"[Constantinides'] Concerto of Psalms
alone makes this offering worth acquiring. Its harmonic language and orchestration are stunning and its ethnically Greek flavors are impossible to resist. This is music in the best traditions of Ravel—simultaneously parsimonious and powerful—and its journey from start to finish proceeds with a sureness of both technical and affective control that makes the trip a musical Odyssey that far transcends its modest time parameters. Its title brings Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms
to mind, and Constantinides hues to that master's minimalism, but with a far warmer and consoling message." —William Zagorski, Fanfare
27:2 (Nov/Dec 2003)
"The Verdehr Trio (violin, clarinet, and piano) has been building up an impressive discography on the Crystal label. ... I found the Constantinides Concerto of Psalms
particularly fresh and arresting in its harmonic language and ethnic projection... ."
—"Want List for William Zagorski [2003]"
Fanfare
27:2 (Nov/Dec 2003)