Review
When the identities of the guilty are finally revealed in this new season of a superb “True Detective,” it is terrifying and glorious.
These pieces are an intellectual challenge to the listener as well as a sensual pleasure. They should send saxophonists back to the practice room.
Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka, under conductor Christophe Rousset, shows why Berlioz and others loved “La Vestale”.
It was worth driving over 70 miles of snowy roads to be rewarded with such invigorating heat. Bravo tutti.
The holidays and their aftermath are not always a time of cheer for families. Two recent children’s books provide empathy and understanding.
It may not be one of ambient music’s masterworks, but this 2007 album deserved far better treatment than utter neglect from Lou Reed fans.
A death is routinely at the center of Claudia Piñeiro’s fiction, but the corpse sparks provocative questions about the way things are, not just an investigation into finding the murderer.
This is an epic, breathtakingly moving, and unforgettable film about an elemental fight against cold, starvation, and fear.
Singer/actor Yves Montand’s life and career is particularly fascinating because they illuminate a telling difference between the mid-20th century political-cultural milieus of France and America.
This is a magnificent 3D documentary about the thought and work of the acclaimed German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer.
Arts Commentary: The Orchestra Gap — Europe vs. the US