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WQXR Reviews Dances for Piano and Orchestra
WQXR reviews the new Joel Fan and Northwest Sinfonietta Dances for Piano and Orchestra release and named it one of last week’s albums of the week! “American pianist Joel Fan is a veteran of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project whose tastes extent well beyond the standard repertoire. He has made several enjoyably eclectic recordings for San Francisco’s Reference Recordings label, the latest featuring an almost-forgotten genre, the single-movement dance piece for piano and orchestra. Hearing…
Classical Candor Reviews Joel Fan: Dances For Piano and Orchestra
The new Joel Fan and Northwest Sinfonietta release, Dances for Piano and Orchestra, gets a rave from Classical Candor critic John J. Puccio: “The soloist captures [Fantaisie-Ballet‘s] light, elegant moments nicely and then fills it out with a grand and exciting virtuosity… Fan again demonstrates his dexterity in playing with seemingly ten fingers on each hand. Yet [Vals Capricho] is also a surprisingly delicate piece of music, with a wonderfully lilting rhythm that Fan and…
New Release — Joel Fan: Dances for Piano and Orchestra
Dances for Piano and Orchestra Joel Fan Northwest Sinfonietta Christophe Chagnard, Music DirectorPierné • Castro • Chopin • Saint-Saëns • Weber • Gottschalk • Cadman Buy Today! Pianist Joel Fan is one of the most dynamic and accomplished musicians performing before the public today! He is consistently acclaimed for his recitals, recordings, and appearances with orchestras throughout the world. His concerts attract a wide range of audiences, as he has eagerly embraced traditional piano literature…