Music
That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.
One takeaway from the concert: music can be forward-looking and even provocative without being off-putting and ugly.
An album of Brahms lieder from two musicians in their prime: Christoph Eschenbach and Matthias Goerne.
Boston’s Debo Band expand their heterophonnic horizons on Ere Gobez.
This Grand Harmonie program is a survey of both the mainstream and wildly experimental uses of early brass instruments.
Overall, with Transitions Michael Nicolas proves himself a major cellist of his generation.
Three superb albums: two focusing on works by Brahms, one featuring Hans Abrahamsen’s meditation on Shakespeare’s Ophelia.
“My hope is that in the near future the mainstream music pendulum will swing much more heavily towards giving jazz the attention it deserves.”
Day of the Dead upends stereotypes and expectations, providing a compelling, exploratory trip through the Grateful Dead songbook.
Arts Remembrance: Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s ‘Saxophone Colossus,’ Dies at 95