Archive for Michael Gandolfi
Concord Chamber Music Society’s Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss Release Gets a Rave Review
Concord Chamber Music Society‘s Brubeck • Gandolfi • Foss release gets a rave review from Canadian Audiophile‘s Jordan Richardson on Blinded By Sound: “Featuring two recordings from two of America’s most-commissioned composers and one recording from the fascinating Lukas Foss, the Concord Chamber Music Society’s release of Chris Brubeck and Michael Gandolfi’s Danza del Soul and Line Drawings, respectively, is a captivating and lovely release. All of the pieces were recorded at Mechanics Hall in…
La Scena Musicale Reviews Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss
La Scena Musicale (“Canada’s Free Classical Music Magazine”) has included the Concord Chamber Music Society’s Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss release in their November reviews. Here’s a quick quote from the review which received 4/6 stars: “The Concord Chamber Music Society presents three contemporary American works, in a decidedly consonant and accessible aesthetic… The musicians are of the highest calibre (some are members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra!) and their performance is both polished and riveting. An appealing and…
Concord Chamber Music Society Review
EnjoytheMusic.com published a wonderful review of the Concord Chamber Music Society’s Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss recording. We’ll share some of the quotes with you, and encourage you to visit Enjoythemusic.com for the full review! EnjoyTheMusic.com: “Pleasant” is almost always a pejorative word in a review, a classic case of damning with faint praise. But Reference Recordings’ vivid-sounding new CD of contemporary chamber music would be “deeply pleasant” if such a thing could be said—we can settle on “highly…
Audiophile Audition Reviews Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss
Audiophile Audition‘s Lee Passarella published a wonderful review of the Concord Chamber Music Society’s release of music from Chris Brubeck, Michael Gandolfi, and Lukas Foss. We’ll share some quotes centering on each composer, but we encourage you to read the review on AudAud.com. From Audiophile Audition: “…Musically, the entrance of the players one by one gives the piece a nice, improvisatory feel, like a jam session coming together in an especially ad hoc manner. It’s…
WRUV Radio Reviews Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss
Just wanted to share a quick review from the Burlington, Vermont radio station WRUV. You’ll notice the part that made us smile at the very end. Brubeck/Gandolfi/FossConcord Chamber Music Societyreview by Laima “Varied and interesting works by Chris Brubeck (son of Dave), Lukas Foss and Michael Gandolfi. Brubeck’s pieces are jazz inflected, Foss’ as the title suggests (Central Park Reel) is bluegrassy, and Gandolfi’s are abstract and lyrical. Play all!“ Brubeck, Gandolfi and Foss RR-122…
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…
Amazon Review of Concord Chamber Music Society Release
We had a customer review on Amazon.com for the Concord Chamber Music release that had some great parts we just had to share! From “Dingane”: “I will start this off by saying please read the accompanying booklet. It provides insight into the Concord Chamber Music Society and the composers Brubeck, Gandolfi, and Foss. Additionally the back cover picture has a stunning picture of the Mechanics Hall venue. I would love to have a 16×20 of…
Celebrate America With American Composers
Happy Independence Day from Reference Recordings! Celebrate America with American Composers Chris Brubeck, Michael Gandolfi, and Lukas Foss! Chris Brubeck: BRUBECK – danza del soul: I. Introductions and Flirtations; II. The Loneliness of Secrets; III. Celebraçion de Vida. Artists: Wendy Putnam, violin; Thomas Martin, clarinet; Vytas Baksys, piano; Owen Young, cello; Lawrence Wolfe, bass; Daniel Bauch, percussion Christopher Brubeck continues to distinguish himself as an innovative performer and composer. During the 70’s he began touring…
Positive Feedback Reviews Concord Chamber Music Release
Karl Lozier from Positive Feedback Online reviews our newest Reference Recordings release featuring the Concord Chamber Music Society. From Positive-Feedback.com: “The sound quality seems to present quality almost the equal of the better SACD recordings. The outstanding audio is the equal of any CD quality that I have ever heard and plays on any regular player. The listening perspective is a bit closer up than usual and beautifully captured in great natural detail… [Chris Brubeck]…
Concord Chamber Music Society Recap
We’ve been posting about this release for quite some time (what can we say, we get excited about an album with TWO world premiere recordings), so we wanted to give a recap today in case you missed any of these previous posts! Album information and Samples of ALL the tracks! Pictures from the Recording Session Composer Lukas Foss Chris Brubeck’s “Time for Three” Michael Gandolfi talks about his work “Line Drawings” A post on the…
RR Premieres New Music
The Concord Chamber Music Society Premieres New Recordings Brubeck, Gandolfi and Foss RR-122 The prestigious Concord Chamber Music Society, featuring musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, mark their debut on Reference Recordings with two premiere recordings. These new works by Chris Brubeck and Michael Gandolfi, two of America’s most-commissioned composers, are both accessible and adventurous. Rounding out the program, the Lukas Foss duo for violin and piano, Central Park Reel, hints cheerfully at a kind…
Michael Gandolfi Speaks about Line Drawings
The Concord Chamber Players will be releasing a new album on Reference Recordings this year, and one of the highlights of the album will be Michael Gandolfi’s new piece “Line Drawings.” So in excitement for this album (which is still a few months off), we wanted to link you to the Concord Chamber Music Society’s Music Player where you can listen to an enlightening 8 minute segment of Michael Gandolfi talking about this work. Click…
Michael Gandolfi talks about “Line Drawings”
One of the next big recording projects that Reference Recordings will be working on will feature the Concord Chamber Players. The album will feature a world-premeire recording of Grammy-nominated composer Michael Gandolfi’s piece “Line Drawings.” In an article in the Concord Journal, Michael Gandolfi speaks with area high school students about the piece. Here are some excerpts from the presentation: From the Concord JournalCCHS students treated to chamber music lecture, performanceBy Patrick Ball “… Using…
Concord Chamber Players – Line Drawings
We have told you that we are going to be doing a World Premiere Recording of Michael Gandolfi’s “Line Drawings” performed by the Concord Chamber Players. So, today we thought we would kick off your weekend by sharing a video of the Concord Chamber Players and Michael Gandolfi talking about the piece as well as playing some excerpts from it!
New Recording Project Announcement!
We are excited to announce that Reference Recordings will be doing a recording project with the Concord Chamber Players this September! This exciting project will include TWO World Premieres – “Danza del Soul” by Christopher Brubeck, and “Line Drawings” by Michael Gandolfi. Also on the project will be Lukas Foss’ “Central Park Reel.” These exciting modern pieces will be recorded in Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. Mechanics Hall is an internationally acclaimed hall well known…