Dan Franklin Smith / B. Tommy Andersson / Gävle Symphoniorkester
(Sterling #1034)
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“…a dazzling soloist.”
—BBC Music Magazine
“…an ideal exponent.”
—Gramophone
“…gives [this premiere recording] a rousingly committed and bravura send-off.”
—Fanfare
“The performance is absolutely superb, and represents the recording debut of a truly exceptional new pianist…”
—D.C. Classical Buyer (Washington)
Dan Franklin Smith / Michail Jurowski / Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra
(Sterling #1056)
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“The interpretive results…remarkable.”
—Crescendo (Germany)
“The performances are both brilliant….plays with a real flair for these works.”
—The American Record Guide
“…a magically performed Third Concerto…an example of profundity and sincerity in the silver-plated realms of the romantic piano concerto.”
—musicweb.uk.net
“All of the musicians master these high-level scores with confidence….With such a recording, Huber’s music rates as one of the discoveries of the year!
Interpretation: XXXXX (Excellent)”
—Fono Forum (Germany)
PROGRAM:
Beethoven – Six Variations, Opus 34
Beethoven/Liszt – Adelaide
Debussy – Images, Book II
Cloches à travers les feuilles / Et la lune descends sur le temple qui fût / Poissons d’or
Chopin – Grande Valse Brillante, Opus 18 / Grande Valse, Opus 42 / Ballade, Opus 52
This $12 recording is available through CONTACT page.
Coming soon!
Beethoven – Piano Concerto #3, Op. 37
Live performance at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Armstrong
Dan Franklin Smith, Pianist
La Vida Iberiana is a rich tapas of composers from Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Puerto Rico and America. It includes styles as disparate as nuevo tango, jazz, folk music (plena), Late Romantic improvisation (La Maja y el Ruisenor) and more. For a list of selections, see PROGRAM page.
Produced by Musica de Camara, celebrating its 30th year of presenting Puerto Rican and Hispanic classical musicians in concert. Hundreds of concerts in venues such as Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, Merkin Concert Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of Art have also included non-Hispanic artists, of which Dan Franklin Smith is a favorite. Musica de Camara also brings classical music to those who have no access to traditional concert venues, traveling to learning institutions, community centers and museums.
This $15 recording is available through CONTACT page.
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