Music
A success in 1890s London and New York, the engaging Irish comic opera “Shamus O’Brien” finally gets Its world-premiere recording
When it comes to defining American music, Pacifica Quartet’s new recording offers some welcome food for thought.
It has been over 20 years since Incubus released its acclaimed album “Morning View”. The band has re-recorded it under the name “Morning View XXIII”.
Juventas’s commitment to classical music in the present tense makes it the only professional ensemble of its kind devoted specifically to the music of emerging composers.
Given the age of the recordings and peculiarities of the venue, the sound quality is very good — certainly more than good enough given the historical value of the amazing music captured therein.
Here are two new and very different records from virtuosos of the jazz harmonica, both seasoned pros, and one of them deserving of much wider recognition.
Three guitarists — Bill Banfield, Ray Obiedo, and Lee Ritenour — release superb albums.
Performing with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, dynamic Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan made music by Piazzolla and Florence Price burn blue hot.
In Handel’s day, excerpts from his operas were often played at home, without singers. They sound great on this new recording by the group humorously (and quite inaccurately) called False Consonance.
Arts Remembrance: To Sérgio with Love — Sérgio Mendes, 1941–2024
Sergio Mendes, the man who ignited my own love affair with Brazilian music, has passed, at the age of 83, from complications of long Covid.
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