"Musto's many songs are treasures of the American repertory, and here he establishes himself with even more distinction as a skilled opera composer." - Musical America
“Musto is the real thing, a quite flawless musician, with superb chops and lyric instincts. He’s sophisticated as hell and can write a great tune...He is not just the leading vocal composer of his generation, but perhaps also the leading one of opera." - Fanfare Magazine
“ A masterpiece was born Wednesday night at the Barns of Wolf Trap. Ben Jonson's 399-year-old play Volpone took on a new life in the world premiere of an opera of the same name by composer John Musto…This opera is likely to be taken up by many other American companies.” - The Washington Post
"Musto spins flaxen pop into golden art." - New York Newsday
“These are bold, proud, unapologetically expressive concertos
that, judging from Musto’s playing of their solo parts, were
unquestionably written by a card- carrying pianist of significant
gifts.” - International Record Review
“I don’t know any full-time composer today who plays with
greater panache.” - The New York Observer
John Musto's two piano concertos are works of enormous imagination, freshness and feeling that require a soloist who combines sensitivity with almost ferocious virtuosity. As this new disc reveals, the composer had the ideal pianist in mind when writing the concertos – himself. ” - Gramophone Magazine
"He is a communicative composer, seeking to go beyond scene or character and create music that is memorable on its own terms." - The Washington Post
Musto's many songs are treasures of the American repertory, and here he establishes himself with even more distinction as a skilled opera composer."
- Musical America
