Spektral Quartet

December Short Fuses — Materia Critica

December 1, 2023
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Classical Music CD Review: The Aptly Named “Enigma” String Quartet

October 10, 2021
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I’m not entirely sure if Enigma just adds up to the sum of its parts or if it, in fact, exceeds them. Either way, it is music of stirring, striking originality.

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Jazz CD Review: Miguel Zenón — An Extraordinary Scholar/Composer

July 23, 2018
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Miguel Zenón’s extraordinary writing for strings and saxophone makes use of ever-changing textures generated out of jazz, Puerto Rican folk, and classical music.

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