by Orlando Jacinto García | Dec 8, 2021 | Reviews
Let us not obsess over the fact that Garcia studied intently with Feldman. (See here for a 2003 release.) Some of the gestures are similar, and Garcia also likes to explore minimalist eddies where a few ideas or pitches are gently tumbled. But this composer is also... by Orlando Jacinto García | Oct 24, 2021 | Reviews
Intriguingly complex and moving: the music of Orlando Jacinto García The prolific Cuban American composer Orlando Jacinto García recorded three of his string quartets with the invaluable Amernet Quartet for METIER. The CD came to my attention as a result of his having... by Orlando Jacinto García | May 5, 2021 | Reviews
A recent review of my latest album appeared in Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review where the reviewer stated “If you live with this music for awhile like I have you may well find it a special thing, serious and expressive, thoughtful and in its own way a... by Orlando Jacinto García | May 5, 2021 | Reviews
A recent review in Arcana quoted “More approachable and immediate as Garcia’s idiom has become, there is never any sense of his music courting easy appeal or popular acclaim. Rather, these quartets maintain a steady and methodical course akin to a thawing out or... by Orlando Jacinto García | Apr 5, 2021 | Reviews
ORLANDO JACINTO GARCÍA a rising tide 1 . from darkness to luminosity 2 . The distant wind II 3 . of wind, sea and light • Orlando Jacinto García, cond; 1 Jennifer Choi (vn); 3 Fernando Domínguez (cl); 2 Cristina Valdés (pn); Málaga PO • TOCCATA 0435 (60:30) A clutch... by Orlando Jacinto García | Mar 14, 2021 | Reviews
My latest album was reviewed in the Rehearsal Studio by Stephen Smoliar. The reviewer did a very good job of describing the works and my aesthetic concerns citing the fact that listening to these pieces was “a listening experience that can be likened to viewing...