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…
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…
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…
ClassicsToday gives across-the-board 10s to Amour éternel starring Ekaterina Siruina and Charles Castronovo, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas City Symphony: “Siurina has “special” in spades! I was impressed from the start, with a lovely “Depuis le jour”, with all of its hurdles neatly cleared, and Juliette’s “Je veux vivre” spotlessly sung, without a hint of…
Rafael de Acha features the Latvian Radio Choir’s recording of the Komitas Divine Liturgy: “a rare sampling of the liturgical music of the Armenian people. The hour-long work – performed in this recording by the superb Latvian Radio Choir conducted by Sigvards Klava – introduces the listener to the hauntingly exotic music of the 19th century priest…
The Clarinet has a new review for Robert DiLutis and the Mellifera Quartet’s Clarinet Classics at Riversdale recording: “Robert DiLutis’s new album Clarinet Classics at Riversdale is a myriad of some of the most charming and challenging music in the clarinet canon. … Reinforced by the Mellifera String Quartet, DiLutis’s playing infuses this overlooked work [Weber’s Quintet…
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…
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…
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…
The Whole Note‘s Raul da Gama reviews Isabel Bayrakdarian, Jory Vinikour, Kaunas City Symphony, and Constantine Orbelian’s The Other Cleopatra in the May/June 2020 Issue: “What Bayrakdarian has also done as with many of her recordings, is to shed light on the historical riches of Armenia. More remarkably, however, on The Other Cleopatra: Queen of…
MusicWeb International offers a extensive, rave review for Isabel Bayrakdarian, Constantine Orbelian, Jory Vinikour, and the Kaunas City Symphony’s new recording, The Other Cleopatra: “Ms. Bayrakdarian’s voice is both very appealing and highly versatile… what I have noticed about her voice is its strength throughout her range. But she also has a fine sense for…
Mark S. Zimmer reviews Piet Koornhof and Albie van Schalkwyk’s Violin Plus One album for MusicWeb International: “These pieces are given a lovely performance by South African violinist Piet Koornhof, with noted accompanist Albie van Schalkwyk. … Koornhof gives us a moody Tchaikovsky, but not a self-indulgent one. Poème, op.25 by Chausson is a fascinating…
The Whole Note‘s February 2020 issue features a review for Dawn Wohn and Esther Park’s Perspectives album: “Perspectives is a fascinating CD by violinist Dawn Wohn and pianist Esther Park that explores the differing cultures and perspectives of women composers, reaching back to the 19th century and into the 21st. … Wohn plays with warmth, a crystal-clear tone and a…
The Whole Note‘s Terry Robbins reviews Ilya Gringolts and Dmitry Kouzov’s Eisler, Ravel, Widmann Duos album in their December 2019 issue: “The central work on the disc is the two-volume 24 Duos for Violin and Cello from 2008 by the German composer Jörg Widmann. … the double stopping and special effects present technical difficulties that bring brilliant…
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