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These two superb new releases were both recorded at a former fire station in Connecticut.
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A thorough sociologist, Carolyn Chen shows, step-by-step, how companies self-consciously appropriate religious language and rituals, creating a ‘theology’ in which work and purpose are perfectly aligned in the lives of their highest-value employees.
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The album features seven tracks played by five different groups fronted or co-led by guitarist John McLaughlin.
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Three singular voices – Ken Russell, Bob Rafelson, and Brian De Palma – all of whom had their careers in gear before the end of the previous decade, each of whom took interesting turns with the films they released in 1972.
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The record companies are bringing us unsuspected marvels from past and present that we might otherwise never hear, from astonishing Handel-era works and brand-new American pieces to elegantly performed guitar sonatas from 19th Century Vienna.
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Some substantial works by composer Felix Mendelssohn remain overlooked.
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“I may second guess how a song was recorded. But I can say that all that we have done has come from an honest place.”
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Cellist Nicolas Altstaed’s recording features a fascinating pairing of pieces by Salonen and Ravel, a stirring reminder of the mysterious powers of common origins and creative invention. Don’t miss it.
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Corporate anti-racism – Bank of America is a major sponsor for the documentary – causes Ken Burns to pull his punches.
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I have heard many recordings of Bach’s work, but none had the vibrancy of what I heard in Jeremy Denk’s Sunday concert.
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Book Review: “Unfinished” Argues for AI as an Artistic Partner — But at What Cost?