by Ralph Graves | Feb 28, 2018 | Reviews
“Al Alva Venid” was originally released in 1995, and it sounds just as good now as it did then. Soprano Marta Almajano sings with a honeyed tone that blends beautifully with the vihuela and renaissance guitar. They’re played by José Miguel Moreno,...
by Ralph Graves | Feb 26, 2018 | Reviews
Carl Abel was a student of Johann Sebastian Bach and a business partner with his son Johann Christian. His music shares some of the qualities of the “London” Bach. The works on this collection come from two publications. Abel’s Opus 1 was published...
by Ralph Graves | Feb 23, 2018 | Social Media
I’m a regular contributor to the #ClassicsaDay feed on Twitter. At a speech in Poland on 7/6/17, the President said, “The world has never known anything like our community of nations. We write symphonies.” The next day #WeWriteSymphonies appeared on...
by Ralph Graves | Feb 23, 2018 | Social Media
One of the ongoing Twitter hashtag groups I participate with is #ClassicsaDay. The idea’s pretty simple: post a link to a classical work, and – in the body of the tweet – provide a little info about it. For March 2017, some of the participants decided to include a...
by Ralph Graves | Feb 21, 2018 | Reviews
Not everyone’s a fan of original instrumental performances. I am — especially when they’re done well. This release features Jean- François Madeuf performing Molter concertos with a natural trumpet and natural horn. And the results gave me a new...
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