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Reinventing Guitar – Review
Reinventing Guitar - Smaro, Gregoridou
DE 3398
013491339825
Ilya Oblomov
Fanfare, Jan-Feb 2010
… [part] of this collection focuses on the 20th century with pieces by Antonio José (1933), Yorges Kertsopoulos (1952), and two (1969) compositions by Smaro Gregoriadou herself. Somewhat like other 20th-century guitar works I’ve heard, they separate themselves by use of more brilliant sonority than usual (metallonylon […]
Spirit of Chimes – Reviews
Spirit of Chimes – Chamber Music of Zhou Long
DE 3397
013491339726
Point, January 2010
For the avant-garde music lover on your list, check out Spirit of Chimes, featuring the chamber music of Chinese composer Zhou Long. Long’s music weaves traditional Chinese music with brilliant, unpredictable melodies that are intriguing and exciting.
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WRUV Reviews, January 9, 2010
Contemporary works which combine […]
Bach Flute Sonatas / Joshua Smith – Review
Bach: Flute Sonatas
DE 3402
013491340227
CoolCleveland.com, January 6, 2010
Many times, when listening to the luscious notes produced by flutist Joshua Smith, I’ve likened him to the Pied Piper of legend. And why not? Those sensuous, silken, seductive sounds would entice anyone to follow along. Not just children, but of course, they’d most likely be just as entranced as […]
Handel Harpsichord Suites Review
Handel: Complete Harpsichord Suites
DE 3394
013491339429
John von Rhein
Chicago Tribune, January 7, 2010
This winning album somehow eluded me when I was compiling my Tribune list of top 10 favorite classical releases of 2009. The Chicago-born, Paris-based harpsichordist has done a lot of work on Handel opera productions in Europe, and his sensitivity to the lyricism, as […]
Two Reviews for Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Audiophile Audition and Allmusic reviews
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Fugata; Troilo: Contrabajeando; Iturralde: Suite Hellenique; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
John Sunier
Audiophile Audition, October 06, 2009
DE 3387
Rating: 5 stars
There are now saxophone quartets or quintets all over the world, and it’s one of my personal favorite chamber ensembles. The Italian Sax Quartet was founded in […]
