Music
The best festivals, like Disc Jam, build and deliver music-fueled experiences.
While perhaps not more than the sum of its parts — that would be hard to imagine — the music on this tribute disc has its own vitality and stands well on its own.
“I’m happy with where I am in my career. I know what I want to do and can do it. I just enjoy it.”
Singer Allan Harris clearly loves Eddie Jefferson’s music and performs it with sincerity and chops.
The music and performances on this delightful trio album are blithe and profound, a combination that should charm many listeners.
For my taste, some of the songs on Kurt Elling’s The Questions simply aren’t challenging or interesting enough.
The BLO’s production was one of the troupe’s true staging triumphs of late, transforming the Steriti Ice Rink into a 1950s-style nightclub.
Andrew Manze and the RLPO have turned in one of the year’s great albums: potent, lyrical, haunting, and timely.
Two recommended discs: James Brawn’s complete Beethoven piano sonata series continues while Simone Dinnerstein and A Far Cry execute Philip Glass’s chorale-like writing with remarkable fervency and warmth.
Rethinking the Repertoire #21– Alban Berg’s “Altenberg-Lieder”
The Altenberg-Lieder feature Alban Berg at his most direct and concise, as well as his most sumptuous.
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