The April 2019 Issue of Gramophone Magazine reviews Continent’s End: Song Cycle by Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli in their Sounds of America section: “Nearly everything about this disc arrives like a bolt out of the blue. … Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli…composed Continent’s End by improvising vocal lines to Jeffers’s poems, which he then recorded, with piano-writing to follow. …epic qualities…
The April 2019 Issue of Gramophone Magazine reviews A Tribute To Danny Granados in their Sounds of America section: “This recording, made in 2011 with members of the HSO, gives an idea of just how superbly gifted a musician [Danny] Granados was. I was completely bowled over by this polished and poetic recording of Brahms’s…
MusicWeb International‘s Ralph Moore makes our new Verdi Messa da Requiem recording (digital video and audio, CD/DVD/Blu-Ray) a Recommended release! “I [reviewed] Temirkanov’s live 2009 recording [of the Verdi Requiem] and considered it good, if not first-class, but this latest live recording surpasses it by a considerable margin. … when the resonant Russian basses enter…
The March 2019 issue of Gramophone Magazine features a review for Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker and Fabio Bidini‘s new Brahms: Hungarian Dances recording in their “Sounds of America” section: “[a] monumental approach to Joachim’s effective arrangements for violin and piano. … Höpcker’s grand rhetorical gestures work to the music’s advantage, notably in her convincingly massive and orchestrally…
Gramophone Magazine’s March 2019 issue is out and includes a great review of Stephen Costello’s new A Te, O Cara recording: “the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra under Constantine Orbelian suitably frame the emotional directness of the performances. Costello’s … colouristic range is apparent in every selection, allowing recitatives to speak with … light and shade.…
MusicWeb International‘s Michael Cookson reviews Stephen Costello’s A Te, O Cara recording: “Stephen Costello provides a consistent quality of performance across the collection well chosen to display his stylish and engaging voice to significant effect. …Costello agilely and astutely manages the manifold challenges of [Donizetti’s Ah, mes amis] that requires no less than nine high…
Our Verdi: Messa da Requiem recording was reviewed in the CD format by Audiophile Audition and received a four-star rating: “[Conductor Temirkanov] savor[s] every musical tone and combination… Dinara Alieva’s…heartfelt…shatter the ionosphere. Mezzo-soprano Petrova melts us with her search for spiritual consolation, especially her duet in the Recordare: Juste judex ultionis: donum fac remissionis. Tenor Francesco Meli…
Limelight Magazine gives ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton‘s debut solo release, All Who Wander, with pianist Brian Zeger: “American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton is a rising star, that’s for sure. With a rich, opulent instrument that puts you in mind of the great Stephanie Blythe, she’s a thoughtful, dramatically attuned artist whose debut recording heralds great…
The February 2019 issue of The Whole Note features a great new review for Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker and Fabio Bidini‘s new Brahms: Hungarian Dances recording in their “Strings Attached” section: “The German violinist Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker is the brilliant soloist in Brahms Hungarian Dances, a recital of all 21 pieces originally written for piano four hands and…
Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker and Fabio Bidini’s new Brahms: Hungarian Dances recording is KUSC’s Album of the week! “Our Album of the Week is filled with the high-spirited melodies and emotional depth Brahms wrote into his own Hungarian Dances. This version for violin and piano was arranged by Brahms’ friend Joseph Joachim and played brilliantly by violinist Sabrina-Vivian…
Our Verdi: Messa da Requiem release (now available as a HD downloadable concert film from iTunes) gets a CD review from Rafael’s Music Notes: “The first solo utterance in the Requiem is given to the mezzo-soprano: here, the superb Olesya Petrova, possessor of a fine dramatic sound capable of descending below the staff with a sensational chest…
Carol Rosenberger’s memoir, To Play Again, has a new ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Amazon: “To Play Again, is Carol Rosenberger’s gift to us all, as the alchemy between content and the subjective experience of reading her story lives on long after the ending. Her journey compels us to once again believe in the impossible simply because…
MusicWeb International‘s Jazz Critic, Marc Rochester has a new review for Piet Koornhof and Albie van Schalkwyk‘s Frolov and Friends recording: “Frolov was a violin virtuoso, and these pieces are far more challenging than they sound. It is a huge tribute to Koornhof that he makes them all sound so effortless, coaxing the often sentimental…
Gramophone Magazine‘s Guy Rickards reviews Piet Koornhof and Albie van Schalkwyk‘s new Frolov and Friends recording in the January 2018 issue: “A fine example of [Frolov]’s use of popular forms is the Piece in Blues Style, quite the finest and most individual work on this disc. Its quiet and relaxed character catches the feel of the…
Revered cellist, teacher and Delos artist Aldo Parisot passed away last Saturday at age 100, only months after retiring from the teaching position he had held since 1958 at the Yale School of Music. One of the world’s supreme masters of his instrument, he gradually subordinated his brilliant solo career to that of a beloved…
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