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“Charles Bruffy and the Kansas City Chorale have also explored this legendary caravan route, discovering musical treasures which they offer on their new album The Mirage Calls … While the Escobedo captures the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, the other songs are gorgeous evocations of the Silk Road.”
Read More“Now available in Pedja Muzijevic’s scrupulous and thoughtful recording, the piece can be experienced either day by day or as a self-standing, 21-movement cycle. I tried both and found different things to marvel at in this openly expressive music.”
Read More“As with their performances on this album, Wunsch and Dancigers's compositional styles also complement each other, with the latter's more continuous, incremental, luminous, process-based pieces a foil to Wunsch's ominous quartal harmonies and gritty juxtapositions.”
Read More“Cheregosha and Spaulding play beautifully throughout … this is an immediately accessible and musically absorbing disc, beautifully recorded.”
Read MoreShapes in Collective Space BEST OF 2024 - AnEarful
Read More“The concerto is an unsung gem that deserves performances everywhere; here, Stewart and Blachly give it their all. To end, Stewart raps to his own We Who Seek, a 21st-century response to Perry and Perkinson that samples and remixes music heard before into a spoken-word mashup with electronics.”
Read MoreAmerican Counterpoints featured in Violinist.com’s Top 15 Albums of 2024.
Read More“This important — arguably long overdue — album spotlights two versatile mid-20th century artists whose music fell into neglect. These strong performances by the Experiential Orchestra will hopefully spark a resurgence in the music of these exceptional composers.”
Read More“The two violas coil and flicker as they dance around each other with water-tight synchronicity … A smart and really rather cool project, it is ideally presented in natural binaural sound and really shines on headphones”
Read More“Alkemie’s Love To My Liking provides a fantastic amount of dance- ability via medieval dances as well as richly subtle and complex songs and motets of the 13th-century trouvères”
Read More“There are times – such as in the album’s intriguing title-track by Inti Figgis-Vizueta – where the instruments become indistinguishable, like a single super viola gliding effortlessly in a highly integrated sound space.”
Read More“Sheehan's setting is quite a powerful thing, not precisely comparable to any other choral work … This is unique music, absolutely worth the listener's attention, and it was recorded beautifully at the Trinity Wall Street church.”
Read More"This album argues not only that viola duos can be a wonderful ensemble to write for in terms of range and sonic possibility, but also introduces listeners to young composers (all under 40) that are worth learning more about"
Read More"Creating something new can come with a lot of expectations. Founding an ensemble. Releasing a debut album. Recording a world premiere, or two. But whatever you might expect from the Poiesis Quartet, they want you to take them exactly as they are"
Read More"Dawn, the new debut recording from the duo Grand Electric, is an instantly appealing new showcase for Mark Dancigers on electric guitar and Aaron Wunsch on piano, each providing original compositions meant to move the combination of these two instruments into new territory."
Read More"There isn’t space here to recount every good thing about this disc... This set alone is more than enough reason to grab this disc, but the material on either side shows off Decoda’s full range and chops."
Read More"It’s a daring and ingenious programme, anchored by excerpts from. Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, and culminating with the mighty D minor Chaconne."
Read More"Polished perfection from first notes to last, Akathist is above all else a feast of beautiful music that, whatever one’s spiritual inclination, is pure pleasure to listen to and enjoy."
Read More"there can be no question of Sinta's commitment, dedication, and involvement here or elsewhere in this fascinating, obviously deeply felt album. With good (albeit dry) sonics, highly recommended, especially to the adventurous."
Read More"While each track on Shapes in Collective Space is approachable and compelling, it is Cheregosha and Spaulding’s flawless ensemble work and ecstatic collaborative energy that irresistibly draws the ear inward."
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