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Radio Eins January 2011 – Eric on German Radio
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WDR 3 January 2011 – Eric on German Radio
Zeit Online January 2011 – Gotthilf Fischer
Bay Area Reporter December 2010 – Tim Pfaff Light and Gold Review
Tim Pfaff’s writes of Light and Gold: “If you have to ask yourself whether music that sounds, and feels, this good could actually be that good, you need this music very, very badly”
BBC Radio 4 Today December 2010
James Inverne of Gramophone speaks about why British choirs are the best, with a mention of Eric Whitacre. Audio clip of Lux Aurumque.
Time stamp: 1:45:25
NJ Star Ledger December 2010 – Ronnie Reich Light and Gold Review
Ronnie Reich writes “Whitacre’s melodic gifts and ability to mine choruses for varied textures and effects are the real deal.”
The full review can be found in the NJ Star Ledger December 2010.
BBC Music Magazine December 2010 – Terry Blain Light and Gold 5 Star Review
Gramophone December 2010 – Light and Gold Review Recording of the Month
“Whitacre’s music, here as elsewhere, is inescapably haunting”
Gramophone December 2010 – Malcolm Riley Whitacre Strikes Gold 5 Star Review
“When one is bombarded by so much that is tawdry, shallow and ephemeral, this glowing disc deserves the widest exposure. Simply glorious!”
The Scotsman December 2010 – Album Review
“Eric Whitacre’s works have entered the consciousness of fans of contemporary classical music with a suddenness that echoes Sir John Tavener’s Song Of Athene, albeit without the tragic circumstances surrounding it.”