May 6, 2013
Matt Haimovitz & Cincinnati Symphony
Philip Glass, Cello Concerto No. 2 (Orange Mountain)
3.5/4 stars
Category Archives: Album Review
Buffalo News: Listening Post: Liszt by O’Riley
May 5, 2013
Liszt, O’Riley’s Liszt performed by pianist Christopher O’Riley (Oxingale, two discs). In one sense, this is a glorious – indeed, somewhat hilarious – anachronism Continue reading
All About Jazz: Christopher O’Riley: O’Riley’s Lizst
May 3, 2013
O’Riley’s Liszt – 2-CD Set
Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt (1811-86) made a career as the consummate concert showoff. He fully learned to be a showoff from fiddler Nicolo Paganini (1782—1840), who, with Liszt, championed the idea of the “Artist as Hero.” Previously, Continue reading
Jewishjournal.com: Matt Haimovitz: Global yet grounded
March 20, 2013
Speaking by phone from Montreal, Israeli-born cellist Matt Haimovitz revealed that he’s a great admirer of the American singer Nina Simone. Looking at his life and career, one can easily see why. Like Simone, Haimovitz is admired for his solid classical grounding, eclecticism, improvisatory brilliance and the fact that he defies easy classification. Continue reading
AUDIOPHILE AUDITION: PAUL MORAVEC: “Northern Lights Electric” = Wonderful set of works from this Very American Composer! ****
March 17, 2013
PAUL MORAVEC: “Northern Lights Electric” = Northern Lights Electric; Clarinet Concerto; Sempre Diritto!; Montserrat: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra – David Krakauer, clarinet/Matt Haimovitz, cello/Boston Modern Orch. Project/Gil Rose – BMOP/sound 1024; 70:42 [Distr. by Albany] ****:
Paul Moravec’s music, for me, is consistently bracing, exhilarating and entertaining. Continue reading
WFMT: Music of Paul Moravec
January 27, 2013
Moravec: Montserrat (Cello Concerto) (22:28) BMOP/Sound
Matt Haimovitz, cello; Boston Modern Orchestra Project / Gil Rose
Moravec’s cello concerto pays tribute to Pablo Casals and the mountaintop monastery that became Continue reading
Fanfare: Light and Line: The Music of Laura Elise Schwendinger
January 26, 2013
You know you have talent to burn, Continue reading
NPR: Musical Google Earth: Composer Paul Moravec’s Sense Of Place
January 22 2013
“Location, location, location” is the mantra of real estate, but for centuries geographical locales have also been a boon to the imagination of many a composer. Continue reading
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: ‘Shuffle.Play.Listen’ mixes pop, classical genres
October , 2012
“Shuffle.Play.Listen” is a work in progress.
Friday’s concert by cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley (NPR’s “From the Top”) is built around their two-CD album of the same name, but the music won’t necessarily be the same.
The album combines music of Stravinsky and Radiohead, Leoš Janáček and Cocteau Twins, and is an invitation to hit “shuffle play.” Continue reading
Arts Journal, Sandow: Programming for a new audience — Shuffle.Play.Listen
July 17, 2012
Shuffle.Play.Listen — that’s the title of a Matt Haimovitz/Christopher O’Riley double CD, which I should have blogged about ages ago, especially after I heard Chris and Matt play a version of it live.
Among much else, it revolutionizes the cello/piano repertoire. Continue reading
