by Kile Smith | Feb 14, 2011 | CD Reviews, Choral music, My CD Reviews, WRTI
WRTI asked us once again to come up with Valentine’s Day recordings, so here’s my latest offering. You can read all my CD reviews here. Vaughan Williams, Holst: Choral Folksong Arrangements Spring is not too far away, and as a harbinger of romance, always...
by Kile Smith | Feb 7, 2011 | Art songs, CD Reviews, My CD Reviews, Vocal music, WRTI
My latest CD mini-review for the WRTI E-newsletter. You can read all my CD reviews here. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 1915-2006 (Box Set) EMI Classics 80273 CD 1: Wolf Lieder CD 2: Schubert, Schumann, R. Strauss Lieder CD 3: Mozart, Humperdinck, Lehár, etc. Arias CD 4:...
by Kile Smith | Nov 18, 2010 | CD Reviews, Classical music, Music Criticism, My CD Reviews, WRTI
My latest CD mini-review for the WRTI E-newsletter. You can read all my CD reviews here. Bach, Mussorgsky, Wagner – the Stokowski Transcriptions José Serebrier, The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Naxos 8.505086 CD 1: Wagner: Symphonic Syntheses by Stokowski. 8.570293...
by Kile Smith | Aug 6, 2010 | CD Reviews, Classical music, My CD Reviews, Radio, WRTI
My latest CD mini-review for the WRTI E-newsletter. You can read all my CD reviews here. A Grand Celebration The Philadelphia Orchestra live with the Wanamaker Organ The Historic Grand Court Concert for Macy’s 150th Anniversary Peter Richard Conte, organist, Rossen...
by Kile Smith | Jun 2, 2010 | CD Reviews, My CD Reviews, Radio, WRTI
My latest CD mini-review for the WRTI E-newsletter. You can read all my CD reviews here. Jordi Savall Jérusalem: City of Two Peaces, Heavenly Peace and Earthly Peace Montserrat Figueras, Hesperion XXI, Capella Reial de Catalunya, et al. AliaVox, Hybrid SACD If you’re...
by Kile Smith | Mar 1, 2010 | CD Reviews, My CD Reviews, new music, String Quartet
My latest CD mini-review for the WRTI E-newsletter. You can read all my CD reviews here. Kronos Quartet: 25 Years various composers Nonesuch It’s been twelve years since this was released, but as we pull further away from the 20th century, we may consider just what...