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Telemann review in American Record Guide

American Record Guide
May/June 2019
Telemann: Violin Sonatas
Dorian Komanoff Bandy; Paul Cienniwa, hpsi
Whaling City 108--80 minutes

This is the second recording I have encountered of Telemann's unusual 1715 publication of sonatas for violin and harpsichord. The first was…

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Telemann CD reviewed in The Diapason

March 2019 * Larry Palmer

Telemann Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

Totally unfamiliar music by the most prolific baroque composer Georg Friedrich Telemann (1681-1767) fills a recent compact disc featuring violinist Dorian Komanoff Bandy and harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa (Whaling City…

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A very nice review!

Infodad.com

INFODAD, we rank everything we review with plus signs, on a scale from one (+) [disappointing] to four (++++) [definitely worth considering]. We mostly review (+++) or better items. Very rarely, we give an exceptional item a fifth

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An excellent review!

Classical Music Sentinel

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN - Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord - Dorian Komanoff Bandy (Violin) - Paul Cienniwa (Harpsichord) - 687606010826 - Released: October 2018 - Whaling City Sound WCS108 

Sonata no. 1 in G minor…

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'Twice the Fun'--outstanding in every respect

EastBayRI.com

by Jonathan F. Babbitt

LITTLE COMPTON--On Sunday afternoon the 6th of March, Little Compton was treated to a program, as beautifully executed as it was creatively conceived. Performers Paul Cienniwa (organist and choirmaster at First Unitarian Universalist Church in… Read more

A review from many years ago...

Back in 1991, I worked with Chicago poet Michele Fitzsimmons to create a theater piece based on her poetry. My piano/keyboard accompaniment was improvised to her picturesque poems. The following review was in the Chicago Tribune.

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Review: NBSO offers another dazzler

SouthCoastToday.com
By Laurie Robertson-Lorant Contributing writer February 12, 2014 12:00 AM

The first half of Saturday's program featured Suite #2 from Manuel de Falla's spirited ballet score "The Three-Cornered Hat," and Joaquin Rodrigo's soulful Concierto de Aranjuez…

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