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Delmarva Public Radio Says to Pick Up Joel Fan’s Dances for Piano And Orchestra
Delmarva Public Radio‘s Kara Dahl Russell says don’t wait any longer to get your copy of Joel Fan and the Northwest Sinfonietta’s Dances for Piano and Orchestra: “…just go pick this one up! These are works for piano and orchestra, played magnificently. These are delightful works that are so often overlooked in the repertoire, only because they are not the big Concertos. Overdue, and very welcome, is this program of works filled with melody, many…
International Acclaim for Doug MacLeod’s Exactly Like This
Reviews are coming in from around the globe for Doug MacLeod’s new Exactly Like This recording: UK Reactions “…one of the very best acoustic blues exponents in the world…..strongly recommended.” —Lionel Ross/Blues In The Northwest “…definitely not your regular audiophile lift (elevator) music. This is partly because it’s played live without overdubs, but largely because he’s a very capable blues guitarist and singer with some fine backing. Sound: 10 Music: 8” —Jason Kennedy/HiFi+ “…Doug is…
Joel Fan Dances For Piano and Orchestra a “Riveting” Recording
Audiophile Audition‘s Steven Ritter says Joel Fan’s Dances for Piano and Orchestra “is riveting stuff!” “Joel Fan seems to relish these pieces as he attacks them all as if living in another age—crisp, vitally engrossing pianism that will set your feet tapping and your vocal chords humming. The Northwest Sinfonia plays with expertise and rousing commitment in a recording of exceptional analog-ish warmth and sensitivity. This is truly fine stuff.” —Steven Ritter, Audiophile Audition Read…
Doug MacLeod is a Musical Storyteller
Blues critic Eric Campfens has a new review for Doug MacLeod and Exactly Like This in both Blueszine and Maxazine. Read the English translation below and see the reviews in the original Dutch using the above-mentioned links. “A musical storyteller is a way you could describe Doug MacLeod best. And after nineteen studio albums, several live CDs, DVDs, various awards and nominations, and songs covered by several artists, he is a singer-songwriter of importance. His…
HiFi+ Rates Exactly Like This a 12!
HiFi+ Magazine critic Jason Kennedy says Doug MacLeod’s Exactly Like This release is off their scales: “Once in a blue moon a recording comes along that warrants a rating for sound quality above nearly all the rest, and more often than not Reference Recordings releases fall into this category. I can’t give this album 12 for recording quality, but that’s what it warrants; it makes your system sound as though it costs at least twice…
Exactly Like This Is More Than A Good Title
“Exactly Like This” is more than just the title of Doug MacLeod’s new recording says radio host Ian McHugh: “Doug MacLeod is a man who understands that performance is the cornerstone of music. He gets the fact that no matter what studio trickery is involved, what instruments are played and all the other ephemera that other musicians obsess over means nothing if a song isn’t delivered with soul, commitment and honesty. It was a fact…
EnjoyTheMusic Praises Organ Polychrome Across The Boards
With 4.5/5 stars for performance and enjoyment and 5/5 for sound quality, Enjoy The Music‘s Joe Milicia praises Jan Kraybill’s Organ Polychrome across the board: “Jan Kraybill has impressive credentials as an organist, clinician and educator in the Kansas City/Independence region, with performances across the US and abroad as well. For the present release in addition to performing she writes the enlightening CD program notes on the ten French composers represented. … it’s a fascinating…
Making A Scene Nominates Doug MacLeod for 2016 BMAs
Making A Scene‘s Richard Ludmerer says Doug MacLeod’s Exactly Like This “almost guarantees him two more [Blues Music Award] nominations in 2016.” “Doug MacLeod has been nominated for thirteen Blues Music Awards. He finally won in 2014 for both Acoustic Album of the Year, “There’s a Time”; and more importantly as Acoustic Artist of the Year. His song “The Entitled Few”, from that album, also received a 2014 nomination as Song of the Year. ……
Boston Concert Reviews Listens to Exactly Like This
Nelson Brill of Boston Concert Reviews isn’t just listening to Doug MacLeod‘s Exactly Like This, he’s listening for what’s coming next: “The blues are storytelling personified and there is no one as agile and wily in telling the blues as Doug MacLeod, 2014 winner of the Blues Music Awards for Acoustic Artist of the Year and perennial favorite here at bostonconcertreviews. Macleod has just released his latest recording on Reference Recordings, entitled Exactly Like This.…
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Bman’s Blues Reports Exactly Like This is “Quite Good”
The Bman’s Blues Report has a break down of the Doug MacLeod Exactly Like This recording: “I just received the newest release (March 10, 2015), Exactly Like This, from Doug MacLeod and it’s quite good. … [Rock It Til The Cows Come Home] has an acoustic basis but it really does rock. With a solid piano groove and acoustic guitar instrumentation MacLeod’s vocals push the track. … The spirit of John Lee lingers in [Vanetta]…
Bruckner an All Music Editor’s Choice
Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Bruckner recording is a March All Music Editor’s Choice! “Honeck gives this live performance a rather expansive interpretation, emphasizing the long sweep of melody and using a fair amount of rubato in his tempos to add dramatic shading, particularly by drawing out cadences for their full emotional effect. The orchestra is prepared for all of Honeck’s gradations and nuances, and it is remarkably fluid in shifting from one mood…
Classical CD Choice Reviews Bruckner
Classical CD Choice‘s Barry Forshaw sees Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony’s rise in stardom in the new Bruckner recording: “The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and their Music Director Manfred Honeck have – in a very short space of time – become one of the most exciting teams in the modern classical world, with recordings that combine superlative musicianship with unparalleled recording quality.… we are offered a striking new interpretation of this imperishable masterpiece…” —Barry Forshaw,…
MusicWeb International Praises Woman At the New Piano
Brian Reinhart of MusicWeb International takes a listen through the new Nadia Shpachenko Woman at the New Piano recording and finds a real downside: “If there’s a downside to this release, it’s that we might start expecting a new one every year. Nadia Shpachenko has done heroic work here, and the composers provide stimulating listening. I will be returning with special interest to the works by Matheson and Schoenberg. Adam Schoenberg has an orchestral recording…
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Anton performs with the Boston Pops and guest conductor Alan Gilbert of the NY Philharmonic. Boston Symphony Hall. March 31, 2014. Photo by Zolt Arany. Now through March 31, 2015 save 20% off Anton Schwartz releases on HDtracks.com with coupon code “AntonRefHD20” RR released jazz saxophonist Anton Schwartz’s Flash Mob recording last January to much acclaim. Not only was Flash Mob named a Downbeat Magazine Best of 2014, it was also a top-25 CD in…