June 25, 2014

Modern Art Orchestra Plays the Music of Kristóf Bascó

Circular
BMC CD 204

Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit

First Blow

PNL Records PNL 021

Graham Collier

Luminosity-The Last Suites

Jazzcontinuum GCM 2014

Barry Guy New Orchestra

Amphi, Radio Rondo

Intakt CD 235

Danielle Palardy Roger

Le Caillou

Ambiances Magnetiques AM 215 CD

Something In The Air: Translating a Singular Vision to a Large Ensemble

By Ken Waxman

Reflecting one person’s imagination, musical composition is an intimate art. But, especially if the creation is wide ranging and sonically multihued, sympathetic interpreters are needed to express the composer’s vision. As this group of CDs demonstrates, notable interpretations of a composer’s singular vision can illuminate the writers’ concepts. MORE