Richard Fleischman, viola and viola d'amore
REVIEWS
"For lightness of phrasing and fullness of tone, Fleischman may be the best violist I've heard since Yuri Bashmet"
cvnc.org
"The string tone had plenty of resonance, particularly Fleischman’s viola....the score is a fine display of the instrumentalist’s technique and musicality and Fleischman made the most of it....In the opening Largo, his aristocratic phrasing suggested a hint of sadness beneath the music’s stately Baroque pulsations. The ensuing Allegro was taken at a crisp pace, Fleischman conveying the instrumental slurs and echo effects with agile skill and aplomb. He shaped the plaintive melody of the Andante with great simplicity while maintaining precise intonation on the upper strings. The final Presto emerged bright and fleet under Fleischman’s skilled fingering....Fleischman’s sizable tone and sure pacing did not linger over the romantic strokes, maintaining the music’s forward path and fluidity."
South Florida Classical Review, March 10, 2018
"Expert and sensitive performances ...Fleischman's satiny tone"
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Commanding leadership"
San Francisco Examiner
"Violist Richard Fleischman’s big sound and musical athleticism stand out impressively"
South Florida Classical Review
"Ravishing...an impressive concert in every important respect"
Palm Beach Post
"Vigorous, sprightly playing...sparkling, vivavious and idiomatic"
Music Vision Daily, mvdaily.com
"An unqualified success"
Miami Herald
"Fleischman's performance was intoxicating, yet subtle and musically intelligent"
Music and Vision Daily
"Fleischman has a real flair for Baroque repertoire… bracing and incisive… edgy, vibrant attacks and a bristling vitality"
Florida Sun-Sentinel
"A stellar performance. The brilliance and precision…was astonishing"
Music Vision Daily, mvdaily.com
"Conducting the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra in Strauss' Metamorphosen, this "heartfelt climax...was ardently, even achingly played. For the length of the work we could forget the world and float on a caressing, nostalgic sea" and that the musicians "were willing to mold their individuality into an appealing whole under the guidance of Richard Fleischman."
Santa Fe New Mexican
"Conductor Richard Fleischman demonstrated an impressive ability to synthesize the best of period scholarship with traditional models of orchestra excellence. A model of stylish baroque performance."
Music Vision Daily, mvdaily.com
"For lightness of phrasing and fullness of tone, Fleischman may be the best violist I've heard since Yuri Bashmet"
cvnc.org
"The string tone had plenty of resonance, particularly Fleischman’s viola....the score is a fine display of the instrumentalist’s technique and musicality and Fleischman made the most of it....In the opening Largo, his aristocratic phrasing suggested a hint of sadness beneath the music’s stately Baroque pulsations. The ensuing Allegro was taken at a crisp pace, Fleischman conveying the instrumental slurs and echo effects with agile skill and aplomb. He shaped the plaintive melody of the Andante with great simplicity while maintaining precise intonation on the upper strings. The final Presto emerged bright and fleet under Fleischman’s skilled fingering....Fleischman’s sizable tone and sure pacing did not linger over the romantic strokes, maintaining the music’s forward path and fluidity."
South Florida Classical Review, March 10, 2018
"Expert and sensitive performances ...Fleischman's satiny tone"
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Commanding leadership"
San Francisco Examiner
"Violist Richard Fleischman’s big sound and musical athleticism stand out impressively"
South Florida Classical Review
"Ravishing...an impressive concert in every important respect"
Palm Beach Post
"Vigorous, sprightly playing...sparkling, vivavious and idiomatic"
Music Vision Daily, mvdaily.com
"An unqualified success"
Miami Herald
"Fleischman's performance was intoxicating, yet subtle and musically intelligent"
Music and Vision Daily
"Fleischman has a real flair for Baroque repertoire… bracing and incisive… edgy, vibrant attacks and a bristling vitality"
Florida Sun-Sentinel
"A stellar performance. The brilliance and precision…was astonishing"
Music Vision Daily, mvdaily.com
"Conducting the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra in Strauss' Metamorphosen, this "heartfelt climax...was ardently, even achingly played. For the length of the work we could forget the world and float on a caressing, nostalgic sea" and that the musicians "were willing to mold their individuality into an appealing whole under the guidance of Richard Fleischman."
Santa Fe New Mexican
"Conductor Richard Fleischman demonstrated an impressive ability to synthesize the best of period scholarship with traditional models of orchestra excellence. A model of stylish baroque performance."
Music Vision Daily, mvdaily.com