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Classical Music Album Review: Beatrice Rana plays Schumann

Pianist Beatrice Rana, joined by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and conductor Yanick Nézet-Séguin, plays the daylights out of Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Beatrice Rana, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Warner Classics, Yanick Nézet-Séguin

Concert Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble — Animated by The Bard

Chamber music under Shakespeare’s spell is responsible for one of the high points of the Chameleon Arts Ensemble’s current season.

By: Aaron Keebaugh Filed Under: Classical Music, Music, Review Tagged: Chameleon Arts Ensemble, William-Shakespeare

Rock Remembrance: David Lindley, A Splendidly Cavalier Spirit

Electric guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, saz, oud, Hawaiian guitar, lap steel, fiddle, cittern; if it could be plucked, strummed or bowed, odds are Mr. Dave played it and played it well.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Music, Rock

Jazz Remembrance: Tribute to Wayne Shorter

One of the true masters of jazz, Wayne Shorter, passed away during the early hours of March 2. Our writers quickly gathered to express their appreciations of Shorter’s innovations and his long life of constant creativity.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Wayne Shorter

Classical Album Reviews: Gianandrea Noseda and Franz Welser-Möst Conduct Prokofiev

Two takes on the orchestral music of Prokofiev — one impish and unpretentious, the other revelatory.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Review Tagged: Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Live

Concert Review: The Bad Plus and Marc Ribot — A True Double Bill

Both jazz combos, The Bad Plus and Marc Ribot, sport connections to rock, which might have contributed to the sold-out room.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Bad Plus, Jazz-Bins, Marc Ribot, Paul Robicheau, Somerville’s Crystal Ballroom

Folk Album Review: “Ears of the People” — Ekonting Songs from Senegal and the Gambia

The banjo’s African relative makes its American debut via a new Smithsonian Folkways album.

By: Jeremy Ray Jewell Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Uncategorized Tagged: Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and Gambia, Ekonting, Laemou-Ahuma (Daniel) Jatta, Smithsonian Folkways

Concert Review: Skylark Vocal Ensemble — Still Thrilling After All These Years

The program was a delight, especially for those, like this reviewer, who, for years, have yearned to visit Paris again. Aurally, Skylark flew us there.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Music, Review Tagged: Joy Schreier, Matthew Guard, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Susan Miron

Opera Album Review: A Marvelous New Recording of Rossini’s “The Silken Ladder”– at a Bargain Price

Rossini’s one-act opera from 1812 rings fresh changes on a host of comic-opera clichés.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Kraków Philharmonic, La scala di Seta, Naxos, opera buffa, Ralph P. Locke, The Silken Ladder

Jazz Album Review: “Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section” — Unquenchable Talent

This Craft reissue is welcome for the presence and distinctness of its sound, and for the state-of-the-art playing. Art Pepper will be going through my head for days.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Art Pepper, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, Michael Ullman, Paul-Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Red Garland, Red Garland trio

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