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Pittsburgh Symphony Beethoven An AllMusic Editor’s Choice!
AllMusic.com names the new Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck BEETHOVEN recording a November Editor’s Choice! “…this intriguing hybrid SACD from Reference Recordings is a real adventure. The excitement lies in Manfred Honeck’s clear-headed and musically sound interpretations and the astonishing performances by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, which are not based on conventional practices but on careful study of the scores and original sketches, documentation from Beethoven’s time, and what has been concealed under layers of…
AllMusic Rave Review for Pittsburgh Symphony Strauss
AllMusic.com tabbed our Strauss CD with the Pittsburgh Symphony a January Editor’s Choice, with critic, Blair Sanderson, saying “Richard Strauss’ Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, and Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks receive the finest sound on this hybrid SACD.” “If any music seems ideally suited for the multichannel super audio format, the lavish orchestral tone poems of Richard Strauss must be at the top of the list. This hybrid SACD of Strauss’ Don Juan, Death and…
Allmusic review of Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss
Allmusic.com has published a review of the new Concord Chamber Music Society release. We had a quote we just had to share, but encourage you to read the full review on Allmusic.com. From Allmusic:By James Manheim “Here’s an attractive trio of contemporary American chamber works, straightforward that make use of tonality in various guises, as well as jazz and other vernacular influences, but explore both novel concepts and rigorous formal devices and could not in…
Reviews of Lincolnshire Posy (Dallas Wind Symphony) – Day 1
In light of the new Dallas Wind Symphony Sampler being released next week, we thought it might be fun to share some reviews of the Lincolnshire Posy album by the Dallas Wind Symphony that was released in January. We will do one review per day as some of these are long! So here are some uncensored reviews: Allmusic.com: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=43:182678Review by Uncle Dave Lewis Percy Grainger was best known during his lifetime as a virtuoso concert…
Best Classical Releases of 2009 – Joel Fan!
Today’s big news is all about Joel Fan! The new album West of the Sun: Music of the Americas was featured as one of the “Best Classical Releases of 2009 (so far)” by allmusic.com. The article features the allmusic.com review of the album as well as two audio clips. Here is the link: http://blog.allmusic.com/2009/07/03/best-of-2009-so-far/ And here is the review link: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=43:185116 Congratulations to Joel Fan for this recognition!!!