Chesky, David: Area 31 (including The Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; The Girl From Guatemala; The Concerto for Flute and Orchestra).Chesky, David: Area 31 (including The Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; The Girl From Guatemala; The Concerto for Flute and Orchestra). Anthony Aibel, conducting an ensemble that includes soloists Tom Chiu Tom Chiu(邱崇德) is a violinist and composer of Taiwanese origin working in New York City. He is the founder of the FLUX Quartet, who are widely recognized for their performances of technically challenging cutting-edge compositions, including Morton , Wonjung Kim, and Jeffrey Khaner Jeffrey Khaner is the principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has also served as principal flutist with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony. Mr. Khaner teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School. . Recorded ca. 2005; location not listed. Engineers: Barry Wolifson and Nicholas Prout. 56+ minutes. Chesky SACD (Super Audio CD) A high-resolution CD audio format from Sony and Philips. SACD and DVD-Audio (DVD-A) were the two next-generation digital audio formats for enhanced sound quality, but neither one caught on (see high-resolution audio). 288. These three works are different from each other stylistically, but they each are still essentially "modern classical" in form, as the blurb blurb n. A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket. [Coined by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), American humorist.] blurb v. sheet that came with my review sample indicated. Musically, they really do work well, and David Chesky is obviously a talented and imaginative composer. Indeed, I think that the material will also satisfy those who generally favor traditional musical forms. Technically, the recording is top notch, as are the solo-music and ensemble performances. Yes, as usual there is no discrete center channel, even with the solo-vocal material, but the phantom image holds up well. Indeed, from the sweet spot the focus was so tight that I repeatedly got up to check and see if the center-channel speaker was really silent. It was. One interesting thing about this release is the price, which, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Chesky, has been given "regular CD pricing." In that case, I recommend this SACD release very highly, certainly preferring it to any CD-only version. Yep, two technologies for the price of one. Maybe the whole industry should try this if they want people like me to take SACD (and DVD-A See DVD-Audio. ) seriously. Unfortunately, given the sales situation, it is probably too late for that now. |
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