Naxos
-
Adams, J: I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky
RecommendedJeannette Friedrich, Lilith Gardell, Darius De Haas, Jonas Holst, Martina Muhlpointner, Markus Alexander Neisser & Kimako Xavier Trotman
The Band of the Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon
John Adams's stylistic range is vast, yet even in such a diverse output, I Was Looking at the Ceilingand Then I Saw the Sky (1995) stands apart. Conceived, in the composer's words, as 'a Broadwaystyle... — More…
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
2 CDs
$25.25Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
CD
$13.75Downloads
Audio formats guide -
The music is in competent hands. Pawlik is a fine pianist with a comprehensive technique... Excellent recorded sound. — More…
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
CD
$13.75Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Terry Riley: The Palmian Chord Ryddle & At the Royal Majestic
Tracy Silverman (electric violin), Todd Wilson (organ)
Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
The impression given is of a mercurial improvisation by Silverman, an ideal narrator for what amounts to a kaleidoscopic musical autobiography…Riley revels in his gargantuan resources, particularly... — More…
Awards:
-
BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, Concerto Choice
CD
$13.75Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
This disc will bring Crumb to a wider audience with two substantial works, one early and one late. Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death was completed in 1968 and has all the hallmarks of Crumb's... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, October 2006, Editor's Choice
CD
$13.75Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Martinu: Piano Concertos Volume 1
Giorgio Koukl (piano)
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Zlin, Arthur Fagen
Giorgio Koukl understands the ebb and flow of these volatile works well and is certainly up to their technical demands. His strong sense of line is particularly impressive in the faster movements. — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
CD
$13.75Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Pianist Ralph van Raat...plays with utter sensitivity and refinement. His delicate touch is just what these pieces require, but he is not wanting in power and technical prowess where such is... — More…
Awards:
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Contemporary Music
CD
$13.75Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
All of the ‘buried treasure’ on this lovely album of chamber works by female composers from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is polished up to perfection by TrioW here, but the crown... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Editor's Choice, November 2020
CD
$13.75Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
CD
$13.75Downloads
Audio formats guide -
Not only does this gifted young pianist possess a rock-solid technique and striking keyboard finesse, his penetrating accounts of both these large-scale, single-movement sonatas make you sit... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, October 2004, Editor's Choice
CD
$12.50Downloads
Audio formats guide -
