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Miraculous Metamorphoses HRx Receives Highest Recommendation
Blu-Ray Definition gives the Kansas City Symphony’s Miraculous Metamorphoses HRx its “Highest recommendation.” “The demands placed on the players are substantial and the KC forces handle the dynamics and colors of each piece extremely well. Of course, much of the credit must go to Maestro Stern who has a clear affinity for this repertoire. Whether it is the rousing conclusion of the Hindemith Metamorphoses, the infernal scene of the Prokofiev suite or the buzzing string…
Joel Fan: Dances for Piano and Orchestra HRx Review
Blu-RayDefinition.com gives a top rating to Joel Fan: Dances for Piano and Orchestra! “Pianist Fan endows each selection not only with his fabulous technique but his knowing musicianship. Maestro Christophe Chagnard, founding director of the Northwest Sinfonietta, supplies sensitive accompaniment that partners the piano perfectly in each of these true showpieces for the keyboard. … I happened to have on hand an HDCD version of this program that Joel gifted me last Christmas. While it…
Blu-Ray Definition reviews West of the Sun HRx Download
Blu-rayDefinition.com has a great review for the Joel Fan West of the Sun: Music of the Americas recording as an HRx Download: “…we simply get one of the best, most natural sounding piano recordings that I have ever heard. The image is dead center and the location of treble and bass are revealed as you would hear them in a live concert. This music frequently sings and the piano’s voice, a most difficult one for…