Mark Abel

Classical CD Reviews: Beach & Elgar Piano Quintets, Mark Abel’s “The Cave of Wondrous Voice,” and Ibragimova plays Shostakovich

It took more than a century, but Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet has finally got the recording it deserves; it would be hard to beat the all-star line-up featured in The Cave of Wondrous Voice; and ready for some flawless Shostakovich?

Allen Michie August 9, 2020 at 6:05 pm on Jazz Commentary: Russell’s “Hustle,” The Duke of Ellington, and MeThanks, you expressed what I've often thought myself about Ellington (and Basie, another touchstone in my musical and personal life)....
Suzanne Cloud August 9, 2020 at 11:06 am on Jazz Album Review: Jimmy Heath’s Final “Love Letter”Jimmy was a Philadelphia treasure and I was honored to have met him and his wife, interviewed him, and booked...
Stephen Provizer August 9, 2020 at 10:33 am on Jazz Appreciation: Rahsaan Roland Kirk — A Musical Force FieldMy pleasure, John. Thank you-and thank you for your own good work.
John W. Ehrlich August 9, 2020 at 9:17 am on Jazz Appreciation: Rahsaan Roland Kirk — A Musical Force FieldA wonderful and precisely written article. Thanks so much for this much-needed appreciation of a truly iconic music "original." I...
Robert Israel August 9, 2020 at 7:34 am on Life Commentary: A Cultural Journalist Dealing with Cancer During CovidTo Helen: Ever since you strode into the newsroom in Boston where I worked some time ago to tell me,...

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Classical CD Reviews: Beach & Elgar Piano Quintets, Mark Abel’s “The Cave of Wondrous Voice,” and Ibragimova plays Shostakovich

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