Twenty years ago I was fortunate to record three of Bernard Rands’ works with
@bmopmusic , including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Canti del Sole, for tenor and orchestra. His passing a few days ago brought back many memories of those sessions and, importantly, the recollection of the urge of necessity that these three contemporary compositions, Canti dell’Eclisse, for bass and orchestra, Canti Lunatici, for soprano and orchestra, and the Canti del Sole, should be preserved collectively for posterity.
![“… this gripping opera may be [Argento’s] masterpiece… Gil Rose and his orchestra rise to the considerable musical and technical demands of the score in their usual splendid fashion. Every lover of contemporary opera should hasten to obtain this masterful American opera…” | David DeBoor Canfield on the @bmopsound recording Dominick Argento: The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe in the May-June 2026 issue of Fanfare](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739604045161941586519_0_c6e19315ffa38aa4eb746b81d16d51d7.jpg?o=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&h=56eaa54991c2e22b2760fdbe3f84e736)
![“@bmopmusic [under] conductor Gil Rose perform Shuying Li’s works in expert fashion. The ensemble’s crisp articulation, rich and transparent sonority, and intensity of expression are consistently gratifying… excellent. A memorable release.” | Ken Meltzer reviews @bmopsound’s Shuying Li: The Last Hive Mind in the Mar-Apr 2026 issue of Fanfare](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747563773421473454352_0_4884b9d7225bc470d55c4be74e8278d0.jpg?o=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&h=af6ca802135b345d24f777b208d6ca44)
