Heard This and Thought of You. Music by Ortiz, Banister, Keller, Locke, Barbeler, Bach, Beamish, Palestrina, Seattle
James Crabb, classical accordion; Genevieve Lacey, recordersClassical, Early Music, New Music
ABC Classics 481 1874
Reviewed by Gordon Kerry, October 1st, 2015
There isn’t, you’ll be surprised to hear, a vast repertoire for recorder(s) and accordion, though the ever-resourceful Genevieve Lacey and James Crabb haven’t let this stand in their way. Their newly-released Heard this and thought of you is, as you might expect from two such excellent performers, never less than charming, displaying great musicianship, virtuosity… continue reading »
Reinventions
Genevieve Lacey and Flinders QuartetClassical, Early Music, New Music
ABC Classics
Reviewed by Elizabeth Silsbury, September 1st, 2015
Recorder exponent extraordinaire Genevieve Lacey is the brains and lungs driving this engaging assembly of new meetings with old friends. She is aided and abetted by the Flinders Quartet, comprising Erica Kennedy, Matthew Tomkins, Helen Ireland and Zoe Knighton. Six of J.S. Bach’s Inventions set the pulses of Elena Kats Chernin racing – and ours… continue reading »
