Blue
Griffin Recording is an independent recording label and full service
recording company. We are located in Lansing, Michigan.
Recording engineer and producer Sergei Kvitko
has completed degrees in music from Russia and the US, including
Doctorate in Piano Performance from Michigan State University. (Read more...) BGR
uses the highest quality equipment to achieve the superb sound that has
been praised by Gramophone ("vividly detailed, vibrant sonics"), and American Record Guide ("The recording is
close to ideal, rich but clear, truthful, and immediate") among others.
(Read more reviews...)
Blue
Griffin is a unique label as it follows creation of the CD from
beginning to end, from setting up the microphones, recording, editing
and mastering, graphic design and printing, to distribution,
advertising and sales. (View full Catalog...)
World premiere recording of Ricky Ian Gordon’s most personal and
intimate work, written in search of solace from grief after the loss of
his partner, Jeffrey Grossi, to AIDS, and following their last few
months together. Hailed as “a triumph”, ”superb mini-opera”, “a
masterpiece” by Opera Today, American Record Guide and others, every
live performance of the piece becomes a cathartic experience and leaves
the audience transformed and uplifted. The original cast of the
production – the superb Miami String Quartet and the rising star of
opera and recital stage baritone Jesse Blumberg – is beautifully
captured in the fabulous setting of Blue Griffin’s The Ballroom studio
with the loving guidance of the composer himself.
For artists bios, liner notes, poetry, sound samples and to purchase the CD please click the cover imag.
Blue Griffin is proud to announce the debut CD from Helix Collective (Sarah Robinson, flute; Phil Popham,
oboe; Meghan Schaut, piano). Includes two world premiere recordings -
Charles Ruggiero's "Variations On and By", and Phil Popham's
"Pharmacy".
Blue Griffin is proud to present the debut recording from the Richter Uzur DUO (Brad Richter, guitar
& Viktor Uzur, cello) This CD will take you on a wild ride from classics to
classic rock and from contemporary composition to folk (sometimes within one track!). Join this
explosive group as they cover the territory between Albeniz and
Zeppelin with their new and exciting arrangements.
Chih-Long Hu's "Formosa Caprices" recieves high praise in American press:
American Record Guide writes: "Chih-Long Hu... plays with nuance and vividness, and the recording is excellent." (read full review)
Fanfare Magazine writes: "Chih-Long Hu is a superb proponent of all of this music, and the excellent recording (Sergei Kvitko was both producer and engineer) supports Hu’s efforts perfectly. This is a fascinating release that would be so easy to bypass while browsing in a record store. Do try it." (read full review)
Summer at Blue Griffin, or "Summertime, and living is BUSY..."
Summer is over, and it has been the busiest one at the Ballroom yet.
Here are some of the projects and sessions that happened over the
summer with artists from all over the country (click on "read more" for details):
Pianist Ralph Votapek; Trio Kapell (violinist Steven Shipps, cellist Pablo Mahave-Veglia and
pianist Steven Swedish); Sistrum, Lansing Women's Chorus; pianis Logan Skelton; Richter-Uzur Duo (guitarist Brad Richter and cellist Viktor Uzur); The Verdehr Trio; The Helix Collective (Sarah Robinson, flute, Phil Popham, oboe and
Meghan Schaut, piano); mezzo-soprano Patricia Green; piniast Ling-Ju Lai; pinaist Ivan Moshchuk; singer Jim Noble & pinaist Doug Austin; pianist Irena Portenko; composer Ricky Ian Gordon; baritone Jesse Blumberg and Miami String Quartet; pianist Juyeon Kang; pianist Nicholas Roth
Blue
Griffin Recording is an independent recording label and full service
recording company. We are located in Lansing, Michigan.
