Recordings

Ninewinds CD - The Tanosaki-Richards Duo

Joji Yuasa - Clarinet Solitude; Joji Yuasa - Cosmos Haptic II; Masao Honma - Junction III; Mamoru Fujieda - Kyrie Resounded; Masataka Matsuo - Distraction;

“The Duo's tone is rich and resonant and serves the music perfectly...They make a solid team and their sounds blend very well together...This excellent recording of Japanese contemporary music is an important addition to the clarinetist in search of new music..I give an A for interpretation and recording theme, as well as the discovery of composer Mamoru Fujieda.” (Michelle Gringas, Journal of the International Clarinet Association , Nov-Dec 1997)

"The disc certainly deserves a full review - I listened to it and liked it very much. You are a fine player, and the recording is effective." (William Nichols, Recordings editor of the Journal of the International Clarinet Association )

CRI CD - P. Q. Phan - Banana Trumpet Games

P. Q. Phan - My Language; P.Q. Phan - Beyond the Mountains

“Richards and Tanosaki show dazzling technique in this kaleidoscopic piece ( My Language )” (Kilpatrick, American Record Review, Jan/Feb 2001)

Opus One CD - New Music for Orchestra

Masataka Matsuo - Hirai V

"Hamilton College is a small liberal arts school of only 1650 students; for them to field a seventy-piece symphony orchestra that can handle such a complex modern work is a staggering achievement." (Fanfare Journal - Feb-March 1996)

Xenakis - Music for Piano

Palimpsest (Syracuse Society for New Music - Aki Takahashi, piano)

“Impressive and committed performances. The performance of Palimpsest is gripping in its emotional and sonic intensity.” (Philip Clark, Classic CD, July 2000)

“The performance (Palimpsest) is superb, and ideally caught in this recording. A triumphant addition to Mode's Xenakis series.” (Ivan Moody, International Record Review, June 2000)

“Our live performance was very exciting and engaging and the record will be very good. Michael - it wasn't lost on any of us that your performances required virtually no extra rehearsal time or energy to improve. That consistency saved your colleagues from just that much more stress and we all appreciate it. I hope to work with you again soon!” (Charles Peltz, conductor)

CRI - Barton McLean - Forgotten Shadows

Ritual of the Dawn

NEUMA CD - Electro Acoustic Music I

Richard Boulanger - from temporal silence

Sony/DADC Austria - Carlo Alessandro Landini - The Depth of Sound

Landini - Variations