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Lost Review Now Found – MusicWeb International Reviews Shostakovich Fragments – Volumes 1 and 2
Sometimes a review goes by the wayside, and becomes seemingly impossible to find. We’re happy to share some excerpts from one such review that we recently unearthed — Dominy Clements’ review of our Shostakovich Fragments, Vol. 1 & 2 recordings. It’s now officially back on the MusicWeb International site, so take a look at some… Continue Reading
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The Talented Joan Enric Lluna
Two of the past three (Gershwin & Kern and In Friendship) Alexander String Quartet releases have featured guest artist Joan Enric Lluna, and as we’ve let you know, he’s the reason behind the Gershwin & Kern release, so we wanted to share a little more about this wonderfully talented musician. Joan Enric Lluna is a… Continue Reading
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Alexander String Quartet – Gershwin & Kern – Release Day!
Release Day! Gershwin & Kern The Alexander String Quartet & Joan Enric Lluna Foghorn Classics CD2008 The Alexander String Quartet, now in its 31st season and among the world’s premiere chamber ensembles, releases a vibrant new recording of much-loved music by George Gershwin and Jerome Kern on its Foghorn Classics label. The quartet is joined… Continue Reading
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Songs of Jerome Kern – Gershwin and Kern
New Alexander String Quartet release Gershwin & Kern features six songs by Jerome Kern. Here are some brief notes on these well-known songs: The transcriptions of six Kern songs for string quartet heard on this disc were copyrighted in January 1942, nearly four years before Kern’s death, and the published score notes that these songs… Continue Reading
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Stream Gershwin’s “Lullaby for String Quartet” for a limited time!
Stream the final track from Gershwin & Kern, Lullaby for String Quartet, by George Gershwin for a limited time via SoundCloud! Take a listen now to the full work before we take it down after the release date on the 14th! Gerswhin & Kern: Track 11 — Lullaby for String Quartet (Gershwin): The conclusion of… Continue Reading
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Song-Pluggers of Gershwin and Kern
We continue looking through the liner notes of the Gershwin & Kern recording as we approach it’s impending release — August 14th! Today, we share author Eric Bromberger’s notes on Gershwin and Kern as contemporaries: George Gershwin and Jerome Kern were contemporaries, and their careers ran along parallel paths. Both began their careers as “song-pluggers,”… Continue Reading
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Stream “The Way You Look Tonight” from Gershwin and Kern!
We’re just over a couple of weeks away from the Gershwin & Kern CD release, but in the meantime, you can get a sample of the album with this full streaming track: Track 6: “The Way You Look Tonight” by Jerome Kern Stream via SoundCloud Continue Reading
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In Friendship Gets Highest Rating from RITMO Magazine
Spanish Publication RITMO Magazine gave In Friendship a ****A rating — the highest rating their reviewers award. Below is are some translated quotes from the review, as well as a link to the PDF of the full review in the original Spanish. “Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 74 by the Valencian composer César Cano… Continue Reading
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El Pais Reviews In Friendship – Cano and Brahms
Spanish publication El Pais reviewed our last Joan Enric Lluna collaboration, In Friendship featuring the music of César Cano and Brahms. The following is a translation of the original Spanish review: Cano and Brahms: From enigma to placidity A few months ago in Castelló and Valencia (Spain) a new piece by Cesar Cano was… Continue Reading
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How a recording featuring Gershwin started in Spain
How does the idea for a recording of two great American composers get started in Spain? Well, take a look at an excerpt from the Gershwin & Kern Liner notes to find out: “The path to this disc of quintessentially American music was long and circuitous; it involves the contributions of many different people over… Continue Reading
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Gershwin & Kern dedication to Freda Silberman
Gershwin & Kern Dedication to Freda Silberman on the occasion of her ninetieth Birthday! From the Gershwin & Kern Liner Note Dedication: All the Things You Are… Given the intimate nature of the chamber music art form, it should be expected that it would engender, along with beautiful sounds, beautiful relationships. When the Alexander… Continue Reading
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Gershwin & Kern Track Listing
Since the nice review from Fanfare Magazine for our upcoming Gerswhin & Kern release was published, folks have been asking about what exactly is on this new CD. So today, we’re sharing the full Gershwin & Kern track listing! George Gershwin: From the “Porgy & Bess” Suite” – arranged by Carl Davis: Summertime A Woman… Continue Reading
