|
Critical
Acclaim:
"Her essentially lyric way with the music revels in the intimacies of color and
liquid tone."
-Los Angeles Times
The playing is clean, idiomatic and fluent and shows both
sympathy and expertise with a wide variety of styles."
-The Plain Dealer
(Cleveland)
Lynn Harting-Ware
gives a finely nuanced performance of the solo part in the Smoot
Concerto. Her playing is remarkably clean, with all details audible. This is a fine disc, one that repays close
and repeated hearings."
-American Record Guide
"Harting-Ware plays with a warmth
and vigour that builds on the foundations of some attractive music." -Tim
Panting, -Classical Guitar Magazine
"All the music is very well played and recorded. A
fine, ambitious program, with plenty to interest collectors of guitar music and new
music." -Fanfare Magazine
". . . fresh material, led by Richard Smoot's Brouweresque Music
for the Waiting Angel, Kathy Henkel's deftly shaped River
Sky mysteries and Peter Ware's pungent, poignant Nakina
suite."
-Los Angeles Times
Of note is her
performance of
Wind Dance by Peter Ware (her
husband), which should soon find its way into the repertoire of other
guitarists, and the lyrical Folksong Suite by
Doug Dawson,
which includes beautiful contemporary arrangements of 'Auralee', 'Danny
Boy', 'Loch Lomond', and 'Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair'.
Other high points are Dowland's Fantasia and
Harting-Ware's own set of variations on 'O Canada', both very well
played.
-American Record Guide
". . . she frames the album splendidly with the music of Spanish master Francisco
Tárrega, prefacing with his Adelita, Lágrima, and Maria while concluding with a stirring
performance of the almost archetypical classical guitar work Recuerdos de la Alhambra.
Encore!" -Classical Music Magazine
". . . from clean design and engineering to the sure and fluent technique at the
heart of things, Harting-Ware's latest album is a triumph. Her performance of 28
small movements, which are gathered in an appealing succession of suites or compatible
units, never feels rushed, pressured or restrained."
-Kitchener-Waterloo Record
"She plays so well that the colorful, poetical new pieces blend imperceptibly with
standards such as Tárrega's Recuerdos de la
Alhambra and Adelita."
-The Tribune (Oakland)
"Move over Liona Boyd! A new Canadian guitarist is beginning to make
waves . . . Her technique is precise, as is her interpretation of the music at
hand. Here is a guitarist dedicated to her craft."
-The Tribune (Welland)
"First, and most importantly, Lynn Harting-Ware is a superb player. She's not
only excellent technically, easily handling special techniques like pizzicato and
harmonics, but is also an excellent interpreter. Her performance of Recuerdos de la Alhambra is one of the
best I have ever heard!"
-H P Review
"Lynn Harting-Ware deserves greater recognition. She plays unusual repertoire,
demonstrating a high degree of originality and confidence."
-Network Magazine
". . . one of Canada's most accomplished and sensitive classical guitarists is strong
proof that creativity remains one of our prime renewable resources."
-Kitchener-Waterloo Record
"What is to be appreciated first of all, is the ability of this artist to accommodate
her playing to such a vast variety of styles. She does so with commendable
ability. The result is an easy-flowing total presentation that without difficulty
moves the listener from one form to another."
-Copley News Service
"Technically difficult , even for a seasoned instrumentalist, the relentless rhythms
along with brief but lively snatches, were especially well executed."
-Kitchener-Waterloo Record
|