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Invigorating… Gil-Ordóñez led a vital rendition

Quote published on April 17, 2017 in The New Yorker

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At the head of the PostClassical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordoñez is excellent in the quasi-religious aspect of this music, which he renders in all its radical beauty.

Quote published on August 15, 2016 in Crescendo Magazine (Belgium)

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(…) the real lure is the rich, pulsating score by Silvestre Revueltas, here dramatically recorded for the first time in stereo by the PostClassical Ensemble. It’s a pleasure to experience.

Quote published on May 05, 2016 in Los Angeles Times

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(…) one of the country’s most innovative music groups – the Post-Classical Ensemble (…)

Quote published on February 16, 2015 in The Washington Post

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This is one of those rare ‘concept albums’ where the concept actually works.

Quote published on July 01, 2014 in ClassicsToday.com

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The performances are unfailingly excellent.

Quote published on June 26, 2014 in The Buffalo News

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This disc won me over in its first twenty seconds (…)

Quote published on June 01, 2014 in Opera News

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The Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge is no household name, but you couldn’t ask for a better introduction to his elegant, refined and piquant oeuvre than this vibrant collection by New York City’s Perspectives Ensemble.

Quote published on February 05, 2014 in The New York Times

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Beautifully filmed in color and scope, the film owes much to photographer Rául Pérez and composer Manuel Balboa, with the exquisite music complementing the sumptuous visuals.

Quote published on April 01, 2013 in Great Spanish Films Since 1950

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The newly recorded soundtrack is largely excellent, with the PostClassical Ensemble exemplifying the understated, light, and precise style of playing needed for Copland’s music.

Quote published on December 01, 2011 in American Music

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Charismatic PCE Music Director Angel Gil-Ordóñez led a taut, unforgettable reading.

Quote published on March 14, 2011 in Musical America

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A fascinating disc, and highly recommended.

Quote published on April 20, 2010 in Opera Today

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Under the direction of Ángel Gil-Ordóñez, the Galicia Symphony Orchestra interpreted with enviable ease the four scores of Balboa, characterized by its elegant classicism far removed from Hollywood pomposity.

Quote published on March 22, 2009 in Scores de Cine

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The performances are lively and stylish. Floyd King makes an aptly oratorical narrator. Extra features include interviews that shed light on the improbable geneses of these films.

Quote published on February 25, 2007 in The New York Times

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(..) the DVD includes vibrant new recordings of the soundtracks by the D.C.-based PostClassical Ensemble.

Quote published on January 28, 2007 in The Washington Post

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The album rounds off with (…) the splendid miniature Psyché (…) very well interpreted by María José Montiel and Ángel Gil-Ordóñez.

Quote published on January 30, 2000 in ABC

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From the test of playing such music –beautiful, thin and brittle– Gil-Ordóñez and Chamber XXI came out very well.

Quote published on April 25, 1997 in ABC

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