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Downbeat: Erika Dohi “Myth of Tomorrow” Review
Album News, Reviews 2/14/26 Album News, Reviews 2/14/26

Downbeat: Erika Dohi “Myth of Tomorrow” Review

Phil Freeman of Downbeat Magazine reviews “Myth of Tomorrow”.

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The Guardian: The Blind Banister – Original, Arresting and Eclectic
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/28/24 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/28/24

The Guardian: The Blind Banister – Original, Arresting and Eclectic

“These three works from Timo Andres showcase the US composer’s distinctive and accomplished musical language… It’s a highly accomplished disc all round.”

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Multigifted Timo Andres Morphs From Pianist To Composer For Premiere
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/27/24 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/27/24

Multigifted Timo Andres Morphs From Pianist To Composer For Premiere

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Composer/Pianist Timo Andres Is Having a Week
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/19/24 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/19/24

Composer/Pianist Timo Andres Is Having a Week

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Two Sides of Timo Andres
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/18/24 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/18/24

Two Sides of Timo Andres

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Gravitating towards American music – interview with Timo Andres
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/18/24 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 3/18/24

Gravitating towards American music – interview with Timo Andres

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New York Times: In A Grove one of the Best Classical Music Albums of 2023
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews 12/21/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews 12/21/23

New York Times: In A Grove one of the Best Classical Music Albums of 2023

“A vividly immersive thriller... not a word or note is without purpose, and both are captured, if not enhanced, in this richly produced recording.”

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Textura 2023 Top Picks: In a Grove
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 12/6/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 12/6/23

Textura 2023 Top Picks: In a Grove

In a Grove provides further confirmation of Cerrone's singular gifts and why he's justly regarded as one of today's leading composers

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BBC Music Magazine: In A Grove Review
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews 8/11/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews 8/11/23

BBC Music Magazine: In A Grove Review

Steph Power from BBC Music Magazine rates In A Grove with five out of five stars.

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AnEarful: Monthly Listening
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 8/7/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 8/7/23

AnEarful: Monthly Listening

The way they create a soundscape in the recording really captures the mysterious and immersive spirit of Akutagawa’s work. It’s immersive, it's compulsively listenable.

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Gramophone: In A Grove Review
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 8/5/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 8/5/23

Gramophone: In A Grove Review

In A Grove is an engrossing and complete experience... Cerrone evokes the fragility of memory from the outset... Metropolis articulates his economical writing for nine players with vivid nuance.

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New York Times: Five Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 7/27/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 7/27/23

New York Times: Five Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now

In A Grove is vividly produced… not a mere document of the premiere, but a creation of its own, carefully considered for the studio… commanding attention until the end.

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Cultural Attaché: New In Music This Week
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 7/21/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 7/21/23

Cultural Attaché: New In Music This Week

Our top pick is “In A Grove.” This is an opera that will linger long in my memory. Now it can find a place in your memory with the release of this album. I love it and can’t wait to see a full production (hopefully sooner as opposed to later).

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Textura: "In a Grove" Review
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 7/16/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 7/16/23

Textura: "In a Grove" Review

In A Grove provides further confirmation of Cerrone's singular gifts and why he's justly regarded as one of today's leading composers.

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“In A Grove” on TIDAL’s The Avant Garden
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 7/12/23 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews Katherine Fortunato 7/12/23

“In A Grove” on TIDAL’s The Avant Garden

Our new album, In A Grove, is featured at the top of the TIDAL Avant Garden playlist , and also featured prominently on the Classical page in the TIDAL app.

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WRUU: Interview with Christopher Cerrone and Stephanie Fleischmann
Album News, Albums, Reviews, Interviews Katherine Fortunato 7/11/23 Album News, Albums, Reviews, Interviews Katherine Fortunato 7/11/23

WRUU: Interview with Christopher Cerrone and Stephanie Fleischmann

“In A Grove” composer Christopher Cerrone and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann recently spoke with Dave Lake at WRUU in Savannah.

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Musical America: “In A Grove” Review
Album News, Albums, Reviews, Interviews Katherine Fortunato 7/7/23 Album News, Albums, Reviews, Interviews Katherine Fortunato 7/7/23

Musical America: “In A Grove” Review

Christopher Cerrone’s haunting opera In a Grove is a good example of how to create something original and modern out of a timeless classic. Cerrone’s atmospheric score is deep and magical.

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VAN Magazine: Trust the Truths on “In a Grove”
Album News, Albums, Reviews, Interviews Katherine Fortunato 6/15/23 Album News, Albums, Reviews, Interviews Katherine Fortunato 6/15/23

VAN Magazine: Trust the Truths on “In a Grove”

Chris Cerrone talks about the adaptation process, his favorite Billie Eilish song, the influence of his wife, and how he built an entire opera out of two chords.

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Albums, Reviews 4/22/19 Albums, Reviews 4/22/19

National Sawdust Log: Playlist (Waves of light)

“William Brittelle – Spiritual America – Wye Oak, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Metropolis Ensemble/Andrew Cyr (New Amsterdam/Nonesuch; due May 3, 2019)”

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Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews 3/13/19 Album Quotes, Albums, Reviews 3/13/19

WNYC: Captivating Chamber-Electro-Pop by Emily Wells with Metropolis Ensemble

For this world is too ___ for you, Emily Wells works in the space between art-pop and neoclassical chamber music using electronic and acoustic instruments and hip-hop production in elegant layers to support her singular and dramatic vocals.

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