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The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich recording of Mendelssohn’s Symphonies doesn’t cast the composer as a radical, but the effort highlights the strengths of his music and finds ways to put distinctive interpretive stamps on several of these scores.
In this book, readers are given a full taste of the lives of three complicated musical artists.
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin demonstrated a total command and control of his materials.
The album lightly reiterates John Powhida’s prog influences while offering a snappy set of short, earworm-inducing pop songs.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s delightful village comedy, based on a Gogol short story, receives a modern recording that features a superb international cast.
Penning some of the most beautiful and harmonious tunes for the Wailin’ Jennys over the group’s two decades, Ruth Moody always envisioned a solo career to complement her Jennys output.
Saxophonist Gregory Groover Jr, was not initially drawn to spirituals. In fact, as a young person, he found them frightening.
A powerful performer and artist emerges in this ambitious album about being publicly ostracized and maligned — and coming back stronger.
The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra is a rare gem in the already star-studded crown of European ensembles.
Music Review: The Beatles are Still Here, There, and Everywhere
Beatles fans are being treated to a three-fer of projects spanning three media genres: a restoration of the film “Let It Be,” a book focusing on the two 1967 songs “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane,” and an appearance on the new season of “Doctor Who”.
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