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January 4, 1982MUSICBEST OF '81
CLASSICAL. Bach: Goldberg Variations (Archiv), Harpsichordist
Trevor Pinnock captures all the stately grandeur and dashing
spirits of Bach's masterpiece.
Beethoven: The Nine symphonies (EMI. 8 LPs). The 1981 winner
of the Beethoven sweepstakes, with London's Philharmonic
Orchestra conducted by Kurt Sanderling.
Elgar: Symphony No. 2 (Classics for Pleasure). The noble
E-flat symphony gets a refined reading from Vernon Handley and
the London Philharmonic.
Jancek: Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba (London). The Sinfonietta is
exhilaratingly played by Sir charles Mackerras and the Vienna
Philharmonic.
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (Deutsche Grammophon. 2 LPs).
(L'Oiseau-Lyre, 3 LPs). Felicitous music by the Strauss family
in sleek readings by Karajan and the Berliners.
Wagner: The Ring (Philips, 16 LPs). Conductor Pierre Boulez
dominates this incisive live performance at Bayreuth.
Well: The Unknown Kurt Weill (Nonesuch). Treasures from The
Threepenny Opera composer, sung by Teresa Stratas.
POP, The Balsters (Slash). Hard fun and easy lyricism from five
Los Angeles rockers.
Gary U.S. Bonds: Dedication (EMI America). Reborn rhythm and
blues by a soul-solid singer.
The Clash: Sandinista! (Epic). Shots below the belt of the
body politic by a band that never misses.
Joe Ely: Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (Southcoast/MCA). Joe Ely
knows where to find the rockabilly roots along those
back-country roads.
Garland Jeffreys: Escape Artist (Epic). Streamlined street
anthems from a man who keeps the faith.
Rickie Lee Jones: Pirates (Warner Bros.). Tales of lovers,
losers and wanderers, delivered with a bopster's inflection and
the siding sensuality of a carhop.
The "King" Kong Compilation (Mango). The neatest reggae package
since The Harder They Come.
The Million Dollar Quartet (Sun). In December 1956, Elvis
Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash did a
little casual singing in a Memphis studio. Perkins is hardly
discernible; Cash can't really be heard; but Elvis and Jerry Lee
go toe to toe on a little R & B and a lot of gospel. It's like
going to chapel inside a Seeburg.
Frank Sinatra: She Shot Me Down (Reprise). Love songs after
a long life. Nobody does it better. For that matter, nobody
does it as well.
X: Wild Gift (Slash). Garage-band rock with no quarter given.