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...)
This is one of the most enjoyable two-piano records to come my way in a
long time. Four composers with different compositional styles makes for
a balanced and varied program, each one flawlessly performed.
This is very well recorded, bright and clear, and offers the
opportunity to hear all of the great detail that 20 fingers can conjure
up. Don’t miss it!
In July/August 2008 issue of American Record Guide Nicholas Roth's traversal of Complete Lyric Pieces was mentioned in a review of another recording. Here's what Donald Vroon had to say about Blue Griffin's release:
It was handy to compare to Nicholas Roth on Blue Griffin (July/Aug 2007). Immediately ou notice the wonderful sound of the Blue Griffin release. The piano is beautiful, in tune, and never clattery or irritating but still very immediate. Rarely do we hear such balanced, beautiful piano sound. I suspect that many people who record the instrument don’t really like it.
Then you notice that the pianist has a big range of sound. He can be quite gentle and delicate and yet quite emphatic in the same piece. You notice his sense of rhythm and flow, his phrasing. He is not especially gentle or pretty (as .... is), but he has character. Nor is he slow and meditative (as ....often is); his tempos are lively but not too fast, and the music has “swing”. Notice, please, that Mr Roth does all ten sets of Lyric Pieces. If you want a complete set —and eventually you should have them all— Roth is a good choice.
A new CD from pianist, recording engineer and producer Sergei Kvitko
contains Schumann's Kinderszenen, Debussy's Children's Corner and
Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
...thoroughly enjoyable disc with imaginative musical ideas and impressive pianism. - Ralph Votapek. ...beautiful recording; thoughtful and powerful playing, infused with poetry and wisdom! - Arthur Green
For more information and streaming visit www.sergeikvitko.com
This debut recording of pianist Quentin Kim includes works
by Weber, Brahms, Saint-Sans, Liszt as well as Kim’s own compositions. Quentin
Kim boasts degrees from Yale and Juilliard as well as prizes at national and
international competitions.“Listening
to him is an experience of pure pleasure” - Jerome Lowenthal; “elegant
virtuosity and unfailingly polished playing” - Boris Berman; “extremely beautiful from all points of view” - Claude Frank.
Blue
Griffin Recording is an independent recording label and full service
recording company. We are located in Lansing, Michigan.
