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...)
One of the most exciting chamber groups on the musical horizon performs
Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Trio in A Minor, as well as world premiere
recording of Stephen Prutsman’s Concert Paraphrase on Themes from
Eugene Onegin, a showcase for trio’s virtuosic dazzle and musical
passion.
Acclaimed Canadian mezzo Patricia Green and pianist John Hess in a program of songs by internationally renowned composers. An important entry into discography of contemporary music, this CD includes works by Jonathan Harvey, R. Murray Schafer, Andre Hajdu, Willhelm Killmayer, Roberto Sierra and Lori Laitman.
Fanfare Magazine November/December issue features a triple dose of Sergei Kvitko:
- an interview "Talking with Blue Griffin's Sergei Kvitko": "His previous Blue Griffin recordings have been
widely praised for their rich and natural sound as a result of Kvitko’s
perfectionist engineering standards." (Read Full Article)
- spectacular review of his first solo piano CD "Of Lands and People Far Away": "...This is masterful, intuitive playing, albeit not without some
interesting quirks. His program is united by a pianism that embraces
the instrument as an ensemble of strings, as opposed to a row of
hammers... arresting artistry... an iconoclastic sense
for rubato rhythm and phrasing..." (Read Full Review)
- a very unexpected, but incredibly positive review of his music for "Dracula": "a well conceived, executed, and imaginative score. I have to say I
loved it. Kvitko’s music is entertaining, powerful, witty, even a bit
cheesy (in his own words), or tongue-in-cheek, while dramatically
illustrating the familiar story... terrific verve, sweeping orchestration..." (Read Full Review)
Viktor Uzur is a phenomenal cellist in a world currently replete with
outstanding cellists. His treatment of its opening measures is graced
by a truly singing
tone, spot-on intonation, and elegantly refined phrasing—virtues never
lost throughout the remainder of this recital.
Blue
Griffin Recording is an independent recording label and full service
recording company. We are located in Lansing, Michigan.
