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Jonathan Blumhofer

Classical Album Review: Pittsburgh Symphony plays Beethoven & Stucky

We’ve got ourselves another winner in this ongoing Pittsburgh/Beethoven series. Warmly recommended.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony, Reference Recordings

Album Review: William Bolcom’s Complete Rags — Fantastically Inventive and Rigorous

This is the definitive recording of William Bolcom’s rags, complete or excerpted: a triumph for the pianist and the composer – as well as a grandly spirited, accessible, inventive journey for any who care to join them on it.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Hyperion, Jonathan Blumhofer, Marc-Andre Hamelin, William Bolcom, William Bolcom’s Complete Rags

Classical Album Review: Orion Weiss’s “Arc 1” — Crafting a Strong Sense of Impending Doom

The album serves up exceptional stuff, even if the program’s a touch macabre and pianist Orion Weiss’s well-written liner notes make uncomfortable connections between the world of pre-World War 1 Europe and our own pandemic-riddled age.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Arc 1, First Hand Records, Orion Weiss

Classical Album Review: The Claremont Trio’s “Queen of Hearts”

What might be the most impressive feature of this disc: everything on it was written for The Claremont Trio since 2008. The album stands as a shining testament to their adeptness as an ensemble as well as their curiosity as musicians.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andrea Lam, Emily Bruskin, Julia Bruskin, Queen of Hearts, The Claremont Trio, Tria Records)

Classical Music Review: Osvaldo Golijov’s “Nazareno”

Nazareno is bright, often joyous, and easy on the ears. That ought to count for something.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Gonzalo Grau, Jonathan Blumhofer, London-Symphony-Orchestra, LSO Live, Nazareno, Osvaldo-Golijov, Simon Rattle’, St. Mark Passion

Classical Album Review: Violinist Lea Birringer plays Sinding and Mendelssohn

Violinist Lea Birringer’s performance of the Christian Sinding selections are impressive. Her Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, though, is missing drive, excitement, and passion.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Christian Sinding, Lea Birringer, Rubicon

Classical Album Review: “When There Are No Words…” — Do Music and Politics Mix?

When There Are No Words presents six pieces written between 1936 and 1980 by composers responding (at least seemingly) to contemporaneous political events and situations.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: "When There Are No Words", Alex Klein, Cedille, Phillip Bush

Classical Album Reviews: “Dance With Me” and “Eden”

Marvelously accomplished albums from American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Alpha, Barbara Hannigan, Erato, Jonathan Blumhofer, Joyce DiDonato

Classical Album Reviews: “Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered” and New York Youth Symphony plays Price, Coleman, and Montgomery

Two first-rate albums: pianist Lara Downes successfully reconsiders Scott Joplin and the New York Youth Symphony plays Florence Price and others with panache.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Review Tagged: Avie, Florence Price, Lara Downes, Michael Repper, New York Youth Symphony, Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered, Rising Sun, Scott Joplin

Cultural Commentary: The Gergiev Case

There are times – and we’ve been living in these for several years now – when boldness is required, especially from artists.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Anna Netrebko, Denis-Matsuev, Putin, Ukraine, Valery-Gergiev, Wilhelm Furtwängler

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