Bach Suites from New Zealand
Bach: Cello Suites, BWV 1007-1012 Inbal Megiddo, cello. Atoll Records 233 Disc One: Total Time: 70:47 Disc Two: Total Time: 77:34 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** Bach’s six cello suites are rites of passage for every cellist. Audiophiles will also have the standards to compare this new release whether it is Pablo Casals (who first discovered these works), Jacqueline du Pre, Mstislav Rostropovich, Janos Starker, or Yo-Yo Ma to name just a few. Inbal Megiddo
Cotick's Caprices
Paganini: Capriccio Tomas Cotik, violin. Monica Ohuchi, piano (tracks 1 & 19) Centaur 4130 Total Time: 77:05 Recording: ****/****...
Shining Light into the Baroque
Into the Light: Rediscovered Chamber Music by Christoph Graupner and others Musicians of the Old Post Road: Suzanne Strumpf, traverso. Sarah Darling, violin and viola. Jesse Irons, violin. Marcia Cassidy, viola. Daniel Ryan, cello. Benjamin Katz, harpsichord. OPR Recordings OPR001 Also available digitally. Total Time: 57:08 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** Based in Boston, the Musicians of the Old Post Road are a chamber group that focuses on the performance o
French Cello Music Discoveries
Passages: French Cello Works Louise Dubin, cello. Spencer Myer, piano .Julia Bruskin, cello. Bridge 9597 Total Time: 50:13 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** Passages features a collection of mostly lesser-known works for solo cello by French composers, several here receiving their world premiere recordings. Louise Dubin performs with the Baltimore and New Jersey Symphonies and is noted for her research on composer Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884) whose music and
Some General Updates
It has been a rather full Fall working on a variety of composition projects including a multi-movement orchestral work whose shape is still in progress. So far there are 2 movements with one of them being a passacaglia. The holiday music continues to be popular both in the chamber music pieces and in the choral selections all of which are linked to JW Pepper from the WORKS LIST page. Rejoice-A Holiday Overture was one of the projects from this Fall with a slight reworking o
McAllister Saxophone Encore Premieres
Project Encore, Volume 2 Timothy McAllister, alto/soprano saxophonesLiz Ames, piano. Neuma Records 235 Total Time: 67:48 Recording: ...
Classical Beethoven Performances in a New Cycle from Young Hyun Cho
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 12-15 Young Hyun Cho, piano. Blue Griffin Records 685 Total Time: 72:17 Recording: ****/****...
Voices Outside the Western Orbit: Music of Hatzis and Sorabji
Orbiting Garden William Hobbs, piano. Blue Griffin Records 689 Total Time: 77:35 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** ...
New Beethoven Piano Cycle Launched
Beethoven: Heroic to Hammerklavier David Korevaar, piano. Prospero Classical Recordings 111 Disc One: Total Time: 71:17 Disc Two: Total...
2025 Annual July 4th Curated Concert
Admittedly, this year was hard to get excited about creating my annual pops 4th of July "concert". But, we all need a little music so...
