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Richard Locker

Calabria Foti: In the Still of the Night

by Nicholas F. Mondello
May 22, 2017

With In the Still of the Night, vocalist Calabria Foti joins the ranks of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Oscar Peterson, and many others -vocalists and instrumentalists -who have dived deeply into the Cole Porter canon. It takes a very special talent to deftly probe the poetic and pithy romantic lingo that the Classic material offers. So, ...

Jewish Cello Masterpieces

By Richard Locker

Label: Leggiero
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Nigun (from Baal Shem) 2. Schelomo 3. Kol Nidre 4. Prayer (from Jewish Life) 5. Meditation Hebraique 6. Kaddisch 7. Reb Dovid'l 8. V'shom'ru 9. Haneros Halolu 10.Al Tiro 11.Havdolo 12.Gelt (Wie Shlecht es is Ohn Gelt)

Richard Locker: Jewish Cello Masterpieces

by Elliott Simon
May 6, 2003

The cello has an incredible range of emotional expression, with high notes that can thrill and a deep resonance capable of reaching into your gut and grabbing your attention. Given this, New York City cellist Richard Locker's Jewish Cello Masterpieces is a special delight. A mix of “classical” pieces and “popular” melodies, the recording is foremost ...