Poco Legacy proves why their sound still resonates—warm harmonies, heartfelt songwriting, and that unmistakable country-rock spirit. A timeless reminder of how music connects generations.
On vinyl.
Old Friends, The Secret Trio (Ara Dinkjian, Ismail Lumanovski, Tamer Pinarbasi). Anderson Audio 2025 (DXD 32-bit, Stereo, MCh)
Recorded in 2008 to 15ips 2-track analog tape. Transferred to DSD256 from the master tape and released in 2015. A nice set of performances of these works by then then younger Nigel Armstrong. Nigel graduated from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia in 2004, then in CA, then as concert master for the Santa Cruz Symphony Orchestra from 2017-2023, and now performs as a soloist in concert tours.
The album opens with a very nice performance of Bartok’s very challenging Sonata for Solo Violin. moves to Bach’s Violin Sonata No.3 in C Major, BWV 1005, and concludes with Korngold’s romantic Violin Concerto with The Coburn Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Marriner in Royce Hall.
As always, Bob Attiyeh’s recording of both the solo instrument performances and the orchestral performance are beautifully done – very natural sound, perfect positioning of microphones, excellent soundstage capture.
