Westdeutsche Sinfonia - Symphony in C / Carmen Suites 1 & 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

[Syms.1&2] Inchtwo performances of masterpieces marvellous orchestral playing and a carefree feeling to the music-making... playing is highly detailed and relaxed. The lack of bombast and aggression in the louder passages is to be applauded... performances unbuttoned and refined... sound quality is vivid, forward and clearInch (MusicWeb) ; [5th MC3106] InchRight at the opening, the listener notes the extremely rich, dynamically full-powered and yet transparent sound of the Westdeutsche Sinfonia, also rich in it's tonal quality. Under the gripping direction of Dirk Joeres, the symphony becomes a first-rate sound experienceInch [7th] InchJoeres is not influenced by any (other) styles. He conducts a classically shaped and full-blooded Seventh in which the focus is on the music, On the accompanying note, he fully explains the symphonies and his interpretive concept with a great deal of knowledgeInch (Pizzicato)

Drummer and bandleader Jim Black has been one of the most influential figures in progressive jazz since the nineties. In this new formation, Black brings together the young musicians Asger Nissen, Julius Gawlik, Felix Henkelhausen, who are among the most original and articulate voices of European jazz innovation, with the same basic instrumentation as two of the greatest bands Black has propelled and helped shape from behind the kit Tim Berne's Bloodcount and the collective Endangered Blood. The music of this energetic quartet has a feverish intensity and from the first note the quartet's music goes straight for the jugular. Many influences and ideas come together without ever resorting to genre-hopping. InchThe music thrives on immediacy, and in some ways it's a visceral rejection of any kind of passivityInch,writes Peter Margasak in the liner notes.

Westdeutsche Sinfonia is a superb Orchestra... that plays with real passion (MusicWeb International)