For January 2022 the Classics a Day Team decided to go back a century. The challenge this month is to post classical works associated with the year 1922. It can be a composition that was completed, published, or premiered that year. It can even be a work recorded for the first time in 1922. It […]
Rebecca Clarke
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Lucie Bartholomäi crushes it with female
The sale sheet for this release list three unique selling points: 1) Debut CD 2) Very young artist 3) Repertoire exclusively by female composers Only the last point captured my interest. And when I researched the release, I discovered they omitted a compelling fourth: the entire project was crowdfunded. Personally, I think this debut release […]
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Trios from Our Homelands
The Lincoln Trio present an intriguing program with this new release. “Trios from our Homelands” presents modern three composers — Rebecca Clarke (UK), Arno Babajanian (Armenia), and Frank Martin (Switzerland). These trios are all top-drawer compositions, with a lot to offer the listener, especially as played by the trio. The Lincoln Trio is on fire […]