Euclid Quartet – Breve (Recording Review)
Breve Euclid Quartet Afinat The Breve Quartet has been in residence at Indiana University South Bend for sixteen years. During that time they have recorded a wide range of repertoire.…
Martin Arnold – Flax (CD Review)
Martin Arnold Flax Kerry Yong, piano Another Timbre Martin Arnold’s solo piano work Flax has a sad backstory. It was originally commissioned by the abundantly talented new music pianist Philip…
Jeffrey Mumford – Echoing Depths on Albany
Jeffrey Mumford Echoing Depths Albany Records Jeffrey Mumford’s music channels high modernism into imaginative works that are luminously textured. His latest Albany release, Echoing Depths, features two pieces for orchestra…
Steve Lehman and Orchestre National de Jazz (CD Review)
Steve Lehman and Orchestre National de Jazz Ex Machina Pi Recordings Saxophonist Steve Lehman not only has chops as a jazz musician, he is a trained composer with a background…
Brabant Ensemble Sings Guerrero (CD Review)
Guerrero: Missa Ecce Sacerdos Magnus, Magnificat, and Motets Brabant Ensemble, directed by Stephen Rice Hyperion The Spanish Renaissance composer Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599) does not have the profile or deep discography…
Sciarrino on Kairos (CD Review)
Salvatore Sciarrino Paesaggi con macerie Kairos Monica Bacelli, mezzo-soprano Icarus vs. Muzak, conducted by Marco Angius Salvatore Sciarrino (b.1947) is one of today’s most prominent Italian composers. His work encompasses…
Stephen Yip – By Moonflowers (CD Review)
Stephen Yip By Moonflowers Kairos Composer Stephen Yip (b. 1971) was born in Hong Kong and now lives in Houston, Texas, teaching at the local community college and fulfilling a…
Bracing Change 2 on NMC (CD Review)
Bracing Change 2 Piatti Quartet, Heath Quartet, Quatuor Bozzini NMC Recordings The first Bracing Change recording dates from 2017, when Wigmore Hall decided to use the moniker as the title…
Yotam Haber – Bloodsnow (CD Review
Yotam Haber Bloodsnow Sideband Records Taylor Ward, Baritone; Don-Paul Kahl, Alto Saxophone Talea Ensemble, James Baker, conductor American Wild Ensemble Composer Yotam Haber’s Bloodsnow is based on life events and…
Justin Dello Joio – Oceans Apart (CD Review)
Justin Dello Joio – Oceans Apart (Bridge Records) Composer Justin Dello Joio enjoys a top flight slate of performers on Oceans Apart, his latest recording for Bridge. The title work…