Mason Bates

Commentary: Top Classical Recordings of 2016

I make no claims to have listened to everything released in 2016; here are my picks for the top classical recordings of the year.

CD Reviews: Orchestral Music by Mason Bates — A Welcome Addition to the Canon.

Mason Bates’ music isn’t afraid to smile. If it doesn’t always run deep, it’s at least always engaging and pleasant to encounter.

Music Feature: Notable Classical Recordings of 2014

Feel free to disagree, add to them, come up with your own list, etc. Above all, enjoy!

Rob H October 6, 2022 at 12:41 pm on Concert Review: Bobby Weir and the Wolf Brothers — Transforming the Legacy of the Grateful DeadIndeed, that would be something!
Mj October 6, 2022 at 12:24 pm on Film Review: “God’s Country” — Who is to Blame?The implication that she is responsible for brutish male behaviour is disturbing: had she only been nicer, let them have...
Gerald Peary October 6, 2022 at 11:39 am on Film Review: “God’s Country” — Who is to Blame?A good catch, Jon, and I probably did make that assumption unconsciously about Arts Fuse readers. My wrong! My sentence...
Gerald Peary October 6, 2022 at 11:35 am on Film Review: “God’s Country” — Who is to Blame?Well, you take the position of the protagonist, that this parking of the car, though a hundred yards from her...
Bill Marx, Editor of The Arts Fuse October 6, 2022 at 9:17 am on Culture Commentary: World War II Was a Race War, and It Isn’t OverYou make a salient point. Though a more important line of understanding, which was missed by Burns and Mendelsohn, is...