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MusicWeb International “Digs In” to Dances for Piano and Orchestra
MusicWeb International‘s Brian Reinhart “digs in” to Joel Fan and the Northwest Sinfonietta’s Dances for Piano and Orchestra recording: “For piano lovers, this CD is like an ice cream sundae, with hot fudge drizzle, Spanish peanuts, a ribbon of cream, and a booze-soaked cherry on top. It’s pure pleasure, first note to last, with a generous heaping of sugar … There’s even a Wedding Cake. … Pianist Joel Fan, who presumably herded this programme together,…
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…
Joel Fan Dances for Piano and Orchestra now on RR Radio
Now on RR Radio — Saint-Saëns: Valse-Caprice in A-flat Major (“Wedding Cake”), Op. 76!
Pre-Release review — Joel Fan: Dances for Piano and Orchestra
Joel Fan’s latest recording, Dances for Piano and Orchestra, gets pre-release praise from Fanfare Magazine’s Peter Burwasser: “…what a brilliant presentation we have here: Music that cannot help but delight, delivered with the utmost elegance by soloist and orchestra alike… Anyone familiar with Joel Fan’s previous Reference Recordings outings will expect to hear an ease of execution and an especially crisp and lucid sense for texture. That he delivers. What is remarkable about this collection…
Fanfare Magazine Interviews Joel Fan!
Fanfare Magazine has a new interview with Joel Fan about his upcoming “Dances for Piano and Orchestra” release! “Fanfare: Your new CD includes works for piano and orchestra that are not piano concertos, including music by well-known composers in material that is not very well known. How did you discover this repertoire? Joel Fan: The label and I were looking for CD repertoire that would be vibrant and exciting discoveries for listeners. Works like the…
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…
Joel Fan on KING FM Tomorrow Night
Tune in to Seattle’s KING FM on Friday night to hear Joel Fan with the Northwest Sinfonietta! Via KINGFM.org: Tune in to hear powerhouse pianist Joel Fan play a collection of rare dances for piano and orchestra by Chopin, Saint-Saëns and Liszt. The Sinfonietta, known as one of the finest Mozart orchestras in the country, concludes the program with the Viennese composer’s “Prague” Symphony No. 38. This broadcast is sure to be FAN-tastic—pun intended! Click…
Joel Fan on NW Focus Live Tonight!
Tune in to King FM’s “NW Focus Live” (Streaming online available at www.king.org) tonight at 8pm Pacific to hear Joel Fan perform Leon Kirchner’s Little Suite, Syrian composer Dia Succari, Brahms, and Liszt! In celebration of Joel Fan returning as a guest performer with the Northwest Sinfonietta this season, King FM’s &lquo;NW Focus” hosts Joel fan in a LIVE performance August 16th at 8pm. Find Joel Fan’s first two Reference Recordings releases at RR.com!
Joel Fan Friday
Make sure to tune in to WFMT to hear Joel Fan Live (or look for a podcast later) here! But if you don’t catch that, you can listen to our two newly added RR Radio Tracks:
Joel Fan Live on Friday!
PianoForte Foundation presents Joel Fan Friday, February 3rd at 12:15 pm Central in their PianoForte Salon Series Live production which broadcasts live via 98.7 WFMT Chicago. Friday, February 3rd – 12:15pm (Central)Joel Fan, piano Program:Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53Leon Kirchner: Piano Sonata No. 3 “The Forbidden” (written for Joel Fan, 2006)Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue About PianoForte: PianoForte Foundation is dedicated to preserving and promoting the art of the piano in Chicago and creating…
HD Tracks features Reference Recordings!
In HDtracks‘ newest newsletter, we were excited to see quite the presence of our recordings! Many thanks to HDtracks! First was the feature of Joel Fan’s album West of the Sun now available as an 88kHz/24bit Audiophile Download! Visit HDtracks.com for more information! HDtracks is getting into the Holiday Spirit with a “Classic 100” list! HDTracks presents its Classic 100 list of high-resolution recordings, compiled from our amazing collection of albums featuring the most popular…
Joel Fan brings in raves from the Danbury Concert Association
The Danbury Concert Association, a presenting organization in Connecticut, kicked off their season last weekend by featuring Reference Recordings artist Joel Fan. Joel continues to bring in grand reviews and perform works outside of the usual concert repertoire. From newstimes.com:by Gilbert Mott “Fan is a personable performer who speaks casually before many of his pieces, introducing the music and giving hints of what to listen for. The Iranian composer Dia Succari’s “La Nuit du Destin…
Keeping Up With Joel Fan
Reference Recordings artist Joel Fan has been performing all over recently. He performed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. this past weekend, and will be performing in Sacramento in two weeks (info here). Joel also closed out the Knoxville Symphony season and got the following glowing review: “Pianist Joel Fan joined the orchestra on the second half of the program for Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Like many of…
Friday Video Mashup!
It’s friday, so we thought we would leave you with something fun for the weekend. Doug MacLeod – “You Can’t Take My Blues”: The Curios – “Pickle”: RR artist Joel Fan has been making news lately because of his tour with A Far Cry Orchestra. Here’s a video of him talking and performing for children during an educational concert: