Striking A Balance: contemporary percussion music (1998)

Met o.a. een arrangement voor marimba van Ravels "Alborada del gracioso", dat 18-1-2011 door het Joint Venture Percussion Duo in het Muziekcentrum in Enschede wordt vertolkt. "The young Scottish percussionist, Colin Currie first came to prominence in 1992 when he won the prestigious Shell/LSO scholarship at the age of only 16. In choosing the title 'Striking a Balance" for his Debut CD, Currie seems to signal a middle-of-the-road approach to contemporary music, mixing jazz-inspired pieces by Chick Corea and Richard Michael with soft-edged new music from Toshi lchiyanagi and Steve Reich. "Striking a Balance" also suggests the intimate, chambermusic feel, away from the soloistic glamour of Evelyn Glennie's discs. Not that this is a fault, but the considerable virtuosity is hidden to all but the most knowledgeable of listeners. Currie's duos with Sam Walton (marimba) and Robin Michael (piano) are finely 'balanced' and yet so virtuosic. (...) A well-thought-out and beautifully recorded album." (Gramophone, 1998)