Recordings
8 Seasons CD
Daniel's recent recording of the Vivaldi/Piazzolla '8 Seasons' has gathered critical acclaim, and in April '10 won the prestigious SAMA award for 'best classical release'.
This record, Daniel's first for the TwoPianists Records label has is available worldwide through NAXOS and will be followed by several other exciting new releases- more news on this site soon...
Critic Paul Boekkooi wrote 'To discover the meaning of fabulous, listen to this Piazzolla', and here are some other recent reviews:
" What an exceptionally fine soloist and leader this young British/Dutch violinist is! ...emotive and totally and truly charismatic....No wonder Rowland quoted Piazzolla as saying " No risk, no life ". Daniel Rowland approached Vivaldi in the same way. The emotions, smouldering passions, the melancholy...Rowland transported us with daring and severity into the composers soul " - Paul Boekkooi, Pretoria News 9-'08
" Unforgettable Seasons - The visiting Rowland caused a stir in our concert halls with his absolute immersion in the music, always completely at the service of the composer. Rowland exuded an amazing control over his musical powers and a true sense of life....Rowland's bow arm, intonation and sonority and the constant healthy tension in musical colors reached wondrous heights...and how touchingly the final bars were realized " - Thys Odendaal, Beeld 9-'08
" The succes and conviction and of the Seasons lay with Rowland. He handles the violin as an extra, but 'integral' limb. He creaps round the stage as an enfant terrible, dragging you and the ensemble along with the force of his magical imagination. His sound, even without vibrato, is rich and sweet as honey, his interpretation moody he doesn't fear to let his violin scratch and groan." - Die Burger, Cape Town, '09
To hear excerpts from this new recording, click here
You can buy this record for example on TwoPianistsRecords and on Amazon.
Watch here to see Daniel performing part of the 8 Seasons live at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam last May.
News about Daniel's next releases on the TwoPianists label here soon...