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Instrument: Violin

Album Review

Johnny Gandelsman: This Is America: An Anthology

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by Hrayr Attarian
July 5, 2022

Violinist Johnny Gandelsman is as versatile as he is innovative. An accomplished composer, improviser and a producer, Gandelsman defies categorization and excels in the watershed area among genres. A member of both the unique string quartet Brooklyn Rider and the Silk Road Ensemble and the owner of Circle Records, Gandelsman has his finger on the pulse of contemporary music. His response to the historic years of 2020-2021, two years that shook the USA and the world, is summarized in the ...

Album Review

Johnny Gandelsman: Hemingway

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by Hrayr Attarian
April 13, 2021

Documentarian Ken Burns is an accomplished storyteller and on Hemingway he tackles the life of another masterful author, Ernest Hemingway. For the soundtrack of this intriguing, three-part film a group of genre-bending modern virtuosos perform nine mesmerizing originals. Released on award winning violinist Johnny Gandelsman's In A Circle label the album features, in addition to Gandeslman, several notable artists. The Latin flavored “Un Gitanito En La Habana,” composed by Venezeulan keyboardist Gonzalo Grau, mixes Afro-Cuban motifs with hints ...