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Stinkweeds: New Releases & Staff Picks - 3/22/24
Album News 3/22/24 Album News 3/22/24

Stinkweeds: New Releases & Staff Picks - 3/22/24

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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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NPR: 50 Albums Coming Out This Spring
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums Katherine Fortunato 3/12/24 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums Katherine Fortunato 3/12/24

NPR: 50 Albums Coming Out This Spring

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Stereogum: Wye Oak Announce Shriek Reimaginings With Composer William Brittelle
Album News, Album Preview Katherine Fortunato 2/20/24 Album News, Album Preview Katherine Fortunato 2/20/24

Stereogum: Wye Oak Announce Shriek Reimaginings With Composer William Brittelle

Stereogum previews Wye Oak’s upcoming album, Shriek.

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Brooklyn Vegan: New Songs Out Today
Album News Katherine Fortunato 2/20/24 Album News Katherine Fortunato 2/20/24

Brooklyn Vegan: New Songs Out Today

Brooklyn Vegan staff picks Wye Oak’s Logic of Color from their recent album, Shriek Variations.

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A guiding hand in the darkness: Timo Andres discusses his ‘The Blind Banister’ and his performance this weekend with Oregon Symphony
Album News, Album Quotes, Albums Katherine Fortunato 2/7/24 Album News, Album Quotes, Albums Katherine Fortunato 2/7/24

A guiding hand in the darkness: Timo Andres discusses his ‘The Blind Banister’ and his performance this weekend with Oregon Symphony

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Timo Andres New Album Releasing March 22 on Nonesuch Records
Album News, Albums, Press Release Katherine Fortunato 1/31/24 Album News, Albums, Press Release Katherine Fortunato 1/31/24

Timo Andres New Album Releasing March 22 on Nonesuch Records

Nonesuch releases composer Timo Andres’ new studio album, The Blind Banister, on March 22, 2024 featuring pianist Timo Andres, cellist Inbal Segev, and Metropolis Ensemble conducted by Andrew Cyr.

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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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