Robert Hugill reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s A Healing Fire recording on Planet Hugill: “Her account of the [J.S. Bach Sonata‘s] opening ‘Grave’ is strong and firm, whilst the ‘Fuga’ is crisp, firm and quite steady with Gregoriadou making explicit what often has to be left implicit in Bach’s original. The ‘Andante’ is firmly rhythmic with a…
Oksana Volkova, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas City Symphony’s upcoming Poison D’Amour recording gets a Music Notes review: “The Delos CD opens with O ma lyre immortelle from Gounod’s rarely done Sapho. In this aria and in two selections from Samson et Dalila: Printemps qui commence and Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix the Belarusian singer displays a luscious sound that she…
Fanfare Magazine’s Celeste Stokely gives a five-star review to Robert Taylor and the Taylor Festival Choir’s So Hallow’d the Time recording: “…exquisite beauty. Galante proves… that his music is worth seeking out and savoring by music lovers, and I am glad to make its acquaintance in this work. … Robert Taylor and his Taylor Festival…
Fanfare Magazine’s March/April 2021 issue features an incredible review for Andrew Balio and Bruce Bengtson’s Soli Deo Gloria – Bach recording: “My praise here is unabashedly stratospheric: This is, hands down, the most magnificent, eloquent, communicative trumpet playing I have ever heard in my life, and I have a whole shelf full of trumpet CDs…
All Music Guide critic James Manheim gives a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating to the Latvian Radio Choir and Sigvards Klava’s recording of the Komitas Divine Liturgy: “This version by the Latvian Radio Choir under Sigvards Klava is the first non-Armenian recording of the work (the lead soloists are Armenian). It came about at the behest of Armenia’s ambassador to Latvia, who…
Critic Michael Cookson reviews Ekaterina Siurina, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas City Symphony’s recording, Amour éternel, in MusicWeb International: “From start to finish in this studio recital, Siurina impresses with an accomplished performance, by turns assertive, vulnerable, passionate, sensitive, and tormented. … In a most convincing performance, Siurina demonstrates her smooth, attractive tone and satisfying levels…
Critic Göran Forsling reviews Ekaterina Siurina, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas City Symphony’s recording, Amour éternel, in MusicWeb International: “Ekaterina Siurina has a beautiful voice, sings with good legato, is careful with nuances and her top rings out with brilliance. She has also a good trill, which she displays in Juliette’s Je veux vivre.… she is…
Fanfare Magazine’s Henry Fogel reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s A Healing Fire recording – see it as a Five Star Review on Amazon: “Gregoriadou is a Greek guitarist who draws a remarkably wide range of color from her guitar. The calm beauty of the third movement of the Bach violin sonata, simply marked Andante, is followed by…
American Record Guide‘s Philip Greenfield reviews Sigvards Klava and the Latvian Radio Choir’s Komitas: Divine Liturgy recording: “The ineffably beautiful Sanctus is a true stunner that runs for 4 minutes, with the bass soloist (Priest) appearing briefly at the end. `Who is the Lord Our God’ for the choir and solo tenor takes a little…
Barry Kilpatrick reviews Andrew Balio and Bruce Bengtson’s Soli Deo Gloria — Bach recording in the January/February 2021 issue of American Record Guide: “An all-arrangements collection that opens with organist Bruce Bengtson’s powerful setting of Gottfried Reiche’s ‘Abblasen’… This two-hour program offers numerous chorale settings, plus transcriptions of three flute and two violin sonatas. Trumpeter…
Gramophone Magazine’s January 2021 issue features a wonderful review for the Los Angeles, Texas, and Austin Guitar Quartets, and Conspirare’s recording, The Singing Guitar: “Conspirare’s new recording featuring the Austin-based choral group and three guitar quartets bookends impressive large-scale works by Nico Muhly and Kile Smith with small jewels by Reena Esmail and founding conductor…
John Pitt reviews Amour éternel starring Ekaterina Siruina and Charles Castronovo, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas City Symphony in New Classics: “On this delightful new album, Amour éternel, the internationally renowned soprano presents a choice array of beautifully sung French and Italian opera arias by Gustave Charpentier, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe…
WTJU’s Ralph Graves reviews the Taylor Festival Choir and Robert Taylor’s recording, So Hallow’d the Time: Christmas Music by Brian Galante and Stephen Paulus: “This release features two world premiere recordings: Brian Galante’s “So Hallow’d the Time,” and Stephen Paulus’ “Christmas Dances.” They couldn’t be in better hands. Robert Taylor’s ensemble, the Taylor Festival Choir…
The International Clarinet Association’s magazine, The Clarinet, has a new review for David Shifrin’s Clarinet Quintets for Our Time recording with the Dover and Harlem String Quartets: “[Shifrin’s] partners on this recording are two rising young string quartets: the Dover Quartet on the works by Ellington and Rogerson and the Harlem Quartet on Coleman’s work.…
WFMT has released their list of 2020’s best classical Christmas albums, and The Taylor Festival Choir’s recording, So Hallow’d The Time, has made the list! “Featuring original Christmas works by two distinguished American composers — Brian Galante and Stephen Paulus — So Hallow’d the Time combines poetry and music beautifully. Performed by the Taylor Festival…
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