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Reviews for "A Steinway Christmas Album" (2011)


* "A Steinway Christmas Album," a classy bundle of seasonal arrangements compiled and performed by pianist Jeffrey Biegel. (Steinway)...

...is a disc of great listening pleasures. Biegel does an exquisite job with the sentimental waltz from "Yolka" (The Christmas Tree) by the late romantic Russian composer Vladimir Rebikov, performed at a silky Steinway pianissimo..."

by Nancy Malitz, Chicago on the Aisle, Dec. 25, 2011

* "If you're in the market for another Christmas record this year, you can't go wrong with the one featuring pianist Jeffrey Biegel.

A Steinway Christmas Album," released on the storied piano-maker's own label, manages not only to make a lot of familiar material fresh, the hardest task for any seasonal recording, but also to complement it with unexpected gems..."

by Tim Smith, Clef Notes & Drama Queens, Baltimore Sun, Dec. 15, 2011


* "Jeffrey Biegel's new recording offers inventive arrangements of carols and jazz and pop standards for Christmas. Some of the most beautiful were crafted by Carolyne Taylor, a composer with whom Biegel worked on his previous Christmas release. The package also includes a Christmas tree ornament of the Steinway logo!"

by Lisa Flynn, 98,7 WFMT, Dec. 14, 2011


* "Album of the Week. A Grand Piano Christmas.
Long Island pianist Jeffrey Biegel capably fills some of the void with "A Steinway Christmas Album," a collection of 21 glowing arrangements of time-honored carols, beloved winter melodies and evocative new works.

For a musical season that sometimes gravitates to bombastic excess, Biegel's album is a welcome dose of straightforwardness. A collectible Christmas tree ornament rounds out the package."

by WQXR, Dec. 11, 2011


* "Hands down! Pianist Jeffrey Biegel has the finest Christmas recording of 2012. A Steinway Christmas Album is a glamorous collection of traditional classics and standards, along with beautiful arrangements of more recent entries into the Winter canon of musical favorites. Its 21 tracks were recorded in the Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, State University of New York. Biegel plays on the Steinway Model D, with multiple Grammy Award winner Steve Epstein as producer and engineer. The album is Concert Hall worthy, a classy addition to any round of Holiday gatherings, and a warm and friendly companion to cozy up with in the bleak midwinter."

by Sean Martinfield, San Francisco Sentinel, Dec. 7, 2011


* "...American pianist Jeffrey Biegelt playing of this cleverly planned recital is warm and witty. a refreshing sorbet to the aural palate."

by Terry Blain, BBC Music Magazine


* "...This collection of carols by pianist Jeffrey Biegel may be designed to show off Steinway & Sons pianos, but it's a fine album for the music, too. His arrangements are tasteful and rich, and his performance impeccable."

by Adrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Dec. 1, 2011


* "If you're like I am, one of the first things you do to get yourself in the holiday spirit is to scan the radio dial for Christmas music of all kinds. When pianist Jeffrey Biegel was asked to put together "A Steinway Christmas Album," he says he took a similar approach by blending everything from jazz to pop to classical..."

by Julie Amacher, Minnesota Public Radio, Dec. 7, 2011


* "NEW CD OF CHRITSMAS MUSIC AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT...Biegel, in fact, does a fabulous job with these pieces. His playing is radiant and transparent; it's soulful where needed and playful at other times. The arrangements are fresh and imaginative ’Äì just listen to the opening track, Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride," or Mel Torme's "The Christmas Song" to get a sense of the mood this album evokes. This is a captivating addition to anyone's holiday collection."

by Edward Reichel, in "Reichel Recommends", Dec. 20, 2011


* "...on A Steinway Christmas Album, the tunes are presented adorned only with a tasteful amount of music tinsel, in sparkling arrangements that are eminently adroit, showing off Biegel’Äôs nimble dexterity without ever obscuring the underlying original pieces."

by Christian Carey, sequenza21, Dec. 23, 2011


* "...Biegel shows many sides of a multifaceted talent. He jazzes things up nicely in "Christmas is A-Comin'." He plays traditional carols in a way that speaks directly to the heart. And in his attractive arrangement of Ann Hampton Callaway's "Christmas Lullaby," he ornaments the melodic line in intriguing ways."

by Ken Keuffel, Winston-Salem Journal, Dec. 18, 2011


* Customer Reviews, Amazon.com


* "...each arrangement is expertly crafted, eminently approachable and played with care and a loving touch by Mr. Biegel.

...A Steinway Christmas Album should well satisfy the grumpiest humbug of a listener, and will provide a relaxed and warm Christmas ambiance perfect for modulating hasty holiday excitement down to a level compliant with opening gifts and carving into that Christmas turkey with family."

by Uncle Dave Lewis Amazon Reviews, Dec. 23, 2011


* "I will be adding two new recordings to my Christmas Eve listening this year, both of which are also currently available through my website A Web of Fine Music. The first is A Steinway Christmas Album by pianist Jeffrey Biegel, who appeared last month with the Niagara Symphony. It is a stylish piano collection of familiar and not-so-familiar carols and seasonal music, ranging from Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride to December from Tchaikovsky's The Seasons..."

by Mike Saunders, Fine Music Blog, Dec. 23, 2011







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