Music
Peter Pullman deplores (without bathos) the wreckage of Bud Powell’s life and mourns (without tears) the consequent loss of so much masterful music. And his story of Powell’s life is even grimmer than the one we have previously been told.
In sum, this was one of those rare concerts in which everything clicked, musically and dramatically.
I have seen my share of prodigies and their gushing PR. So I was pleasantly surprised when Benjamin Grosvenor, an unassuming youth in a white shirt and black pants, walked out and played with beauty and style.
Despite the band’s obvious affinity for alcohol, there’s nothing sloppy about OTP. They’re a tight unit.
A pithy critical consideration of new releases from Flaming Lips, The Frights, Mind Spiders, Radioactivity, Ólöf Arnalds, Lee Bannon, Armand Hammer, and Haunted Horses.
Charles Dutoit, one of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s favorite guest conductors, drew playing of high energy and vivid color.
This is a movie that one Stone Roses fan made for other Stone Roses fans to enjoy. There’s nothing wrong with that though, and judged in this way, it’s a winner.
No pianist in his right mind is going to repeat this program. András Schiff had privileged us with a gift that only he could give.
So is the book worth reading? Depends how interested you are in twentieth century cultural history, in music and creative genius, in marriage and sexuality.
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