Music
It’s always fun to hear this mischievous instrumentalist in action.
Long one of the most-performed French operas, “Le Prophète,” thanks to some splendid performances, feels as vivid and relevant as ever.
This new album from Norma Winstone and Kit Downes is a marvel.
Happily, the string orchestra A Far Cry has the skill to back up its good intentions with good music.
Singer/songwriter Aoife O’Donovan’s new album is a moving tribute to the women, particularly Carrie Chapman Catt, who made the 19th Amendment a reality.
Despite several great sets including Jason Isbell and Iris DeMent, Wilco stole its own show at Solid Sound with conceptual aplomb.
The debut album of Decoda, the first – and, so far, only – affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall, and a disc featuring a trio of works by two mid-century Chicago-based composers, Florence Price and Leo Sowerby.
Some solidly impressive Mozart — aside from the filler, fifteen minutes of mono-dynamic, schlocky medleys.
Two discs: Jamaican-American musician Jordan Bak celebrates music for the viola and a reconstruction of Charles Martin Loeffler’s abandoned Octet.
The music on David Murray’s” “Francesca” is both antic and intense; it’s played by a responsive and inventive quartet who sound like they are having considerable fun entertaining themselves.
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