December 21st, 2024
Resistance Music - Shostakovich from Berlin During Lockdown Music-Making of Searing Intensity on the Berlin Philharmonic’s In-House LabelBy: Mark Ward
This beautifully designed and annotated set appeals to seasoned classical collectors and newbies alike with its gripping performances of three of the master symphonist’s most compelling works in outstanding sound and video. Amidst all the tinsel and seasonal levity, give this set serious consideration.
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How Deep Into "Mind Games" Do You Want to Get? this box set goes to the album's limbic systemBy: Michael Fremer
The first question you have to ask yourself before buying any of the three iterations of this album is how much do you like it? The second question to ask is how much do you wish to know about it? How deep a dive do you wish to take?UMe recently held a press event at the Dolby screening room in New York City in which the Atmos mix was played and many of the musicians were on hand for a Q&A. Jim Keltner was on the road with Bob Dylan so he appeared in a live video.... Read More
Craft Recordings releases The Sound of Music soundtrack complete for the first time, including every piece of music used in the film and even some cues that were not. (Your editor feels it necessary to write to readers not at all interested in TSOM to please read film editor Paul Seydor's essay. It is filled with fascinating details and insight into film production and criticism. Don't miss it).
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