Each week this year, PARMA had the pleasure of presenting outstanding new music by our artists and seeing the positive impact that their work had on listeners. Read on for a highlight reel of notable press from 2023.
“A remarkable cycle, remarkably performed and splendidly recorded.”
Gramophone on TITRATION by Shara Nova and The Crossing
“Captivating selection of Brazilian works.”
BBC Music Magazine on CHORINHO by Georgina Isabel Rossi and Silvie Cheng
“A beguiling pairing of fascinating works, captured in close, warm sound.”
“With this recording — one of this year’s best — the superb Ulysses Quartet offers a definitive reading of a twentieth century masterpiece.”
All About The Arts on SHADES OF ROMANI FOLKLORE by Ulysses Quartet
“A beautiful, beautiful discovery!”
“It is thus a pleasant music, rendered with much refinement. The atmosphere is especially beautiful in the slow movements. The balance between the instruments is remarkable.”
Pizzicato on MONTÉCLAIR CONCERTS FOR BAROQUE FLUTE by The Opus Project
TITRATION from Shara Nova and The Crossing ranks among Gramophone‘s “favorite classical recordings of 2023.”
“This album amplifies the voices of the unheard, joining them in a musical conversation.”
A Closer Listen on SOUNDSCAPES OF RESTORATION by Matthew Burtner
“Charleston’s claim to classical fame has reached a new crescendo.”
“Iannaccone has a gift, whether in calm or in storm, for aureate radiance.”
Music Web International on LOOKING BACK, MOVING ON by Anthony Iannaccone
“A stunning masterwork of an artistic statement.”
“An arresting music-and-text creation that both honours Dickinson’s enduring artistry and the harpist’s talents as a conceptualist, composer, and, of course, musician.”
“These artists have composed, arranged, and presented a beautiful collection of a vast literary tradition in this release, and the resulting sound is remarkable.”
“The players on hand are nothing short of exceptional… they enthrall the listener from beginning to end.”
“This album is a wonderful example of the inexhaustible curiosity of Poghosyan, a pianist with a diaphanous and authentic touch, which bears excellent fruit.”