Tony Oliver plays James Romig’s Spaces (CD Review)
Spaces James Romig Tony Oliver, vibraphone Sawyer Editions James Romig’s music has become more expansive. Spaces (2021) is his third recent piece to run over an hour in duration. Still…
Anthony Cheung on Kairos (CD Review)
Anthony Cheung Music for Film, Sculpture, and Captions Ueli Wiget, piano, Ensemble Modern, Franck Ollu, conductor; Ensemble dal Niente, Michael Lewanski, conductor; Ensemble Musikfabrik, Elena Schwarz, conductor Kairos Music Anthony…
Statement from King’s Singers on Concert Cancellation
Last week, Pensacola Christian College cancelled the King’s Singers on short notice due to concerns about some of the members’ sexuality. The ensemble has provided an eloquent rejoinder (see above)…
Renaud Capuçon and Martha Argerich on DG (CD Review)
Beethoven, Schumann, Franck Renaud Capuçon, violin; Martha Argerich, piano Deutsche Grammophon Three violin sonatas by great nineteenth century composers, all in A, grace this recording by violinist Renaud Capuçon and…
Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles (CD Review)
Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles Brad Mehldau Nonesuch Records Pianist Brad Mehldau is a chameleon-like figure, able to play music in many styles and a creative…
The Clarinet Trio on Leo (CD Review)
The Clarinet Trio Transformations and Further Passages Jürgen Kupke, clarinet; Michael Thieke, alto clarinet, clarinet; Gebhard Ullmann, bass clarinet Leo Records LR 921 Gebhard Ullmann is celebrating his sixty-fifth birthday…
Pollini plays late Beethoven Piano Sonatas (CD Review)
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Opp. 101 & 106 Maurizio Pollini Deutsche Grammophon Maurizio Pollini turned eighty during the recording sessions for this CD in 2021 and 2022. The great pianist spent…
András Schiff – Clavichord on ECM (CD Review)
J.S. Bach András Schiff Clavichord He was the best organist in Europe and a mean harpsichordist too, but Johann Sebastian Bach loved playing the clavichord. The intimacy of its soft…
Mother, Sister, Daughter: Musica Secreta Sings the Stories of Women (CD Review)
Mother, Sister, Daughter Musica Secreta, directed by Laurie Stras Lucky Music Over a career that spans thirty years, Musica Secreta has established themselves as one of the premiere all-female vocal…
Clarinets and More Clarinets: Alder plays Chrysakis (CD Review)
Milieu Interieur Jason Alder, clarinets Clarinet music by Thanos Chrysakis Thanos Chrysakis is a prominent composer from Greece who works in electroacoustic music, as a performer and creating sound environments,…