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... the fluid movement of Persichetti, the combativeness of Carter, the puckish sonic combinations of Davies.
... the fluid movement of Persichetti, the combativeness of Carter, the puckish sonic combinations of Davies.
American Record Guide
American Record Guide
Ronald Caltabiano's music has achieved "a remarkable synthesis of modernism and romanticism, of violence and lyricism, of integrity and accessibility."
Ronald Caltabiano's music has achieved "a remarkable synthesis of modernism and romanticism, of violence and lyricism, of integrity and accessibility."
Music and Musicians (London)
Music and Musicians (London)
...a striking and original work in 10 movements, each in a different character... The extraordinary thing was the coherence and continuity between movements achieved despite their individuality...
...a striking and original work in 10 movements, each in a different character... The extraordinary thing was the coherence and continuity between movements achieved despite their individuality...
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
...Caltabiano builds an elaborate structure (a single movement) on a cantus firmus and uses a language of amenable expressionism. There is a great combustion of motives and frequent whiplash climaxes...but the clarity of discourse remains unruffled.
...Caltabiano builds an elaborate structure (a single movement) on a cantus firmus and uses a language of amenable expressionism. There is a great combustion of motives and frequent whiplash climaxes...but the clarity of discourse remains unruffled.
The Sunday Times (London)
The Sunday Times (London)
an attractive, vigorous work rooted in the populist tradition of Aaron Copland...It has an outdoorsy sound, with its expansive strings and pungent clashes of brass and percussion.
an attractive, vigorous work rooted in the populist tradition of Aaron Copland...It has an outdoorsy sound, with its expansive strings and pungent clashes of brass and percussion.
Cincinnati Post
Cincinnati Post
...a riveting creation...deftly orchestrated, characterized by grandiose, arching brass lines, virtuoso percussion, lush string melodies and fluttering winds.
...a riveting creation...deftly orchestrated, characterized by grandiose, arching brass lines, virtuoso percussion, lush string melodies and fluttering winds.
Musical America
Musical America
It's one 19-minute span that cross-cuts snarling cacophony, rhythmic athleticism, and a lyricism rare in contemporary music.
It's one 19-minute span that cross-cuts snarling cacophony, rhythmic athleticism, and a lyricism rare in contemporary music.
The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
In its color and rhythmic impetus, the work -- which was beautifully played by the orchestra -- demonstrated anew that [this] composer is one of this country's best.
In its color and rhythmic impetus, the work -- which was beautifully played by the orchestra -- demonstrated anew that [this] composer is one of this country's best.
The Sun (Baltimore)
The Sun (Baltimore)
...a striking and original work in 10 movements, each in a different character... The extraordinary thing was the coherence and continuity between movements achieved despite their individuality...
...a striking and original work in 10 movements, each in a different character... The extraordinary thing was the coherence and continuity between movements achieved despite their individuality...
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
Solo instrumental lines emerged from a discreetly textured web of sound...[creating a] sense of pulse on which the music rode into moments of wonderful serenity...
Solo instrumental lines emerged from a discreetly textured web of sound...[creating a] sense of pulse on which the music rode into moments of wonderful serenity...
The Independent (Great Britain)
The Independent (Great Britain)
The one-movement work has firm shape and definition, alternating between insistent repeated-note material and lyrical wide-ranging melodies. The instruments are both fully exploited and dialogue textures are refreshingly inventive.
The one-movement work has firm shape and definition, alternating between insistent repeated-note material and lyrical wide-ranging melodies. The instruments are both fully exploited and dialogue textures are refreshingly inventive.
New York Times
New York Times
From a simple set of notes...it builds to something grand and sad. What was most impressive was the young composer's control of his materials, his ability to suggest nostalgia without becoming sentimental...
From a simple set of notes...it builds to something grand and sad. What was most impressive was the young composer's control of his materials, his ability to suggest nostalgia without becoming sentimental...
The Sun (Baltimore)
The Sun (Baltimore)
...a skillfully woven musical tapestry which belies the undoubted challenges which confront the 16 horn players... Although Caltabiano's work is only five minutes in duration, it stands out as the highlight of the recording.
...a skillfully woven musical tapestry which belies the undoubted challenges which confront the 16 horn players... Although Caltabiano's work is only five minutes in duration, it stands out as the highlight of the recording.
Melbourne Herald-Sun
Melbourne Herald-Sun
It is a highly expressive, imaginatively structured piece of music...
It is a highly expressive, imaginatively structured piece of music...
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
This vivid three-movement work is a pitched battle between lurching thicket of dissonance and rhythms...and an open, expressive (almost tender) lyrical element first sounded by the viola and later taken up by the cello.
This vivid three-movement work is a pitched battle between lurching thicket of dissonance and rhythms...and an open, expressive (almost tender) lyrical element first sounded by the viola and later taken up by the cello.
The Sun (Baltimore)
The Sun (Baltimore)
The kaleidoscopic colours of its central Decisivo movement and the dazzling scale-figures and massive chords of its Declamando finale revealed some of the harpsichord's most unsuspected timbral landscapes.
The kaleidoscopic colours of its central Decisivo movement and the dazzling scale-figures and massive chords of its Declamando finale revealed some of the harpsichord's most unsuspected timbral landscapes.
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
It is an exciting and beautiful composition -- a moving work that is highly recommended.
It is an exciting and beautiful composition -- a moving work that is highly recommended.
American String Teacher
American String Teacher
...a serious work that challenges both performer and audience; it deserves frequent programming.
...a serious work that challenges both performer and audience; it deserves frequent programming.
MLA Notes
MLA Notes
...a particularly enjoyable work...Caltabiano...creates a modern musical language for chorus, singable yet not predictable...The third piece inhabited the most distinctive harmonic world, resonant but not triadic, with haunting seconds and tritones.
...a particularly enjoyable work...Caltabiano...creates a modern musical language for chorus, singable yet not predictable...The third piece inhabited the most distinctive harmonic world, resonant but not triadic, with haunting seconds and tritones.
San Francisco Classical Voice
San Francisco Classical Voice