Appreciation of this CD may depend on a strong interest in flute music or an admiration of Alexa Still, but there are few other attractions. The three works for flute and orchestra presented here are certainly competent contributions to the modern flute repertoire, but they are also peculiarly uninspired. John Corigliano's The Pied Piper Fantasy ...
Eclectric, the fifth release from the versatile vocal ensemble Chicago a cappella, definitely features an eclectic mix of pieces, though the voltage of the performances is debatable. This engaging group infuses charm and character into its unaccompanied renditions of folk songs, jazz standards, religious anthems, and popular songs, but the singing ...
Dim Sum -- the Chinese brunch-like culinary practice of serving small portions of many different items -- may seem like an unusual choice for a title of a classical album. But in this case, the Ying Quartet's choice is perfectly apt and quite clever. The album features the works of eight different Chinese composers; the works selected are either ...
It seems hardly possible -- particularly to those fans who have followed Michala Petri since she first began to record with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields circa 1980 -- so much time has passed that Petri is celebrating her 50th birthday. There is something about Petri's choice of instrument, her bright, pristine tone and preciousness, ...
The Azure Ensemble, led by flutist Susan Glaser and violist Karen Ritscher, is a chamber ensemble that has operated out of New York City since 1999 and its basic instrumentation consists of flute, viola, harp, piano, and cello. While it has a tiny repertoire of works drawn from established literature, the group exists primarily to perform new ...
The Ying Quartet's "LifeMusic" project is a set of commissions for new works from top American composers, each "drawn from some aspect of life in America." The series offers a good way for a buyer to get acquainted with the styles of composers whose names may turn up in blogs or articles about awards, but whom most listeners will have heard only ...
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