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Taking both of these new releases together should satisfy the ‘bones jones of just about any jazz fan.
Read MoreMove over, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and Bartók: the pantheon of great Third Piano Concertos is growing.
Read MoreThis new recording of Charles Villiers Stanford’s”Requiem” by Martyn Brabbins, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), and the University of Birmingham Voices, is beautiful and often memorable.
Read MoreAlan Paul’s meticulous, in-depth research lays out many of the pieces needed to help the reader think more deeply about this era.
Read MoreAn album that does admirable justice to one of the most prolific, significant, and increasingly long-lived composers of a remarkable generation.
Read MoreThe guitarist led his razor-sharp band through two sets steeped in bluegrass that, at any given moment, could erupt into psychedelic jams, old-school country, metallic thrashing, or jazzy forays.
Read MoreRandall Goosby’s sophomore album proves that the violinist is the real deal.
Read MoreIn this splendid album, pianist Kristin Ditlow shares her love of the piano in melody-drenched works from many lands and peoples.
Read MoreWhat makes “Ode to Hip-Hop” such a worthy addition to the Rap Book Library is that it makes room for the contributions and trailblazing importance of artists who have been overlooked. Specifically, artists who aren’t straight men.
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