Songs of Grechaninov <br> Georgine Resick, soprano <BR> BRIDGE 9142This disc presents the ravishing American soprano, Georgine Resick, in thirty three songs by the Russian composer Aleksandr Grechaninov (1864 1956). Accompanied by the superb Warren Jones, these performances (sung in Russian) sample a broad range of Grechaninov's work: from children's songs ("Snowflakes") to the Russian National School; and from Impressionist Symbolist influenced works to songs based on Folk texts. Grechaninov studied in both Moscow

BRIDGE 9197

You're standing in front of Vermeer's painting

experimental "Fantaisie Villageoise" (the work contains what is probably the first usage of multiphonics on any instrument) David Starobin's readings probe the poetry and compositional beauty of Sor's unique art

something you can rarely say about a recording dedicated to avant-garde piano music

“All three pieces are meltingly lyrical and tuneful

all four performances are put together with the utmost care

offering a virtuoso updated-take on the traditional rag genre

“Bridge’s recording captures every nuance with complete naturalness

Julius Levine

composed for the stellar Quattro Mani (Susan Grace & Alice Rybak

conventional notation sits alongside graphically notated music

This CD presents six new recordings of Mario Davidovsky compositions spanning a period of nearly thirty-five years