Etiket: Recordings
Dozens of unreleased Marvin Gaye recordings discovered in Belgium, 40 years after his death
While the prince of soul died on April 1, 1984, shot by his father on April 1, 1984, unpublished recordings have just resurfaced in Belgium where he resided for a…
“Vladimir Ashkenazy”, Complete Chamber Music & Lieder Recordings
What makes it different — how and why? — a botched reissue and a job well done? The mystery is complete when you see that those responsible for this Ashkenazy…
The complete recordings of Chopin, Robert Lortat
Happy conjunction of the release of Richard Desjardins’ documentary on Chopin and the impeccable CD publication of the complete legacy of the 38 sides of 78 rpm recorded by the…
“The complete recordings 1964-2019”, Michèle Torr
Of course, he has Sylvie, Françoise and Sheila. They are the ones we meet on the front page of Miss Tender Age in 1966. Michèle Torr is however, by far,…
Full Festival Recordings of Wattstax, 1972’s African-American Woodstock, Finally Revealed
It is a page of musico-political history still unknown: the complete recordings of Wattstax, the African-American Woodstock, with Isaac Hayes as a demi-god, finally appear on Friday. To relive the…
[Critique] “Complete studio recordings 1959-2020”, Hugues Aufray
When Johnny Hallyday landed in 1960, from the height of his 17 years, Hugues Aufray had already passed his thirties: he nevertheless had his place in the famous photo of…
two former collaborators of André Santini file a complaint for sexual assault and reveal recordings
“You’re suspicious, huh… Come here!” : two former collaborators of André Santini file a complaint for sexual assault and reveal recordings Access to accessibility menu source site-32
all of his recordings live again in a collector’s box
“She is timeless“: the singer Barbara disappeared a quarter of a century ago but her journey and her work still make sense to artists today. “There is a renewal of…
at the trial of the Rio-Paris crash, the emotion after the broadcast of the recordings of the black boxes
On June 1, 2009, flight AF447 Rio-Paris crashed off the Brazilian coast, taking with it the 228 people on board. Thirteen years after the disaster, the second of nine weeks…
at the trial of the Rio-Paris crash, the emotion after the broadcast of the recordings of the black boxes
On June 1, 2009, flight AF447 Rio-Paris crashed off the Brazilian coast, taking with it the 228 people on board. Thirteen years after the disaster, the second of nine weeks…
recordings reveal the desperation of Russian soldiers on the front
Of them, we will only know a first name. Their names are Sergei, Nikita, Aleksandr, Andrei or Yevgeni. All were deployed in Boutcha near kyiv last March. In secret from…
recordings reveal the desperation of Russian soldiers on the front
Of them, we will only know a first name. Their names are Sergei, Nikita, Aleksandr, Andrei or Yevgeni. All were deployed in Boutcha near kyiv last March. In secret from…
Recordings of a young Barbra Streisand will be released this fall
(New York) Recordings of shows given by a very young Barbra Streisand in a small Manhattan nightclub in 1962, before she became a megastar, have been re-mastered and will be…
How are sound recordings stored in Quebec?
New technologies do not always completely displace old ones. The microgroove record survives and is in fact still doing quite well thank you despite the fierce competition from the compact…
[Critique] «The Original Recordings», The Sex Pistols
Little is known, but many of us ignored the outrageous Britiches and their diaper pins. We duly boycotted the not-so-funny-pistol Sex Pistols. Hence the smiling amazement at the discovery (yes,…
“The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter (1925-1930)”: the real invented story of Hezekiah Procter
Let’s be transparent because Andrew McClelland, known as Li’l Andy, is. Hezekiah Fortescue Procter never existed, it was Li’l Andy who invented him, who tells his story and embodies him.…
[Critique] “Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon”, Olivier Latry
Before the miraculous CD Bach to the Future of La Dolce Volta, recorded a few days before the fire, Latry at Notre-Dame de Paris, it was DG’s business, but with…
The complete recordings of pianist Zoltán Kocsis happily shake up our habits
Decca publishes on 26 CDs the complete Philips recordings made as a pianist by the Hungarian Zoltán Kocsis (1952-2016) between 1980 and 1999. Unlike the overwhelming majority of compilations of…
the treasures saved from oblivion from The Lost Recordings label
On March 12, 1959, the prestigious Hochschule für Muzik in Berlin welcomed Claudio Arrau. The Chilean pianist, at the height of his art, has chosen to perform three sonatas by…
Géza Anda, Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings
November 19, 2021 marks the 100e anniversary of the birth of Hungarian pianist Géza Anda. His early death, in 1976, at the age of 55, explains a notoriety confined to…