'Mike Hoffman - Violin Concerto / Symphony 2 [CD]

A new Naxos life for this accomplished and appealing compositional voice... The work's nine sections show an original approach to the medium of piano and orchestra characterized by soft music thrown into sharp relief by loud eruptions... superb command of the orchestra... The lasting impression is of his unusually fluent command of sumptuous sounds, harmonically controlled, well represented in these recordings which ought to bring the composer more admirers.