| The Strad |
Concerts |
|
6/94 |
Neutral |
"In a pre-concert lecture, Matsumura described his return to tonality, not in the European sense...but as centring around a single sound. His 'Music for String...' displayed this clearly." |
Review |
| The New York Times |
Koichiro Harada in Jap. Works |
Will Crutchfield |
12/22/86 |
Positive |
"compelling musical content...got rolling in the sections with keyboard ostinato" |
Review |
| The New York Times |
Concert: Japanese Music |
Raymond Ericson |
11/3/79 |
Positive |
"extraordinarily beautiful textures, utmost delicacy" |
Review |
| The New York Times |
Music: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi |
Bernard Holland |
1/25/88 |
Positive |
"'Air of Prayer' was a dignified conversation between the different registers of the instrument." |
Review |
| The Washington Post |
From Japan, Ancient Tones |
Joseph McLellan |
1/11/89 |
Positive |
"...the sustained, breathy tones of his archaic wooden flute contrasted with the fast-moving scintillation of her plucked strings." |
Review |
| New York Newsday |
'Sound Pieces' From Japan |
Tim Page |
2/26/90 |
Positive |
"...a darkly colorful, portentious - indeed, downright ominous - and expertly wrought study for large orchestra..." |
Review |
| The New York Times |
Japanese Compositions |
John Rockwell |
2/26/90 |
Neutral |
"...luridly pictorial, dizzily colorful music that might sound more at home in a movie palace than a concert hall." |
Review |
| The Strad |
Concerts |
|
6/94 |
Positive |
"The piece's vitality came...from building three independently minded lines into an ensemble sound, gathering intensity with the struggle." |
Review |