Mike Rohde

Mozart Piano Quartet - Robert Schumann / Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartets
FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Full Artwork | Size: 361 MB + Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG 943 1712-6 | Country/Year: Germany 2011
Genre: Classical | Hoster: Filepost/Filefactory

This recording of a single concert is arguably the finest disc MDG have placed in their catalogue. (…) The sound in itself needs absolutely no allowance for concert conditions - or studio for that matter - it is perfectly judged for each instrument and as an ensemble. Highly recommended as one of the best chamber discs I've ever had the privilege of hearing. SA-CD.net

Mozart Piano Quartet - Robert Schumann / Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartets
FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Full Artwork | Size: 361 MB + Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Live" # 943 1712-6 | Country/Year: Germany 2011
Genre: Classical | Hoster: Filepost/Filefactory

This recording of a single concert is arguably the finest disc MDG have placed in their catalogue. (…) The sound in itself needs absolutely no allowance for concert conditions - or studio for that matter - it is perfectly judged for each instrument and as an ensemble. Highly recommended as one of the best chamber discs I've ever had the privilege of hearing. SA-CD.net

U-Nam (aka Emmanuel Abitebol) may be taking this "u" thing a bit far, but his jazz-funk guitar stylings are so pleasing to the ears, that his little eccentricities can be forgiven. Upon first listen, the disc sounds as though George Benson decided to make a funk record. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but U-Nam is an innovator, not an imitator. Unanimity sounds, perhaps, how Benson might have had—after virtually creating the smooth jazz genre singlehandedly—he decided to go to Paris, immerse himself in some old school '60s Motown, Stax and Atlantic soul music, and then record an album with the results. U-Nam isn't just a particularly attentive student of the Benson approach to guitar stylings; he also brings his own ideas to the party. Backed by both horn and string sections, U-Nam likes to get down and get funky, as he demonstrates both an appreciation for a good groove and not taking himself too seriously. "(Hang On) U-Is Comin'" isn't exactly Sam & Dave's "Hold I'm Coming" but it's certainly inspired by it. U-Nam's a pretty good bassist too, as he shows on his cover of George Duke's "Shine On"...