Archive for Northwest Sinfionietta
Joel Fan: Dances For Piano and Orchestra “Sparkles”
ClassicalNet critic Brian Wigman has a new review for Joel Fan and the Northwest Sinfonietta’s Dances for Piano and Orchestra recording: “This diverse and engaging program of works for piano and orchestra reflects Joel Fan’s ongoing commitment to international music. … There is…a real sense of intelligence and enjoyment. Captured in excellent sound, this program has a wide potential audience, from piano students and teachers to the adventurous listener. … I can’t imagine any piano…
Dances for Piano And Orchestra in American Record Guide
The April/May issue of American Record Guide features a wonderful new review for Joel Fan and the Northwest Sinfonietta’s Dances for Piano and Orchestra recording: “Very enjoyable! A program of short showpieces for piano and orchestra, some well known and some not so well known, like the works by Ricardo Castro Herrera and Charles Wakefield Cadman. It sure beats another disc of standard romantic concertos, though it is every bit as exciting as the best…
Dances for Piano and Orchestra is Superb
The Classical Reviewer‘s Bruce Reader declares Joel Fan’s performances on Dances for Piano and Orchestra “superb”: “Some superbly laid out chords open Gabriel Pierné’s (1863-1937) Fantaisie-ballet, Op. 6 showing, immediately, Joel Fan’s fine technique. He brings a great breadth and assurance before the orchestra enter to take the music forward. … Mexican concert pianist and composer Ricardo Castro Herrera’s (1864-1907) Vals Capricho, Op. 1 brings an opportunity for Joel Fan to display his lovely touch…
Delmarva Public Radio Says to Pick Up Joel Fan’s Dances for Piano And Orchestra
Delmarva Public Radio‘s Kara Dahl Russell says don’t wait any longer to get your copy of Joel Fan and the Northwest Sinfonietta’s Dances for Piano and Orchestra: “…just go pick this one up! These are works for piano and orchestra, played magnificently. These are delightful works that are so often overlooked in the repertoire, only because they are not the big Concertos. Overdue, and very welcome, is this program of works filled with melody, many…
Joel Fan and Dances for Piano and Orchestra Featured in Gramophone
Gramophone Magazine’s February issue features a wonderful new interview with Joel Fan about his latest Reference Recordings release as well as a wonderful review from Gramophone critic, Donald Rosenberg: “Fan sounds perfectly at home in these virtuoso novelties, which are probably known to few musicians other than intrepid pianists. … turn up the volume to appreciate the fervour and dynamism Fan brings to his challenging duties. He immerses himself in a series of colourful collaborations…
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…
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…
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…