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The American Record Guide called Kernis’s settings, of the Psalms in particular, gorgeous and sublimely moving in his Simple Songs disc, recently released on Albany Records, also noting Kernis is among our most accomplished lyricists, and his music is always worth your time.
Mr. Fain was the soloist, and he blazed through some of Mr. Glass’s flashiest riffs with impressive authority.
The Violin Concerto got an arresting performance, crowned by Tim Fain, an incredible artist who drew us in…The conclusion here is furious. The fabulous artist Fain captures it all.
Of Fain’s performance with the American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall: What imprinted itself on the memory, though, was his great lyricism, the exciting weight of expression, and the human ebb and flow of emotions.
Jalbert’s piece was grounded in the tonal language and structures of the past, yet is willing to extend them into a contemporary rhetoric. The subscribers reported that they would welcome the chance to hear the piece again; BCMS should take them up on it!
Michael Who? Boriskin, Virtuoso of the Piano. When I think back over the many performances this year that have given me hope for the future of Western classical music, a name very near the top of my list is that of Michael Boriskin.
