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But staples like Dvorak and Coleman are not “straight” arrangements; improvisation reigns on this album. Whether intended or not, it calls to mind that history, even with its rigor, is a reflective approximation; our past is as fluid – and often even more unfamiliar – as our present.
Read MoreThe tapestry the six pieces form is multi-hued and stylistically rich.
Read MoreFor his solo debut album, the Jamaican-American viola player Jordan Bak has put together a recital of daringly introspective music….
Read MoreThe ghosts of history also permeate “Am I Born,” moving like a palimpsest.
Read MoreJordan Bak Creates Immersive, Multi-Dimensional Soundscapes on “Impulse”
Read More“The ensemble’s members are young and hip, and their music reflects those qualities along with elegant musicality, flawless technique, and imaginative programming.”
Read More“Sometimes cool and occasionally extremely hot, the collection shows a broad swath of influences.”
Read More“Throughout its half-hour duration the drama does not let up”
Read More“With Goodyear’s powerful grip over the keyboard and plangent attack — he is a Beethoven specialist after all — the pianist captures the sheer horror of Hayden’s lines with fine-tuned precision”
Read More“Goodyear’s crisply articulated performance is so full of life, so rhythmically buoyant, and the starker colours better allow one to appreciate how individual the piano writing is.”
Read More“there’s also a great deal of color and variety of mood, from the addictive hook of the percussively driven opening chorus…to tangy harmonies that evoke a cappella period hymns.”
Read More“AM I BORN” is a meditation on impermanence, using Brooklyn’s past—specifically a neighborhood that was largely demolished to make way for the Brooklyn Bridge—as a means of reflecting on the rapidly changing present.”
Read More“Not only executed with stunning prowess, Gookin’s dedication to each composer’s voice channels the direct, hard-hitting messages of the compositions, her virtuosity powerfully propelling them even further…”
Read More“In addition to Gookin's stunning cello playing, the tracks may feature spoken word, singing, electronics, or bass drum, creating a variety of compelling textures.”
Read More"This song features many lyrics pulled from the memoir of the legendary cellist, Pablo Casals, called 'Joys and Sorrows'.
Read More“The music is stylistically varied, including stretches of skillfully constructed atonality, effectively creating a mood of turmoil and disease”
Read More“The work’s therapeutic intentions are underlined by the sensitive, judiciously paced playing of the San Francisco-based Del Sol Quartet who helped develop it in Zoom collaborations with Ruo”
Read More“Apart from the album's seasonal uses, there are genuinely original ideas here, and those looking for a Christmas release with the side benefit of exploring new ideas will be especially enthusiastic.”
Read More“Huang intends the work as a meditation on the virus and the vast stretches of time against which it will come to seem insignificant: it is a dust in time.”
Read More“This features both excellent performances of wonderful 21st-century music and too-necessary commentary about the state of our country”
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