Friday, January 31, 2020

Michael G. Cunningham, Indiana Collectanea

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In the person of US composer Michael G. Cunningham (b. 1937) we have a very prolific voice for the Contemporary, a man with a long and dis...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Alban Berg, Complete Songs, Borgioni, Lombardi, Milhofer, Kho, Kohler, Farinelli

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The art song in classical music qualifies as one of the more esoteric genres from the standpoint of the general music listening public. A ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Uriel Tsachor, Brahms in Transcription

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Uriel Tsachor's recent piano solo album Brahms in Transcription (MSR Classics MS1721) gives us much to experience and contemplate. All...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Joshua Pierce, Bravura, Favorite Showpieces for Piano and Orchestra, Chopin, Ellington, Gershwin, Liszt, etc.

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Some albums end up pleasing by way of a number of factors one cannot always predict before listening. Pianist Joshua Pierce and the Slovak...

Pedro Faria Gomes, Chamber Works

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In the person of Portuguese composer Pedro Faria Gomes (b. 1979), at least as we hear on the engaging new collection Chamber Works (Naxos ...
Friday, January 24, 2020

Boris Tishchenko Complete Works for Harp, Ionello Marinutsa, International Parisian Symphony Orchestra, Mikhail Sugako

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Latter-day Russian Modernist composer Boris Tishchenko (1939-2010) shows us some definite traction on the recent  Complete Works for Harp ...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Paul Moravec, Sanctuary Road, Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle

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Paul Moravec (b 1957) chose wisely when he decided to pay homage to William Still for his heroic role as a "conductor" and obser...