The Song is You – Enrico Rava and Fred Hersch on ECM (CD Review)
The Song is You Enrico Rava and Fred Hersch CD/LP ECM Records ECM Records has begun resuming production of their releases as vinyl LPs. This is the first I…
Radical Romantics – Fever Ray Returns (CD Review)
Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mute It has been nearly six years since Plunge, Karin Dreijer’s last album under the moniker Fever Ray. Equally well known for their band The…
Voyageur – Ali Farka Touré (CD Review)
Voyageur Ali Farka Touré Work Circuit Records The late Ali Farka Touré (1939-2006) was one of the most venerated of West African guitarists. His work combined the musical culture…
Julia Holter and Spektral Quartet record Alex Temple (CD Review)
Behind the Wallpaper Alex Temple Spektral Quartet: Clara Lyon (violin), Theo Espy (violin), Doyle Armbrust (viola), Russell Rolen (cello); Julia Holter: voice New Amsterdam Records Out this Friday, March 3rd,…
Oracle – Joanna Mattrey and Gabby Fluke-Mogul (CD Review)
Oracle Joanna Mattrey, Gabby Fluke-Mogul Relative Pitch Records RPR1143 In their first collaboration, improvisers violist Joanna Mattrey and violinist Gabby Fluke-Mogul create music that combines drones, microtones, and extended…
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 …
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…
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…
Mivos Quartet Plays Steve Reich (CD Review)
Steve Reich: The String Quartets Mivos Quartet Deutsche Grammophon Steve Reich wrote his three string quartets for the Kronos Quartet, who have premiered, recorded (for Nonesuch), and continued to…
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…