Music
Tenor Nicholas Phan’s performance will surely be among the finest I’ll hear in the year to come.
Odyssey Opera’s first commercially-released album is a fun showcase; BMOP delivers an excellent performance of Four Saints in Three Acts.
Ken Thomson’s Restless doesn’t hide from dark places or things; Oberlin Orchestra does right by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera.
Jerusalem Quartet’s Bartók is more elegant than hard-edged; Heath Quartet’s Tchaikovsky is vigorous and sweeping.
Adam Schoenberg is also one of the most widely-performed living composers of orchestral music; in fact, he’s among the top-ten in that category.
Anything Could Happen is a 12-song collection that is as good as anything that a fan could have hoped for from Tommy Stinson.
Cameron Carpenter played the Terry Riley composition commandingly.
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