Under Stalin's Shadow

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.

That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.

Gerald Peary July 14, 2020 at 11:01 am on Film Commentary: Fellini at 100 — How the Mighty Have TumbledThere's no scientific way to prove that Fellini has been largely forgotten. But that's certainly what I have felt in...
Dave Wittrock July 14, 2020 at 5:48 am on Arts Remembrance: Why Jazz Needed Richie ColeThank you Mr. Michie. So nice to read something by someone who 'got' Richie. I especially liked that you mentioned...
Reid Hoyson July 13, 2020 at 6:05 pm on Arts Remembrance: Why Jazz Needed Richie ColeThank you Allen Michie for this tribute to Richie Cole. Very much on the money. I spent a lot of...
Matt Hanson July 13, 2020 at 1:05 pm on Arts Reconsideration: “Pinocchio” at 80Amen!
Steve Provizer July 13, 2020 at 10:07 am on Arts Reconsideration: “Pinocchio” at 80I really enjoyed the piece. Just wanted to give credit to prolific songwriters Leigh Harline and Ned Washington, who wrote...