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“Dawn to Dust” – Music of THOMAS, MUHLY, and NORMAN – Utah Sym. Orch. / Thierry Fischer – Reference Recordings

“Dawn to Dust” – Music of THOMAS, MUHLY, and NORMAN – Utah Sym. Orch. / Thierry Fischer – Reference Recordings

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 17, 2016 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

“Dawn to Dust” – Music of THOMAS, MUHLY, and NORMAN – Utah Sym. Orch. / Thierry Fischer – Reference Recordings multichannel SACD FR-719, 69:31 (4/8/16) [Distr. by Naxos] ****: Notable contemporary music from Utah in a lovely recording. Dawn To Dust contains live recordings of three significant and interesting works by leading composers Augusta Read […]

“The American Masters” Works by SAMUEL BARBER, JOHN CORIGLIANO, MASON BATES [TrackList follows] – Anne Akiko Meyers, violin/ London Sym. Orch./ Leonard Slatkin – Entertainment One

“The American Masters” Works by SAMUEL BARBER, JOHN CORIGLIANO, MASON BATES [TrackList follows] – Anne Akiko Meyers, violin/ London Sym. Orch./ Leonard Slatkin – Entertainment One

by John Sunier | Oct 13, 2014 | Classical CD Reviews

American contemporary music linking three generations of composers – well played and beautifully recorded.

LOVREGLIO: Concerto for sax quartet and orchestra (1938); Quatuor for saxophones (1934); Andante for sax quartet (1938) – Dynamic CDS 759, 56:29 – Quartetto dei Sassofoni AccademiaAmstel Quartet – Amstel Tracks NOW! = BACH: Nun komm…; LAGO: Ciudades; BRAHMS: Poco Allegretto from Sym. No. 3; NYMAN: 3 Movements from String Quartet No. 2; MOZART: Adagio & Fugue K.546; Barber: Adagio for Strings; SWELLINCK: Chromatic Fantasy; RIVIER: Grade et Presto; Ravel: Pavane; TAN DUN: 3 mov’t – Amstel Quartet – Challenge

LOVREGLIO: Concerto for sax quartet and orchestra (1938); Quatuor for saxophones (1934); Andante for sax quartet (1938) – Dynamic CDS 759, 56:29 – Quartetto dei Sassofoni Accademia
Amstel Quartet – Amstel Tracks NOW! = BACH: Nun komm…; LAGO: Ciudades; BRAHMS: Poco Allegretto from Sym. No. 3; NYMAN: 3 Movements from String Quartet No. 2; MOZART: Adagio & Fugue K.546; Barber: Adagio for Strings; SWELLINCK: Chromatic Fantasy; RIVIER: Grade et Presto; Ravel: Pavane; TAN DUN: 3 mov’t – Amstel Quartet – Challenge

by John Sunier | Apr 20, 2014 | Classical CD Reviews

A pair of fun classical sax quartet CDs.

LOVREGLIO: Concerto for sax quartet and orchestra (1938); Quatuor for saxophones (1934); Andante for sax quartet (1938) – Dynamic CDS 759, 56:29 – Quartetto dei Sassofoni AccademiaAmstel Quartet – Amstel Tracks NOW! = BACH: Nun komm…; LAGO: Ciudades; BRAHMS: Poco Allegretto from Sym. No. 3; NYMAN: 3 Movements from String Quartet No. 2; MOZART: Adagio & Fugue K.546; Barber: Adagio for Strings; SWELLINCK: Chromatic Fantasy; RIVIER: Grade et Presto; Ravel: Pavane; TAN DUN: 3 mov’t – Amstel Quartet – Challenge

LOVREGLIO: Concerto for sax quartet and orchestra (1938); Quatuor for saxophones (1934); Andante for sax quartet (1938) – Dynamic CDS 759, 56:29 – Quartetto dei Sassofoni AccademiaAmstel Quartet – Amstel Tracks NOW! = BACH: Nun komm…; LAGO: Ciudades; BRAHMS: Poco Allegretto from Sym. No. 3; NYMAN: 3 Movements from String Quartet No. 2; MOZART: Adagio & Fugue K.546; Barber: Adagio for Strings; SWELLINCK: Chromatic Fantasy; RIVIER: Grade et Presto; Ravel: Pavane; TAN DUN: 3 mov’t – Amstel Quartet – Challenge

by John Sunier | Apr 20, 2014 | Classical CD Reviews

A pair of fun classical sax quartet CDs.

BELA FLECK: The Imposter Concerto; Night Flight Over Water – Bella Fleck, banjo/ Nashville Sym./ Giancarlo Guerrero/ Brooklyn Rider (Night Flight) – Mercury/DGGSouvenirs [TrackList follows] – Matthew Coley, marimba. Mary Drews, p./ Cory Hills, vibes/ Iowa State Percussion Ens./John Kizilarmut, vobes & glockenspiel/others – self

BELA FLECK: The Imposter Concerto; Night Flight Over Water – Bella Fleck, banjo/ Nashville Sym./ Giancarlo Guerrero/ Brooklyn Rider (Night Flight) – Mercury/DGG
Souvenirs [TrackList follows] – Matthew Coley, marimba. Mary Drews, p./ Cory Hills, vibes/ Iowa State Percussion Ens./John Kizilarmut, vobes & glockenspiel/others – self

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 6, 2014 | Classical CD Reviews

Two instruments not usually heard in classical music.

BELA FLECK: The Imposter Concerto; Night Flight Over Water – Bella Fleck, banjo/ Nashville Sym./ Giancarlo Guerrero/ Brooklyn Rider (Night Flight) – Mercury/DGGSouvenirs [TrackList follows] – Matthew Coley, marimba. Mary Drews, p./ Cory Hills, vibes/ Iowa State Percussion Ens./John Kizilarmut, vobes & glockenspiel/others – self

BELA FLECK: The Imposter Concerto; Night Flight Over Water – Bella Fleck, banjo/ Nashville Sym./ Giancarlo Guerrero/ Brooklyn Rider (Night Flight) – Mercury/DGGSouvenirs [TrackList follows] – Matthew Coley, marimba. Mary Drews, p./ Cory Hills, vibes/ Iowa State Percussion Ens./John Kizilarmut, vobes & glockenspiel/others – self

by John Sunier | Apr 6, 2014 | Classical CD Reviews

Two instruments not usually heard in classical music.

Martyrs for the Faith – American Saxophone Concertos by PAUL CRESTON; DAVID DEBOOR CANFIELD; JOHN CHETHAM; INGOLF DAHL – Kenneth Tse, alto sax/ U. of Iowa Symphony Band/ Richard Mark Heidel – MSR Classics“Saxophone Romance” – Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo, saxophone & his orchestra – Alba (SACD)

Martyrs for the Faith – American Saxophone Concertos by PAUL CRESTON; DAVID DEBOOR CANFIELD; JOHN CHETHAM; INGOLF DAHL – Kenneth Tse, alto sax/ U. of Iowa Symphony Band/ Richard Mark Heidel – MSR Classics“Saxophone Romance” – Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo, saxophone & his orchestra – Alba (SACD)

by John Sunier | May 10, 2013 | Classical CD Reviews

Two interesting sax collections, one actually a SACD with a chamber ensemble and the other a CD with a concert band.