Lynn René Bayley gives a strong recommendation to Ellen Taafe Zwilich: Cello Concerto and Other Works featuring Zuill Bailey and the Santa Rosa Symphony:
“Zwilich’s well-known combination of tonal, melodic music with modes and modern harmonies tossed in for flavor are clearly on display here, but so too is Zuill Bailey’s cello. In fact…I can’t recall hearing any other recording by him that so perfectly captures his gorgeous, manicured tone. …I would go out on a limb and say that his tone has actually grown in richness and depth of sound. … This performance of the Peanuts Gallery is a good one, thanks primarily to pianist Elizabeth Dorman who gets into the spirit of it very well. Conductor Lecce-Chong and the orchestra also do a great job on “Snoopy Does the Samba.”… Again, the sound quality of this disc is simply phenomenal.… This CD is particularly worth getting…”
—Lynn René Bayley, Art Music Lounge
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