May Film Music Overview
We are almost to the next potential summer blockbuster season and with that will come big action hopeful blockbusters to try and entice...
A Consoling Violin Recital
Consolations Margaret Maya Magub, violin. Hsin-I Huang, piano. CRD Records 3540 Total Time: 65:12 Recording: ****/**** Performance:...
Working the 9s: Chamber Music From Christopher Gordon
Christopher Gordon: Chamber Music Magic Fire Ensemble Magic Fire Music 007 Disc One: 15 tracks – 65:57 Disc Two: 8 tracks – 56:50...
Heffes Intimate Piano Release
Quite a number of years ago, I had the chance to hear the score for Touching the Void. This 2003 documentary/adventure film had a score...
Neo-Romantic Piano Sonatas From Australia
Vine: Complete Piano Sonatas Xiaoya Liu, piano Dynamic 7931 Total Time: 69:56 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** Australian...
A Little Spring Break
May is always a bit of a busy month with one semester coming to an end and then this year a 2-week intensive run through music history. ...
Catch a Ray with Variant 6
New Suns Variant 6 Open G Records 195269 164461 Total Time: 56:12 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** New Suns is the debut...
Digital Catch Up: A Few New Releases
A couple digital only releases to bring to everyone's attention this week from the Parma family of labels. Perhaps the most fascinating...
New Music from Michigan Composer David Colson
David Colson: Rise—Music in Times of Uncertainty Western Brass Quintet; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon., Matthew Strauss, percussion.; Clocks...
Wednesday New Film Music Overview
Taking a moment to catch up from the past month of recent film music releases now and mostly hitting the highlights. BuySoundtrax.com has...