orchestral music

Classical CD Reviews: Gerald Finzi’s Orchestral Music, Bernstein’s “Wonderful Town,” and Arvo Pärt’s “Works for Violin”

Violinist Viktoria Mullova supplies one of the year’s most programmatically-cohesive and thoughtfully-executed albums.

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.

Allen Michie May 6, 2021 at 6:06 pm on Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (May Entry)I see the "Carpenters" album, and Carole King's "Tapestry," all the time in used record stores. They're almost always in...
Matthew Hanson May 5, 2021 at 5:50 pm on Book Review: “The Final Revival of Opal & Nev” — Who Controls the Narrative?Thanks Scott-- I actually haven't yet. I'd love to. I'm a big Rushdie fan and I'm curious what that one...
Vincent Murphy May 5, 2021 at 5:07 pm on Theater Review: “The Pink Unicorn” — Hugging the CactusStacey is one of the finest and most game actors on the planet .
Allen Michie May 5, 2021 at 3:02 pm on Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (May Entry)There's some magic in the way Karen Carpenter sings the word "always" in "Rainy Days and Mondays." It has just...
Bill Marx, Editor of The Arts Fuse May 5, 2021 at 9:45 am on Theater Commentary: Who’s Agitating for a “Green New Theatre”?The case for cultural institutions to end subsidizing the fossil fuel industry (including refusing to take money from those who...