CRYSTAL RECORDS ®
50 Years of Recording Excellence (1966-2016) 50th Anniversary
Join the party. Visit www.crystalrecords.com and look for the 50th Anniversary Special on select CDs in every category. Find them on almost every page, and while there discover our 300 fantastic instrumental solo and ensemble CDs. "Crystal is the go-to place for wind and brass chamber repertoire" – Gramophone. And don’t forget Strings (and
Organ, Percussion, Harp, & Steam Calliope! ) Newer releases – Wonderful Gramophone reviews:
Cynthia DeAlmeida, "principal oboe of the Pittsburgh Symphony, is a poetic artist who teams beautifully with superb orchestra colleagues, [including] Noah Bendix-Balgley, now concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic... The old and new composers they perform so expressively" (Gramophone) include Reinecki, Arnold, Wunderer, and Moricz. "One of the best oboe players in the world" (Amer. Rcd. Guide) CD825.
"Béla Bartók composed 44 duos for violins. His son, Peter, arranged 23 of them for viola and cello. These little masterpieces...receive thoughtful and buoyant performances...Read Thomas' Dream Catcher [solo viola] is a burst of expressive ideas...Del Tredici's Cello Acrostic conveys an aura of fantasy [and] songfulness. Piston's Duo is poised and lyrical." (Gramophone) CD880.
"An unexpected stroke of good luck, Crystal has issued .... a Russian programme played by violinist Sidney Weiss and his wife Jeanne, taken from a 1968 live concert" He puts "to full use the commanding, soaring precision and full-blooded style that made him one of the country's most valued concertmasters [Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic]." (Gramophone) CD882. ANTON REICHA (1770-1836) "Reicha Quintets are symphonies in miniature...each is a masterpiece of the highest order...some of the finest music ever penned." Audiophile Audition. "Absolute masterpieces" Fanfare. "Glorious quintets. Westwood Wind Quintet has a standard of ensemble playing that is nothing short of breathtaking." International Record Review
24 Reicha Woodwind Quintets on 12 CDs (13 hours of glorious music). Available as a box set or individual CDs. See www.crystalrecords.com for complete list.
See complete catalog & hear sound samples at www.crystalrecords.com.
Crystal Records, 28818 NE Hancock Rd, Camas, WA 98607 USA phn 360-834-7022; order@crystalrecords.com; www.crystalrecords.com
