DeLange, Berlin Review Frank DeLange is a Dutch neo-romantic composer and pianist specializing in his passion for writing for solo piano. As DeLange experiences music in colors and shapes (a condition called chromesthesia, or sound-to-color synesthesia), he crafts every composition like a painting. DeLange became comfortable with the great piano composers from the romantic and … Read more
Isata Kanneh-Mason, Summertime Review Classical pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason is back with a new album titled Summertime. The album is the follow-up to her 2019 award-winning debut album, Romance. It includes a world-premiere recording of a Samuel Coleridge-Taylor piece and has the vibrant young pianist bringing her signature flair to a diverse program. The performance is centered around Samuel … Read more
Tippett Quartet, Penderecki: Complete Music for String Quartet and String Trio Review The Tippett Quartet has been delighting critics and audiences for over a decade and a half. Their virtuosic performances and attractive programming have been heard at BBC Proms, Cheltenham Festival, Snape Proms, and numerous festivals throughout the UK and abroad, including tours of … Read more
Paul Cortese & Óscar Martín, York Bowen: Viola Sonata No 1 in C minor, Op 18. Review Paul Cortese is a violist that is a part of the Larsen Strings Family and plays Virtuoso strings. The Principal violist says, “Larsen Virtuoso strings are very responsive and colourful, somehow inviting many colour changes and solid intonation. … Read more
Pat Metheny, Road To The Sun Review Pat Metheny is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and twenty-time GRAMMY-winner. Metheny’s creative career spans nearly five decades, with his musical style crossing many genre boundaries. Metheny is now releasing his latest project titled Road To The Sun, his debut for BMG Modern Recordings. The album is a collection of two … Read more
Swetlana Meermann-Muret, Miniatures Russes Review Swetlana Meermann-Muret is a Russian-born pianist that comes from a family of musicians. Meermann-Muret studied at the Special School of Art for gifted children and won First Prize at the first Konstantin Igumnov Piano Competition. She was awarded a scholarship from her city and from the Russian government. Meermann-Muret has … Read more
Mariano García, Hommage Review Mariano García is releasing a new album titled, Hommage. Inspired by the idea of focusing attention on a new saxophone and piano repertoire, which, although thoroughly modern, has its roots based on a long-standing tradition in chamber music’s repertoire. García’s passion for the colour and details the interaction of these instruments create … Read more
Ghost Coast Choir, Missionary Lover Review Ghost Coast Choir is a contemporary classical choral ensemble that is pushing the boundaries of choral music. With the prime directive to make beautiful classical choral music accessible to all. The idea started in connection with a live concert at C/O Pop in Cologne in 2015 when Thorben Seierø and … Read more
Raphaela Gromes, Klengel, Schumann: Romantic Cello Concertos Review Raphaela Gromes is a cellist whose first recordings were done with her longtime piano partner Julian Riem and released on the Farao Music label in 2014. Since 2016, she has joined SONY Classical as an exclusive artist. In September 2018, her first SONY-CD of the works of … Read more
Makoto Nakura, Bach Parallels Review Makoto Nakura was born in Kobe, Japan, and began to play the marimba at eight. He earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Musashino College in Tokyo. He continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, from which he was named an Associate. For over a quarter … Read more