SACD, Adams, J (composer)
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Hammond casts her net with a flairfulness and acuity ‘rich in contrast’ (to purloin Sofia Gubaidulina’s description of her 1963 Chaconne which, under Hammond’s exhilaratingly determined fingers,... — More…
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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John Adams: Naive and Sentimental Music & Absolute Jest
Doric String Quartet, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
The RSNO’s playing captures all the delicacy, grandeur and zing of Adams’s complex score, while the Doric String Quartet brings sumptuous sweetness and laser-like clarity to its solo part…There... — More…
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Orchestral
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Special offer. Music for a Time of War
Jeffrey Work (trumpet), Sanford Sylvan (baritone), Jun Iawsaki (violin)
Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar
Music for a Time of War is a compelling and inspired example of intelligent programme planning, and it’s extremely well played by the Oregon Symphony conducted by Carlos Kalmar… The live recorded... — More…
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the RSNO under Peter Oundjian manage very effectively to project this single sweep of sound from beginning to end. Brass and percussion stand out for all the right reasons...but it's really... — More…