Music Web International Reviews Two Blue Griffin Albums
New album from HAVEN TRIO (Lindsay Kesselman, Kimberly Cole Luevano and Midori Koga) with special guest Allison Rich, performing music of acclaimed American composer Lee R. Kesselman
Croatian American pianist Vedrana Subotić presents a fascinating album that combines the collection of her favorite traditional folk songs from the former Yugoslavia arranged for piano by Christopher O’Riley and Igor Iachimciuc with Sonata in B Minor by Franz Liszt, a work that is deeply indebted to the composer’s Hungarian background and his Balkan roots.
Music Web International reviews two new Blue Griffin releases:
Lee R. Kesselman’s ”would that loving were enough” album:
“fascinating and many-sided programme, that should convert some sceptical listeners to give contemporary music a listen”
Vedrana Subotic’s “Chiaroscuro”:
a powerhouse performance that really grips the listener from the first moments and doesn’t let go until the gradually descending notes, which create yet more drama, ending the sonata and leaving the listener with a feeling of awe.
This disc, with its intriguing choice of folk-inspired music in the most attractive arrangements and the Liszt sonata, delivers a fascinating programme that introduces listeners to repertoire most will not have come across, all of it capable of weaving a magic all of its own.