“Sometimes cool and occasionally extremely hot, the collection shows a broad swath of influences.”
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“Throughout its half-hour duration the drama does not let up”
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“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”
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DAVID T. LITTLE & ROYCE VAVREK: I AM BORN | #6 Billboard Traditional Classical Chart
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“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.”
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“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.”
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#1 Tidal Classical Crossover Playlist
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Apple Music Choral Music Playlist
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“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.”
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“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…”
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“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.”
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The Roots Music Report's - Top 50 World Album Chart - for the Week of Jan 29, 2022
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"This song features many lyrics pulled from the memoir of the legendary cellist, Pablo Casals, called 'Joys and Sorrows'.
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“The Canadian Stewart Goodyear is successfully juggling the careers of pianist and composer, turning in an eclectic run of recordings, recitals and commissions.”
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“The music is stylistically varied, including stretches of skillfully constructed atonality, effectively creating a mood of turmoil and disease”
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“True and Toxic, their debut EP, breaks with convention by allowing the French horn and trumpet to play the hooks and lead melodies that are usually introduced by electric guitars or keyboards in most bands.”
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