Today, May 29, 2022, marks the 50th Anniversary of the death of composer Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867-1972). Margaret Ruthven Lang is probably one the most important women in American music but is much less well known today than her contemporaries like Amy Marcy Beach. Delos has been thrilled to have released four recordings of her…
Olga Kern and the Dalí Quartet’s Brahms & Shostakovich Piano Quintets are in the April Editor’s Corner of The Whole Note Magazine: “The contemplative spirit of the opening movements is interrupted by a truly joyous, ebullient Scherzo lasting a brief three minutes. A languorous Intermezzo follows before a playful and melodious Finale brings this beloved…
Colin Clarke reviews Jonah Kim and Robert Koenig’s Approaching Autumn release featuring Grieg, Kodály, and Mark Abel in Fanfare Magazine: “This disc, titled Approaching Autumn, is a real statement from the heart for Korean-born cellist Jonah Kim… his aim is to find “common areas” between people(s) and to learn “what we all actually care about.”…
PianoDao has named Eleonor Bindman’s Bach: Partitas recording a May 2022 Recording of the Month! “Bindman’s approach, very sensibly, is to let this amazing music speak for itself. Opting for unhurried tempi, she approaches the dance movements with poise, her playing throughout the cycle an object lesson in perfectly balanced voicing and articulation. …In my…
Phil Muse’s Classical Corner of the Atlanta Audio Club has a rave review Eleonor Bindman’s Bach: Partitas album coming on May 6, 2022: “Eleonor Bindman continues to impress with every new display of her keyboard artistry. … I became aware of her prowess as pianist and arranger in her earlier recordings of Tchaikovsky’s Seasons plus the Waltz…
As a classical music pianist and artist, I embrace beauty. I seek to share with audiences the powerful emotions that make music so magical, and I try to make people feel that beauty and be part of it. This has been my world, my mission and my mindset. I cherish it; I always will! Such…
Mark Abel shares this photo of a pin given to him by Ali Olshan’s mother, who is Ukrainian. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, both Mark and Carol Rosenberger have been thinking of the “Great Gate of Kyiv” movement from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and were reminded of pianist John Browning’s remarkable Delos recording, which…
Jonah Kim’s new Approaching Autumn release with pianist Robert Koenig and featuring a world premiere from Mark Abel landed a wonderful feature in The Whole Note‘s December 2021 Editor’s Corner: “Kim’s…performance is outstanding – big, brash and gritty as called for in the outer movements; sensitive and lyrical in the Adagio (con gran espressione) – and his…
The UK’s Opera Magazine’s February 2022 issue features a new review for Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn, and Constantine Orbelian’s I Puritani recording: “Coburn…combines technical accomplishment with sensitive bel canto singing… accurate and affecting. Lawrence Brownlee’s free emission and tonal vitality are prime assets among his credentials for an eager, dynamic Arturo also notable for keen…
Phil Muse offers a rave review of Paulina Zamora’s new recordings of J.S. Bach Inventions, Sinfonias, and Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue on Zamora Plays Bach in the February issue of the Atlanta Audio Club magazine: “You can play “drop the needle” (or its digital-era equivalent) on any track in this program with the confidence of…
The January 2022 issue of The Strad features a review of Jonah Kim and Robert Koenig’s “triumphant performance” on Approaching Autumn! “A clear, blooming sound graces the opening of the Kodály Solo Sonata, with a defined rhythmic definition charging the invention. There’s no doubt that this monumental work is the standout performance here, as Jonah…
“This Delos release of Bellini’s Puritani is another example of the excellent work of Kaunas City Symphony of Lithuania under the direction of its principal conductor Constantine Orbelian. He elicits a clean, warm sound from the orchestra, with especially fine playing in the horn and woodwind sections. Tempos are well chosen and the dramatic pacing leads…
The December 2021 issue of Gramophone reviews Jonah Kim and Robert Koenig’s Approaching Autumn recording: “Jonah Kim has taken Approaching Autumn, the title of Mark Abel’s new work for cello and piano, as the title of this recital album as a whole. I hadn’t necessarily thought of the Grieg and Kodály sonatas as being especially autumnal…
Delos is thrilled to share the Recording Academy’s announcement that Conspirare’s The Singing Guitar has been nominated for a 2022 GRAMMY® Award for Best Choral Performance! Best Choral Performance The Singing Guitar Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare) The wonderful Conspirare chamber choir,…
Lawrence Brownlee, Sarah Coburn, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas State Symphony’s I Puritani gets a 4.5-star rating and Recording of the Month distinction in Limelight Magazine! “This latest offering, featuring Bellini’s mellifluous swansong I Puritani, may just be their finest to date, conducted as usual by Constantine Orbelian, with Brownlee joined by the excellent American coloratura…
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