Music
David Lang’s score is hypnotic, and Emmanuel Music’s quartet of singers gave wonderful renditions.
The Birringer Duo’s disc is a terrific, engaging release, The Colin Currie Group’s performance is nothing short of a powerhouse, and pianist Liza Stepanova plays with lots of character and color.
The Boston Symphony Chamber Players gave a very satisfying performance of eclectic musical material.
Peter Oundjian and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra deliver a great album, smartly programmed and played to the hilt. Leonard Bernstein’s live Mahler was often electrifying; this performance, even with some cracked notes and hairy transitions, certainly is.
As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, NEC commissioned Anthony Coleman to compose a large-scale work he has named Streams.
New Yorker critic Alex Ross has called the LAPO the best orchestra in the country and that appellation seems about right.
The thought of the Kissin/Emerson collaboration was very intriguing, and I anticipated amazing music making.
Juan Andrés Ospina is not just an original big band writer, but a deeply satisfying one as well.
The motto on the Morningside Music Studios web site is “keep the groove in your life.” Words to live by.
Jazz Commentary: Survival of a Scene in Boston
Local music venues — especially those with “off” music like jazz — are caught in a vice, with real estate escalation on one side and corporate-dominated digital technology on the other.
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