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Sono Luminus

Classical Music Reviews: AEQUA, Philip Glass’s Symphony no. 11, and the Neave Trio plays Piazzolla

Aequa is one of the year’s standout new-music albums. Philip Glass’s Symphony no. 11 suggests that the veteran composer has more than a few tricks left up his sleeve. And Neave Trio’s Celebrating Piazzolla is a thoroughly delightful, engaging album.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: AEQUA, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Azica, International Contemporary Ensemble, Neave Trio, Orange Mountain Music, Philip Glass’s Symphony no. 11, Piazzolla, Sono Luminus

Classical Music CD Reviews: ROCO’s “Visions Take Flight,” Nordic Affect’s “He(a)r,” and “John Cage: Guitar.”

Visions Take Flight is one of those rarest of accomplishments: a contemporary music album that’s a sheer joy to listen to, from start to finish. And John Cage on guitar? Why not?

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Music, Review Tagged: Aaron Larget-Caplan, and John Cage: Guitar, He(a)r, Innova, Nordic Affect, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, ROCO, Sono Luminus, Stone Records, Visions Take Flight

Classical CD Review: Lorelei Ensemble’s “Impermanence” — Inspired

Lorelei Ensemble’s latest recording is awe-inspiring.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Impermanence, Lorelei Ensemble, Sono Luminus

Year-end CD Round-up, Part 2: Jurowski’s Tchaikovsky Symphonies, Strauss in St. Petersburg, Jasper Quartet’s “Unbound,” Walton Symphonies, and Howard Hersh’s Dancing at the Pink House

Highlights include an excellent Tchaikovsky symphony cycle in modern sound and one of the year’s best chamber-music albums.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Chandos, Dancing at the Pink House, Howard Hersh, Jasper Quartet, LPO Label, Onyx, Snow Leopard Music, Sono Luminus, Unbound, Vladimir Jurowski, Walton Symphonies

Classical CD Reviews: “Recurrence” and “Thrive on Routine” (Sono Luminus)

Why do such a high number of significant contemporary composers hail from Iceland?

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Review Tagged: Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Caleb Burhans, Caroline Shaw, Daniel Bjarnason, Hlynar Vilmarsson, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, John Luther Adams, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Recurrence, Sono Luminus, The American Contemporary Music Ensemble, Thurídor Jónsdóttir, Timo Andres

Classical CD Review: Michael Nicolas’ “Transitions” (Sono Luminus)

Overall, with Transitions Michael Nicolas proves himself a major cellist of his generation.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Anna Thorvaldsdottir, cellist, Cello Counterpoint, Flexura, Jamie E. Oliver la Rosa, Mario Davidovsky, Michael Nicolas, Sono Luminus, Steve-Reich, Synchronism no. 3, Transitions

Album Reviews: Danill Trifonov plays Rachmaninov and Michael Lewin plays Debussy

Michael Lewin’s new album must surely rank among the most poetic and sensitive Debussy recordings of recent memory.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Danill Trifonov, Debussy, Deutsche Grammophon, Michael Lewin, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sono Luminus, Starry Night, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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