| Blue Griffin Recording Newsletter Issue 001 April 2006 | If you have problems reading this newsletter you can read it on-line here | | Dear Friends,
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Thank you for your support, Sergei Kvitko | In this issue: | | "MARUFO VEGA" - New CD from Folias | Folias's newest release features world premiere recording of their Despoblado Suite, original versions of Argentine tangos, and two new arrangements of works by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Folias’ desert inspired composition, Despoblado Suite, showcases their intimate rapport, crossing boundaries between jazz improvisation and classical composition, combining moments of meditation with musical humor. Joining Folias on their Argentine tango arrangements are Amol Khanapurkar on tablas, Paul Nolen on saxophone, and Blue Griffin producer, Sergei Kvitko, on pipe organ. | |
| Richard Sherman's "The French Album" gets a glowing review in Fanfare | The French Album | | Price: $14.99
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| Here are some of the highlights from Jerry Dubins' review: "In its playing, its recording, and most of all its music this is an enchanting disk" " I cannot imagine any of this music being more beautifully and lovingly played than it is here by these two performers... High praise and recomendation on all counts" Read Full Review |
| Blue Griffin participates in international CD releases on Naxos, DUX and Crystal Records Naxos released a CD of William Bolcom's Four Violin Sonatas performed by Solomia Soroka and Arthur Greene. The CD was recorded in Ann Arbor by David Lau as recording engineer and Sergei Kvitko as producer. It is already enjoying great reviews. Read more... The venerable Verdehr Trio's latest CDs ("International Connections" on Crystal Records, USA and "Music from France" on DUX, Poland) credit Sergei Kvitko as recording engineer and digital editor. Read more... |
| Featured Artist: Suren Bagratuni 
Hailed as "a cellist of uncommon attainments" by the Boston Globe, Suren Bagratuni was winner of the Silver Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition while still a student at the Moscow Conservatory. He has gone on to a distinguished international career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. In addition to performing throughout the former Soviet Union, he has toured world wide earning enthusiastic praise in both traditional and contemporary repertoire. Read more... |
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