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Archive for Mark Abel

Mark Abel
Posted by Delos Productions on February 19, 2021

WCPE Interviews Mark Abel on “My Life in Music”

“When I listened to The Cave of Wondrous Voice, I was absolutely entranced by the lyricism and your ability to create these marvelous strands of melody. It’s just gorgeous.” —Rob Kennedy, WCPE North Carolina’s “Research Triangle” – the area encompassing Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill – is home to WCPE (theclassicalstation.org). A non-commercial, independent, listener-supported…

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Mark Abel
Posted by Delos Productions on November 20, 2020

Stay Thirsty Magazine Interviews Mark Abel

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…

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David Shifrin, Carol Rosenberger, and Fred Sherry
Posted by Delos Productions on October 19, 2020

Fanfare Takes a Fresh Look at Mark Abel’s “The Cave of Wondrous Voice”

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…

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Posted by Delos Productions on August 31, 2020

The Cave of Wondrous Voice Gets A Rave from The Whole Note

The Whole Note declares Mark Abel “a compositional master” after reviewing his new album of chamber music: The Cave of Wondrous Voice. “Abel is renowned for his vocal works. His exciting song cycle Four Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva features four Russian poems translated to English for the first time by Alyssa Dinega Gilliespie. Soprano Hila Plitmann sings…

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Posted by Delos Productions on August 3, 2020

Mark Abel on WWFM’s Cadenza With David Osenberg

WWFM The Classical Network’s David Osenberg hosted Mark Abel for a Two-Episode Feature and Interview on his program, Cadenza! Listen now on-demand: Part One Part Two The Cave of Wondrous Voice The music in this album sings and dances, in Abel’s “colorful blend of styles that serve the emotional nature of each work to bracing…

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Mark Abel
Posted by Delos Productions on July 22, 2020

Gramophone Reviews Mark Abel’s The Cave Of Wondrous Voice

Gramophone Magazine critic Donald Rosenberg reviews The Cave of Wondrous Voice: Chamber Music and Songs of Mark Abel in the August issue: “As he has demonstrated on previous recordings of songs and operas, [Mark Abel] treats words with shapely care, establishing vibrant and urgent contexts for the interaction of voice and instruments. Tsvetaeva’s verses make…

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David Shifrin, Carol Rosenberger, and Fred Sherry
Posted by Delos Productions on July 7, 2020

The ArtsFuse Reviews Mark Abel’sThe Cave of Wondrous Voice

The ArtsFuse’s Jonathan Blumhofer reviews The Cave of Wondrous Voice: Chamber Music of Mark Abel: “One would find it hard to beat the all-star lineup featured in The Cave of Wondrous Voice, a new… survey of vocal and chamber music by the California-based composer Mark Abel. David Shifrin, Carol Rosenberger, Hila Plitmann, and Fred Sherry headline…

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Posted by Delos Productions on June 23, 2020

Concerto Net Reviews The Cave of Wondrous Voice

Concerto Net‘s Christi Grimstad Reviews The Cave of Wondrous Voice: Chamber Music by Mark Abel: “Borrowing its title from Marina Tsvetaeva’s The Sybil, the CD is a wonderment of powerful words and musical footprints that has a ubiquitous outreach. Merely reading the poetic text by the Russian is emotionally crushing. … Abel’s lines require an…

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Posted by Delos Productions on June 10, 2020

Gapplegate Reviews Mark Abel’s “Brilliant” Music on The Cave of Wondrous Voice

Grego Applegate Edwards reviews Mark Abel’s new recording, The Cave of Wondrous Voice for Classical-Modern Music Review: “(This) is inspired and very well put-together music that would not be mistaken for the music of the past … . It is straightforwardly intricate, expressive and inventive in good ways, in the best ways. … What impresses…

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Posted by Delos Productions on June 3, 2020

All Music Gives Four Stars to The Cave of Wondrous Voice

AllMusic gives ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to Mark Abel’s The Cave of Wondrous Voice: “Composer Mark Abel has been known for his distinctive vocal music idiom, late-Romantic in its aesthetic but often shading off into dissonance. Soprano Hila Plitmann knows his style well, and she is present here in Abel’s Four Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva, with difficult but evocative texts translated into English…

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Mark Abel
Posted by Delos Productions on May 28, 2020

The Cave of Wondrous Voice is Not To Be Missed!

Fanfare Magazine has added Mark Abel’s The Cave of Wondrous Voice recording to their “Not To Be Missed” Section! See Colin Clarke’s review and interview with Mark Abel on the Fanfare Archive: “Having previously enjoyed the music of Mark Abel, I had high hopes for the present release, The Cave of Wondrous Voice. I certainly was…

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Mark Abel, Dominic Cheli, and Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker
Posted by Delos Productions on May 18, 2020

Culture Spot LA reviews The Cave of Wondrous Voice

Henry Schlinger of Culture Spot LA reviews Mark Abel’s new release, The Cave of Wondrous Voice: “The Cave of Wondrous Voice, the latest recording featuring new works by composer Mark Abel, is itself a wondrous creation. It features a variety of chamber music pieces in a traditional style but with a contemporary sound. … The two…

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Posted by Delos Productions on May 12, 2020

Exploring Mark Abel’s “Four Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva”

Bowdoin College’s News Department has just published a piece about Mark Abel’s collaboration with Alyssa Gillespie, chair of the school’s Russian department, which resulted in the song cycle “Four Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva.” (The piece provides) a good introduction to a poet who still has a “semi-obscure status in America’s world of letters,” said Abel.…

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David Shifrin, Carol Rosenberger, and Fred Sherry
Posted by Delos Productions on May 6, 2020

Four Star Pizzicato Review for Mark Abel’s The Cave of Wondrous Voice

Pizzicato Magazine gives a Four-Star rating to The Cave of Wondrous Voice: Chamber Music and Songs of Mark Abel in a review by Uwe Krusch: “truly outstanding artists… bring [Mark Abel’s] creations to vibrant musical life. Their devotion to the music at hand is heard in their collective ability to shape and sustain their interpretations. … [Clarinetist…

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Posted by Delos Productions on May 1, 2020

Out Now: Mark Abel’s The Cave of Wondrous Voice!

Now Available Worldwide! The Cave of Wondrous Voice: Chamber Music and Songs of Mark Abel The music in this album sings and dances, in Abel’s “colorful blend of styles that serve the emotional nature of each work to bracing and poignant effect” (Gramophone). It further clarifies why Abel is “one of the most interesting figures in American contemporary…

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