Concertos for mallet instruments

"Percussionist Evelyn Glennie is not front-page news as she was when she came on the scene in the late 1980s. It is thus all to her credit that she has remained active and continued to issue distinctive recordings, of which this trio of concertos offers a superb example. The three works are all contemporary, and all come from different spheres of the musical universe. Two are world premieres. The Marimba Concerto (2004) of Alexis Alrich is an attractive work, with kinetic rhythms drawing on Asian and Mexican sources as well as on minimalism ... The album languished for eight years before being released, but no matter, its appearance is cause for rejoicing, and it's an essential item for Glennie fans".

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"Another engaging disc from the ever-compelling Evelyn Glennie with three attractive concertos that should win many friends. From its shimmering opening, Alexis Alrich's substantial three-movement Marimba Concerto creates a distinctive lyrical world ... Under Jean Thorel, the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong are evocatively hazy when needed, yet also fresh and beautifully balanced with the marimba, an instrument all-too-easily overwhelmed".