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Press
Newman, much-recorded, consistently inventive as a harpsichordist and capable of the most dazzling cadenzas (notably, of course, in the Fifth Brandenburg), kept the tempos brisk all evening.
SEATTLE TIMES
Newman was completely compelling and brilliant in his performances of the Brandenburgs with the Bilbao Orchestra.
BILBAO DAILY (Spain)
I have never heard such a monumental and ravishing performance of Bach's great Passacaglia.
GAZETA KRAKOWKOSKA (Russia)
Magnificent. Simply and incomparably fine disc. Newman plays the very devil out of these sonatas. Run don't walk to buy this.
STEREO REVIEW
He amazed us throughout with his economy of gesture and perfect understanding of classical style. He has a genius for improvising in a manner both spontaneous and digitally immaculate.
WASHINGTON POST
Newman's performances were outstanding, well paced and intelligent.
EDMONTON JOURNAL (Canada)
Newman's performance of Bach's organ works is a revelation. Newman never conquers Bach, but interprets him in the most tasteful and magnificent way possible.
DIGITAL AUDIO
Newman's flair for the theatrical and propulsive is always exciting. His ornamentation is completely fluid and unmannered. His pedal playing in the Toccata in F was spectacular.
NEW YORK TIMES
Newman approached Franck's registration scenario, blending organ sounds with acute skill. He projects energy and insight. Everything he does captures the imagination.
CHICAGO SUN TIMES
It was a midnight Mass of the brightest colors, a celebration of music itself. Newman played Bach on the Kennedy Hall Concert Organ until midnight. Over 1000 people stood and cheered.
WASHINGTON POST
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