American pianist Simone Dinnerstein now releases her second album on Telarc. The CD is a live recording of Ms. Dinnerstein's recital debut at the Kammermusiksaal of the Philharmonie in Berlin, which took place on November 22, 2007. The program features J.S. Bach's French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816; the world premiere recording of American composer Philip Lasser's Variations on a Bach Chorale; and Beethoven's landmark Sonata No. 32 in C minor, OP. 111. Grammy Award winning engineer Adam Abe's house is the producer and engineer for the CD.
In developing the pieces of Lagq BRAZIL, the quartet collaborated with some of the top names in the Brazilian guitar scene, many of whom are close friends of the four guitarists. This album marks the Lagq debut of guitarist Matthew Greif, who replaces long-time member Andrew York and joins remaining members Bill Kanengiser, John Dearman and Scott Tennant. In addition to being an accomplished and award-winning classical guitarist, Greif has also played with many famous non-classical and jazz musicians, including Chet Atkins.
