Then part of the Hungarian Kingdom, it is inhabited by Romanians and Szeklers, whose rich musical tradition inspired Bartók very much. © Warner Classics
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L'envol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Gabriel Yared
Film Soundtracks - Released June 9, 2023 | MovieScore Media
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