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The Arts Desk Reviews Bizet
Graham Rickson of theartsdesk.com has a great new review for our San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Bizet release: “So it makes perfect sense for a crack ballet orchestra to record the work and Martin West’s San Francisco Ballet forces play the work beautifully; this disc oozes frothy joie de vivre. Musically there’s little to surprise, but the symphony does it what it does with swaggering confidence and bucketloads of brio. It’s a work which will raise…
Radio, Radio — Many Stations Are Spinning Bizet!
A look at some reason radio highlights of stations sharing our new San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Bizet release: Capital Public Radio Classical music host Kent Teeters talks variations and re-interpretations and includes the new Bizet release in his queue. Listen to the whole segment, or jump to the 10:00 mark for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra highlight below: 98.7 WFMT FM Lisa Flynn’s New Releases features the Bizet release as well! “This superb new orchestral…
KUHA FM Houston Reviews San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Bizet Recording
Houston’s 91.7 KUHA FM has a new review from their music librarian Chris Hathaway for our new Bizet recording featuring the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. “Martin West continues to show his conductorial prowess, and proves that his orchestra is a first-rate ensemble, with this handsome all-Bizet disc. …Balance and pacing are the key to handling this symphony, and West does not fall short of these. The slow movement, full of balance problems — notably, the…
Classical Candor Celebrates Bizet Release
John J. Puccio of Classical Candor calls our newest San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Bizet release a “delight” and a “special occasion”: “Thus, it is a delight to welcome this latest RR entry into the catalogue, the music of French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875), performed by Martin West and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. … [West] brings the light, delicate touch of the ballet conductor with him, always exercising a spring in his step, a lilt…
Coming Soon!
Get a glimpse of what’s coming in September: Bizet: Symphony in C; Jeux d’Enfants; Variations Chromatiques San Francisco Ballet Orchestra conducted by Martin West RR-131 Charles Denler: Portraits of Colorado, An American Symphony No. 1; Six Variations for violin and piano Colorado Symphony and Chorus; Scott o’Neil, conductor; Duane Wolfe, Chorus Director; FR-706 And another tease for October…
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Conductor – Martin West
Monday we told you about our new recording of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, so today we wanted to share a little more about the ensemble’s conductor, Martin West. Martin West is acknowledged as one of the foremost conductors of ballet, garnering critical acclaim throughout the world. Born in Bolton, England, he studied math at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University, before studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music and London’s Royal Academy of Music.…