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First Hand Records

Listening During Covid, Part 12: Adventures in Ethnic and National Diversity

I am honestly puzzled by the casualness or, at times, ferocity with which some people nowadays reject classical music as inherently narrow or elitist.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Bridge Records, First Hand Records, Harmonia Mundi, Ieva Jokubaviciute, Itamar Zorman, order Crossing Choir and Instrumental Ensembles, Ralph P. Locke, Stella: Renaissance Gems and Their Reflections, Un Milagro de fe (A Miracle of Faith), Violin Odyssey, vol. 3

Classical Album Review: Orion Weiss’s “Arc 1” — Crafting a Strong Sense of Impending Doom

The album serves up exceptional stuff, even if the program’s a touch macabre and pianist Orion Weiss’s well-written liner notes make uncomfortable connections between the world of pre-World War 1 Europe and our own pandemic-riddled age.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Arc 1, First Hand Records, Orion Weiss

Classical CD Reviews: Michael Brown’s Piano Works, Ferdinand Ries Piano Concertos, and Andris Nelsons’ Bruckner Symphony no. 4

Variations and fugues are the overriding themes of pianist/composer Michael Brown’s captivating new album. If you’re an Andris Nelsons fan, this Deutsche Grammophon album won’t disappoint, and a disc that features three pieces by composer Ferdinand Ries, who was friendly with Beethoven, is worth hearing.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Bruckner Symphony no. 4, Deutsche Gramophon, Ferdinand Ries Piano Concertos, First Hand Records, Hyperion, Michael Brown Piano Works

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