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Souvenirs of Spain and Italy (CD review)
Music of Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Vivaldi, Turina, and Boccherini. Sharon Isbin, guitar; Pacifica Quartet. Cedille CDR 90000 190.By John J. PuccioSharon Isbin is an American classical guitarist, the founding director of the guitar department at the Juilliard School, a winner of multiple Grammy Awards, and a soloist with over 200 orchestras throughout the world. In other words, she knows what she’s doing. She began studying the guitar at the age of nine, she has recorded well over two dozen albums since her recording debut in 1978, and she has been going strong ever since.Ms. Isbin is accompanied on the album Souvenirs of Spain and Italy by the Pacifica Quartet: Simin Ganatra, violin; Austin Hartman, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; and Brandon Vamos, cello. They perform four pieces by Spanish and Italian composers, giving us a little taste of both countries. To say that the performances are polished and sparkling would be an understatement.First up […]
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Classical Music News of the Week, March 7, 2020
[…] orchestras. For more information, visit https://www.parmarecordings.com/dan-brown-unleashes-wild-symphony/ --Bob Lord, PARMA RecordingsROCO's April 2020 Concerts River Oaks Chamber Orchestra 2019-20 season "Coming of Age" continues this April with their final Unchambered and Connections series concerts on April 4 and 18, respectively. On April 4th, ROCO's Founder and Principal Oboist, Alecia Lawyer, will curate and feature in a program entitled "Personalities" at MATCH. The concert's title is inspired by Alyssa Morris's piece Four Personalities, a work based on Hartman's Color Code Personality Profile. In addition to Morris's work, the concert will also feature new commissions by Erberk Eryilmaz and Karim Al-Zand, as well as contemporary works by Josef Bednarik and Tina Nicholson, and Jan Dismas Zelenka's baroque Sonata IV - one of his six "trio sonatas," richly scored for two oboes, bassoon, and basso continuo. The ROCO Brass Quintet will perform at the First Congregational Church of Houston on April 18th as part […]
2019-11-18 17:53:03
Various venuesWorks by Naomi Pinnock and Heinz Holliger were the highpoint of an opening weekend that also showcased Ann Cleare and Hanna Hartman Huddersfield contemporary music festival’s latest programme features “subtle, low-key innovations from many of modern music’s most daring artists” states its artistic director Graham McKenzie. There are a few well-known names dotted through the 10 days of concerts, installations and talks, but even the most clued-up followers of what is happening in the broad church of contemporary music today might be unfamiliar with many of the composers represented. “The overlooked, the unheard,” asserts McKenzie, “are the voices to listen to if we want to build a more equal society. After all, what is a festival if not a celebration of the multiplicity of voices and approaches to sound, art, and music”. So the composer-in-residence at Huddersfield this year is the Swedish Hanna Hartman, whose works are constructed with recordings […]
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