For the Record

"The performances are breathtaking [Sebastian Currier: "Vocalissimus"]. I must recognize Susan Narucki for exceptional tone, intonation and clarity.... this is a release to savor. It's always a happy moment to report a "find" and I think this is one."

FANFARE

"The performances ["De Materie" by Andriessen] are uniformly sensational things of calm meditation where emotional control is so tricky. Both vocal works are wonderfully sung by Susan Narucki -- Highest recommendation."

IN TUNE

"The ecstasy is sung in texts of the medieval prophetess [Andriessen's "De Materie"] by soprano Susan Narucki. She sings as beautifully as a little angel."

LUISTER (Holland)

"The long-awaited premiere recording of a major work by one of our greatest living composers [Crumb]. The performances are perfect and the recording is of demonstration standard."

CLASSICAL PULSE!

"CHAMBER MUSIC FOR STRINGS - ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY "Accompanied by the quartet, soprano Susan Narucki, one of new music's greatest stars, is ravishing in the elegiac 'Maiblumen blühten überall,' a setting of a poem by Richard Dehmel."

CLASSICS TODAY

THE MUSIC OF ELLIOTT CARTER (Volume 4) "This is word-setting of the highest order ['Tempo e Tempi'], sung with variety and beauty of tone by Susan Narucki."

GRAMOPHONE

DAVIDOVSKY: "SHULAMIT'S DREAM," "SONGS FOR SHIR-HA SHIRIM," "BIBLICAL SONGS" ­ Soprano Susan Narucki headlines all three works and easily proves herself the heiress of Jan de Gaetani and Cathy Berberian in her ability to negotiate the perilous leaps, abrupt dynamic contrasts, and myriad nuanced colorations required in this difficult but lyrical music.

CLASSICS TODAY