My third listen to this wonderful creation from Florilegium, soprano Rowan Pierce, and Jared Sacks. One of Jared’s best recordings. Once again, Jared has found the perfect balance of soloist and ensemble, the perfect blend of direct and reflected sound, the capture of an utterly natural acoustic environment, and an overall recording that demonstrates a mastery of microphone technique that, with only a modicum of suspension of disbelief, allows the listener to close ones eyes and hear the performers live in one’s listening space. This experience is rare. It is to be cherished and celebrated.
And soprano Rowan Pierce is just marvelous. With a light, but richly well rounded, expressive voice, excellent control, and immense expressivity. She is a perfect match to this music.
A longer review will be coming in PF within the next week or so. For a taste, listen to this YT video of the final track:
A marvelous set of performances for piano-four-hands by two master pianists, a generation apart in age. Recorded, mixed and released in Pure DSD256. Recording engineer Gonzalo Noqué knocks this one out of the park in perhaps his best recording to date of solo piano.
NativeDSD has a special early release of this album. The regular release date for other providers will be in October. Review below:
PSA: NativeDSD is offering 25% Off on any Eudora Records album during the month of September 2025 (the new Mozart & Schubert album excluded). There are many WONDERFUL albums in the Eudora Catalog (most in Pure DSD256), and I believe I’ve probably reviewed all of them here at Positive Feedback. Just follow this search link for reviews of Eudora Records releases.
Thanks for the link. I’ve written up my own review article about this recording, so I went to read this now that I’m done. Nice article! I may add a link to it at the end of my own article for folks to get more information. (Later: done.)
I’m listening today to this new Cello Concerto composed by Richard Blackford (b. 1954). Its a powerful and engaging work, well performed by Weilerstein and the Czech Philharmonic (who commissioned it). I don’t know Blackford, but I’d like to find more of his works. Any recommendations?
