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NDR Radiophilharmonie and Stanislav Kochanovsky may generate new fans for Tchaikovsky’s four orchestral suites; if you only want to dip your toes in Thomas Adès’ extraordinary music, his own take makes for a worthy introduction.
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In this valuable book, Vincent Schiraldi firmly establishes that the people currently on parole or probation – as well as the community at large – would be better off and safer if both systems were to disappear.
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Here is my list of the 5 best music documentaries from the past year that you could/can watch on the boob tube.
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HBO’S Barry has finally started to hit its stride as a mirthfully dark comedy/drama.
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For those who are new to rom-coms, “Falling in Love at the Movies” is an informative introduction to their mechanics.
Read MoreBy Harvey Blume “Dreaming up America” By Russell Banks Seven Stories Press, 176 pages, $21.95 This book of essays by novelist and short story writer Russell Banks was published before our country’s financial crisis reached the acute stage from which it may or may not be recovering, or the author would surely have voiced bracing…
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This book is a fiery manifesto that charges that copyright law today is an outrageously unjust scheme that does nothing for 99 percent of authors, other creative people, and their fans, while it locks up a commodity that fills the coffers of large corporations.
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Bolden is an intense film, depicting a life lived in a horrifically racist time and place.
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This encouraging book highlights the preponderance of positive developments regarding the efforts, worldwide, to deal with climate change.
Read MoreIf Owen Gleiberman has any complaint against today’s world of criticism it’s that everyone seems to be speaking in one voice.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues