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"Taimur
Sullivan was outstanding in [Louis Karchin's] "Voyages," his melodies
phrased as if this were an old and cherished classic, his virtuosity
supreme." (full
review)
Paul Griffiths, The New York Times,
September 30, 2002
"I am especially taken with
'Tangled Loops', an outstanding piece for saxophone and piano played
with dazzling proficiency by Taimur Sullivan. This type of music
demands performers with nearly super-human ability…"
Christopher L. Chaffee, American Record
Guide, January/February 2005
"The most impressive from the standpoint
of technique was solo tenor saxophonist Taimur Sullivan's blistering
performance of Philippe Hurel's "Opcit." Wickedly demanding, the
four-movement piece required a different tone, weight and color
for virtually every bar. From clear, fluid passages to throaty honks
and blazing multiphonics, Sullivan hurdled all obstacles with laserlike
precision."
Daniel Buckley, Tucson Citizen,
March 8, 2000
"Mr. Sullivan delivered this...wide-ranging
program with a seductive breadth of tone and considerable technical
agility."
Alex Ross, The New York Times, December
7, 1995
"Sullivan...[is] among the growing
band of young voices in the wilderness championing the intellectual
avant-gardists...Not only dedicated and skilled, but also talented,
fearless and sensitive... The sounds he made, from sotto voce murmur
to joltingly accented warning, were fully and deliciously drawn."
Tom Strini, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
February 10, 1997
"...among the best contemporary
music virtuosi out there."
Joseph Pehrson, The New Music Connoisseur,
Winter 2002
"...sound of multiple baritone
saxes is stunning..."
Robert Carl, Fanfare Magazine,
review of Martin Bresnick's CD "My Twentieth Century"
January/February 2006
"...[Tangled Loops
is] a killer piece, and must be a bitch to play - hats off for Sullivan."
Paris Transatlantic Magazine, September
2004
"...the solo by Taimur Sullivan
proved one of the events of the afternoon."
Daniel Webster, Philadelphia Inquirer,
February 16, 1999
"...the dynamic saxophonist
Taimur Sullivan"
Anthony Tommassini, The New York Times,
April 23, 2004
"Taimur Sullivan...projects
a tremendous sound across all registers of the instrument, while
conveying the poetry of the score."
Carson Cooman, Music & Vision,
August 13, 2005
"…saxophonist
Taimur Sullivan played…a lovely, slow melody of long sax tones over
faster synthesized patterns of flowing, mellow harmonies."
Kyle Gann, Village Voice online, April
10, 2002
"Sullivan's soprano saxophone showed
what the instrument is really meant to do..."
Paul Somers, Classical New Jersey,
June 19, 1997
"...saxophonist Taimur Sullivan's
performance was a model mix of vigor and control."
David Cleary, New Music Connoisseur,
Winter 2001
"...the great performer Taimur
Sullivan..."
Javier Palacio, Diverdi, March
2006
"...One of the finest young sax
players I've ever heard."
Kenneth Radnofsky, interviewed in The
New York Times, December 2, 1995
"Berio’s…carefully worked out intervallic
structure…[and]…jazzy and modal flavoring brought out with exciting
results by Taimur Sullivan."
Barry Cohen, The New Music Connoisseur,
Fall 1997
"...simply sensational."
Milton Babbitt, regarding Mr. Sullivan's
New York performance of the composer's Whirled Series, March
4, 1996
"Bringing the concert to a close,
saxophonist Taimur Sullivan gave an inspiring performance of Glazounov's
Concerto in E-flat Major through a combination of furious technique
and excellent use of the instrument's dynamic range...Sullivan displayed
impressive stage presence and flair."
Christopher Herr, Fort Collins Coloradoan,
April 19, 1993
"...an incredible saxophonist
and a fantastic musician. The performance of [my] Opcit is
wonderful."
French composer Philippe Hurel, director
of Ensemble Court-Circuit
"...the impressively versatile
Taimur Sullivan"
Berkshire Eagle, April 12, 2004
"Milton Babbitt's unpredictable,
episodic duet, "Whirled Series,'' exploded with playful moments
between Taimur Sullivan's sax and Marilyn Nonken's piano."
Chicago Sun-Times, April 20, 2005
With the PRISM Quartet:
"...the gentle, reedy beauty
of the playing was beguiling."
The New York Times
"The Prism Quartet's members
-- Tim Ries, Michael Whitcombe, Matthew Levy, and Taimur Sullivan
-- avoid the effete cliches of the classical saxophone. They play
with grit, brio and take-no-prisoners accuracy."
Detroit Free Press
"The quartet...played with
immense agility and finesse. The members produced a suave and integrated
tone coupled with a depth of understanding of a work that was exuberant
and exciting to experience."
Des Moines Register
[Headline: PRISM QUARTET LIGHTS
UP GBS] " ... the fantastic Prism Saxophone Quartet...dazzling
foursome. [William Bolcom's] Concerto Grosso's' Connecticut premiere
was exhilarating, to say the least. The audience demanded an encore..."
Connecticut Post
"superb sax group..."
The New Yorker
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