Winterreise

Jazz Album Review: Madre Vaca’s “Winterreise”— Varied Jazz Arrangements Bring Schubert in from the Cold

A Mother Cow of jazz iconoclasts takes on German lieder, because why not?

Reviews of three superior vocal recordings, featuring baritone Gerald Finley, tenor Ian Bostridge, and baritone Thomas Meglioranza.

Rose December 2, 2021 at 7:52 am on Film Review: “Come True” — Sleepless in CanadaAbsolutely the worst movie in 2021! Especially the creepy grown man sleeping with a girl who looks at most, 15,...
Tom Connolly December 2, 2021 at 4:01 am on Book Commentary/Review: Imagine There Are No Negative Reviews — It’s Not So Easy If You TryI agree with what Bill Marx says 100%. I reject the use of Daniel Mendelsohn as a model. He represents...
Allen Michie December 1, 2021 at 9:20 pm on Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 1-4True--it would have been nice to see that included, but the series doesn't give one single minute to classical music....
Steve Provizer December 1, 2021 at 5:12 pm on Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 1-4Another counter-hard drug, spiritual artifact was Bernstein's Mass, also 1971.
Tom Connolly December 1, 2021 at 8:29 am on Book Review: “Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1870 to 2020, An Oral History” — Questioning the EliteI would add that the MFA also has impressive collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art. I have brought many...