Music
Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Russell’s Outside Child made two lists. And so did Little Simz’s Sometime I Might Be Introvert.
The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorites — mainly recordings.
What 2022 needs is “more ‘ukulele.” Put on some ‘ukulele music and just try to feel bad.
Here is my list of the 5 best music documentaries from the past year that you could/can watch on the boob tube.
Thanks to a blend of compositional technique and solid musical grounding in each of the works, “Flames to Ashes” exceeded easy categorization.
What makes these two albums stand apart? They are content to showcase the elemental power of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s voice.
Here’s my list of twenty superlative operatic offerings of different kinds.
Johannes Brahms’s wistful 1894 Clarinet Sonatas receive fantastic performances.
Taken together, the selections on Attacca Quartet’s latest release is something of a meditation on the human condition.
Music Commentary: Top Classical Performances and Recordings of 2021
Here are a handful of concerts that stand out from the past several months, as well as my favorite albums of 2021 – apparently even a global pandemic can’t stop the surprisingly resilient classical music recording industry.
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