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FIDEL IO Guitarists Offers a Well -Paced Program of Birgit Nilsson, James Mccracken, Tom Krause, Hermann Prey, Kurt Boehme, Duos and Solos -All of High Caliber

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FIDEL IO Guitarists Offers a Well -Paced Program of Birgit Nilsson, James Mccracken, Tom Krause, Hermann Prey, Kurt Boehme, Duos and Solos -All of High Caliber Schubert, Gallès, Fauré. Debussy): Manuel López Ramos, guitar (in the Tárrega, Gomez -Crespo, Albéniz. Ponce); Beethoven's Masterpiece Alirio Diaz, guitar (in the Rodrigo). RCA VICTOR LM 2717. LP. $4.98. , .. a memorable cast ...a brilliant conductor RCA VICTOR LSC 2717. SD. $5.98. RCA Victor's second volume of perform- ances by a number of the best of today's FIDEL IO guitarists offers a well -paced program of Birgit Nilsson, James McCracken, Tom Krause, Hermann Prey, Kurt Boehme, duos and solos -all of high caliber. The Graziella Sciutti, Chorus of The Vienna State Opera, The Vienna Philharmonic Pomponio -Zarate team has plenty of vi- Orchestra -Lorin Maazel. tality and isn't in the least cautious in,de-,u,k, Reg Stereo OSA -1259 U 5 Pot OR Mono A -4259 in unleashing it. Even in a piece like the Carulli Duo, which lays emphasis on Acoxon natural melody more than obvious vir- tuosity, there's a vigor in the humming Full FREQUENCY RANGE RECORD /NG rhythmic accompaniment that sets the music going apace; and the quick sinu- ousness of the Gallès one -movement so- nata is turned out with deftness. But the team isn't committed to sparkle alone: the Schubert Nail's and Trifunie is projected with a veiled and rounded tone that allows the changing harmonies to glide past like a slow -flowing river. On Side 2. Manuel Ramos (an Argen- tinian) brings out the innate grace of l a traditional piece such as the Tárrega with effortless technical skill, and re- veals what is perhaps the guitarist's most essential gift -the capacity for rhythmic flexibility -in the free -moving Ponce Scherzino. The single contribution of Alirio Diaz (horn in Venezuela) reveals Rodrigo in a less traditional vein than he appears in his concertos. The Invo- i cation opens with notes that sound like the chime of a distant clock, and moves on to rather cryptic interludes spaced with more usual fare. The recorded A new world of sound ... on sound is so good in both versions that is 4 TRACK choice between them purely an indi- vidual matter. S.F. STEREO TAPE 7'12 /PS PHILADELPHIA WOODWIND u QUINTET: "Pastorales" Grainger: Walking Tune. Wailly: Auhade. Persichetti: Pastoral, Op. 21. Schubert: Rosamunde: Hirtenlied. Stra- vinsky: Pastorales: for Voice and Four Wind Instruments; for Violin and Four Wind Instruments. Pierné: Album pour nies petits amis, Op. 14: Pastorale. Jolivet: Pastorales de Noel. Milhaud: Two Sketches for Woodwind Quintet. Judith Biegen, soprano (in the Stravin- sky): various instrumentalists : Phila- The World's First Stereo Scored Orchestra delphia Woodwind Quintet. UNPARALLELED COLUMBIA ML 5984. LP. $4.98. Every program preference - from popular to classical. Broadway Dimension and Fidelity COLUSIRIA MS 6584. SD. $5.98. shows to travel is satisfied in AUDIO- SPECTRUM TAPES. The mag. - . even in the favorite nificence and stereo depth of 101" Strings is due to unusual scoring concepts. The listener will note that neither the melody line nor the Classical Works. This is not quite so innocent a collec- full counter line is sacrificed. In addition, the original performances The classics represent a chal- as the title might lead you to were recorded by finest of Europe's musicians under the most exact. tion ing engineering standards. lenge to recording engineers expect: there is quite a bit more to working with conductors to many of these pieces than sunshine and produce the composers' con- fresh breezes. The Jolivet, for instance of sound The - cepts balances. technicians and artists a four -movement. thirteen- minute com- / WRITE working on AUDIO- SPECTRUM position for flute. bassoon, and harp- FOR sessions maintain the high- is as spare. cool. and distant as an est standards of perfection example of medieval organum, yet in- CAT to give you such a faithful creasingly absorbing as it uses a single interpretation. motive in each movement to weave its texture layer by layer. The Pierné MILLER INTERNATIONAL CO., DEPT. HF864 RUNNEMEDE, N.J. Continued on page 92 CIRCLE 44 ON READER -SERVICE CARD 90 HIGH FIDELITY MAGAZINE www.americanradiohistory.com _. .
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