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piano-small.jpg 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...)patch2-small.jpg

Since 2006-07 season Blue Griffin and First Presbyterian Church of Lansing sponsor the "FINE ARTS SERIES" . ( Read more about the series ...)

 

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Cello plus... Volume I

Cello plus... Volume I

Ruggero Allifranchini, Suren Bagratuni, Dmitri Berlinsky, Steven Copes, Lei Hou, Ilya Kaler, Randolph Kelly, Natalia Khoma, Deborah Moriarty, Daniel Panner, Stephen Prutsman, Dov Scheindlin, Richard Sherman, Ralph Votapek, I-Fu Wang
$14.99
   

 

Artists Bios  

 

Track Listing (Click for a 1-minute preview)    
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F. Schubert Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 929    
1. I Allegro    
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J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049    
2. II Andante    
3. III Presto    
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F. Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 20    
4 II Andante    
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J. Harbison Piano Quintet    
5. III Intermezzo    
6. IV Burletta    
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B. Martinu Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano    
7. I Poco allegretto    
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J. Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor , Op. 34    
8. I Allegro non troppo    
9. IV Finale    
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Ruggero Allifranchini, violin (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9); Suren Bagratuni, cello (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9); Dmitri Berlinsky, violin (2, 3, 8, 9); Christopher Hoyt Butler, double bass (2, 3); Steven Copes, violin (1, 5, 6); Lei Hou, violin (1, 5, 6); Ilya Kaler, violin (4); Randolph Kelly, viola (2, 3, 4, 8, 9); Natalia Khoma, cello (4, 5, 6); Deborah Moriarty, harpsichord (2, 3) piano (5, 6); Daniel Panner, viola (4); Stephen Prutsman, piano (7); Dov Scheindlin, viola (5, 6); James Scott, flute (2, 3); Richard Sherman, flute (2, 3, 7); Ralph Votapek, piano (1, 8, 9); I-Fu Wang, violin (4)

   

Produced and
engineered by
Dr. Sergei Kvitko

Recorded live in the Music Auditorium at Michigan State University on April 7, 2004 (Track 1); April 7, 2001 (Tracks 2,3); April 14, 2002 (Track 4); April 9, 2004 (Tracks 5,6,7); April 6, 2001 (Track 8,9)

Cover graphic concept by Marcelo Garcia

Graphics by Robert Hammer