NeuGuitars reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s new A Healing Fire recording: “[Smaro Gregoriadou] could not find a fairer title for the difficult times we are experiencing: we all need a healer. Music has always evoked this thaumaturgical, healing and shamanic power. … Covid-19 has not only affected us physically and economically. When, at last, we will have…
Delos is celebrating Beethoven’s 250th with a 25% Off Sale on our digital downloads of select Beethoven recordings now through December 31st! Browse the collection of titles below, start saving, start listening, and blow out some candles for the Immortal Beethoven!
Composer Mark Abel was recently interviewed via email by the arts-heavy, Chicago-based online magazine Stay Thirsty about his Cave of Wondrous Voice recording on Delos. Read an excerpt of the review below and see the full piece on the Stay Thirsty Magazine: Q: Elemental truths. A: Develop a moral and philosophical base that informs your aspirations as…
Gramophone Magazine reviews Andrew Balio and Bruce Bengtson’s Soli Dei Gloria — Bach recording in the November issue’s Sounds of America: “Balio’s long-lined handling of the chorales, the soaring ease and grace with which he reaches stratospheric heights and the expressive use he makes of his occasional trills create a sense of latent power behind…
Jonah Kim and Sean Kennard’s Rachmaninoff & Barber Cello Sonatas gets a rave review from San Francisco Classical Voice: “From the pensive opening measures of the Rachmaninoff, Kim and Kennard are in gripping command of the work’s expansive material. The two tightly synced players embark on a dynamic conversation… The performance is exciting to the…
Remembering premiere cellist Alexander Buzlov, who tragically passed away this past weekend (November 8, 2020) at the age of 37. Born in Moscow in 1983, Alexander Buzlov (also spelled Alexandre Bouzlov) was one of the most talented cellists of his generation. He won numerous awards and prizes, including the Grand Prix and the Audience Award…
Limelight Magazine gives four stars to Andrew Balio and Bruce Bengtson’s Soli Deo Gloria — Bach recording: “[it] immediately establishes the refulgent sound world of organ and trumpet that Balio and Bengtson explore through the transcriptions that make up the remainder of the double disc. Balio, with precise articulation and admirable control, proves adept at…
Graham Rickson reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s latest release, “A Healing Fire”, for The Arts Desk: “One interesting aspect of Greek guitarist Smaro Greoriadou’s playing is her willingness to experiment technically, the tunings and instruments chosen to suit the musical requirements of each work. … Her choice pays off… There’s an intensity and tautness to the sound which heightens…
Limelight Magazine gives ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to the Latvian Radio Choir and Sigvards Klava’s recording of the Komitas Divine Liturgy: “Originally conceived for male chorus, the Divine Liturgy has been effectively adapted for mixed chorus by the Armenian composer, Vache Sharafyan, giving this already fascinating work an added radiance. Customarily superb singing by the Latvian Radio Choir under Sigvards…
The Whole Note Magazine’s October issue features a wonderful new review for the Latvian Radio Choir and Sigvards Klava’s recording of the Komitas Divine Liturgy: “The profound music of Divine Liturgy is a historic recording… arranger Vache Sharafyan has made a boldly presumptuous leap of faith and illuminates Komitas’ deeply meditative sound-mass textures, choosing to mix the…
The September/October issue of Fanfare includes a thoughtful review of The Cave of Wondrous Voice by Santa Fe writer Huntley Dent: “Abel’s opening work (depicts) the restless operation of intuition, which keeps turning back on itself to find fresh ways of saying things. His intuition darts from gesture to gesture very quickly, and the piece is finely…
Remy Franck gives a ♪♪♪♪♪ rating to Smaro Gregoriadou’s new recording, A Healing Fire, on his Pizzicato journal: “The Greek guitarist Smaro Gregoriadou is known for her constant experimentation with the guitar sound. On this CD, you can experience this once again. … excellent phrasing and dynamic playing. … Gubaidulina’s expressive Serenade leads to the…
Gramophone Magazine’s 2020 Awards Issue reviews the Latvian Radio Choir’s recording of the Komitas Divine Liturgy: “The importance in Armenian culture of Komitas, priest-monk, composer, arranger, transcriber, conductor, can hardly be overestimated. … his transcriptions of western Armenian folk music effectively saved the tradition from extinction. … The Divine Liturgy was first published in 1933…
Available Today As the innovative, world-renowned guitarist Smaro Gregoriadou says in her notes for this stunning new recording, her fourth for Delos, its music offers “encouragement and hope,” and illuminates with “a different kind of light, a different sort of fire.” The program begins with her beautiful transcription of Bach’s beloved Solo Violin Sonata #2 and offers…
Gramophone Magazine reviews Jonah Kim and Sean Kennard’s Rachmaninoff & Barber Cello Sonatas recording in the 2020 Awards Issue: “These are works of young firebrands, full of emotional urgency and heightened instrumental challenges, which are met to striking effect in the performances offered on this new recording by the cellist Jonah Kim and pianist Sean…
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