Music

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

October 10, 2021
Posted in , , ,

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.

Classical Music Preview: Catching Up and Looking Ahead with Benjamin Zander on the BPO/BPYO Season

October 9, 2021
Posted in , , ,

For Benjamin Zander and his musicians – as for all of us – it was a strange, even desperate, several months.

Jazz Album Review: Saxophonist Dave Liebman — Still Chasin’ the Trane

October 8, 2021
Posted in , , ,

At 75, Dave Liebman pays tribute to John Coltrane by still doing what Coltrane would surely have wanted him to do: to look within and find truths that are a wellspring of rewarding and challenging music for the rest of us.

Jazz Review and Perspective: Sheila Jordan’s “Comes Love”

October 8, 2021
Posted in , , ,

Comes Love was Sheila Jordan’s first full recording session as a leader, and it automatically becomes a collector’s item for those who love the legendary jazz singer’s work.

October Short Fuses – Materia Critica

October 7, 2021
Posted in , , ,

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

Classical Album Review: The British Project

October 5, 2021
Posted in , , ,

This is an all-English album whose strongest moments are mighty and who’s most intriguing piece is a revelation.

Classical Album Review: A Treasure Trove of Saxophone Music Lost, Forgotten, and of Our Time

October 1, 2021
Posted in , , ,

Major works for saxophone in world-premiere recordings featuring virtuoso Paul Cohen and his brilliant colleagues.

For the Love of the Cover: Nanci Griffith and Keeping Folk Songs Alive, at Passim

September 30, 2021
Posted in , , ,

The talent at Club Passim’s Nanci Griffith night represented at least two generations: it was a nice, low-key salute to the singer/songwriter, who played the venue often in the mid-’80s.

Concert Preview/Interview: Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays John Williams’s Violin Concerto no. 2

September 29, 2021
Posted in , , , ,

A packed, wide-ranging conversation with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter that touches on several subjects, from a lifelong love of jazz to her verdict on John Williams’ Violin Concerto no. 2.

Classical Album Review: Cellist Maya Beiser plays Philip Glass

September 26, 2021
Posted in , , ,

Some tracks work better than others, but Maya Beiser’s larger effort succeeds in presenting Glass’s music in a more nuanced – and musically complex – light.

Recent Posts

Popular Posts

Categories

Archives