Review
If George Clooney can rev up our righteous indignation decrying the barbarities of Joe McCarthy, why on earth couldn’t he become eloquent when it comes to talking about fighting to keep Hitler’s mitts off Michelangelo?
Read MoreAs fiction, “Trieste” is almost entirely a dense tapestry of thinking, remembering, agonizing and raging.
Read More“Witness Uganda” is a quintessential American musical — a work of cultural tourism that condemns cultural tourism.
Read MoreThe protagonist may necessarily be passive in the face of his or her diminishing mental condition, but art must rage against the dying of the light.
Read MoreTwo new recordings from Harmonia Mundi offer gripping performances, including one of the Smetana String Quartet no.1 that’s particularly full of fire and life.
Read MoreExciting new LPs from two leading practitioners of post-rock — Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Have a Nice Life.
Read MorePianist Murray Perahia’s return this weekend, with Schumann’s A minor Concerto, seemed tailor-made on paper: he’s one of the world’s great chamber musicians and this concerto plays to all his strengths.
Read MoreNot surprisingly, nearly half of the band’s 20-song set Thursday night was made up of “AM” songs. Despite the quality of the quartet’s first four albums, nobody seemed to mind.
Read MoreMost everyone has heard the faux-scandalous name. What has not been heard enough is that Pussy Riot are the purest and most potent expression of the punk-rock ethos ever.
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Arts Remembrance: To Sérgio with Love — Sérgio Mendes, 1941–2024