Rochford and Downes on ECM (CD Review)
Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes A Short Diary ECM Records “This short diary (of loss), offered as a sonic memory, created with love, out of need for comfort.” -Sebastian Rochford…
Sufjan Stevens – Reflections (CD Review)
Sufjan Stevens – Reflections Timo Andres, Conor Hanick, piano Asthmatic Kitty Reflections is a studio version of Sufjan Steven’s sixth collaboration with choreographer Justin Peck. Over the course of…
De Profundis Sings Morales (CD Review)
Morales: Missa Desilde al cavallero, Missa Mille Regretz, Magnificat Primi Toni De Profundis, directed by Eamonn Dougan and Robert Hollingsworth Hyperion Records Cambridge’s De Profundis has quickly become a…
Frederic Rzewski – Late Piano Works (CD Review)
Frederic Rzewski Late Piano Works Bobby Mitchell, piano Naxos Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021) was a gifted composer and pianist. His oeuvre included pieces in many genres, but it is his…
Happy Birthday Jürg Frey
Sequenza 21 is pleased to wish a Happy Seventieth Birthday to Jürg Frey. The Swiss composer has been a member of the wandelweiser collective since the 1990s, and his work…
Rebecca Saunders – Skin on NMC (CD Review)
Rebecca Saunders Skin Christian Dierstein, Dirk Rothbrust, percussion Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB), Enno Poppe, conductor Quatuor Diotima Juliet Fraser soprano, Klangforum Wien, Bas Wiegers, conductor NMC Recordings Berlin-based British composer…
Ming Tsao – Triode Variations (CD Review)
Ming Tsao Triode Variations Ensemble Musikfabrik, conducted by Emilio Pomárico Neue Vocalisten Stuttgart Ensemble KNM Berlin, Stefan Schreiber, conductor Kairos Music Triode Variations is composer Ming Tsao’s third recording…
Guided by Voices – La La Land (CD Review)
Guided by Voices – La La Land (Guided by Voices, Inc.) A colleague recently quipped that “it is a new fiscal quarter, so there must be another Guided by…
When Sufjan met Timo and Conor
Sufjan Stevens is an indie rock luminary who, throughout his career, has explored a number of styles. His first contemporary classical release, Reflections will be released on Asthmatic Kitty on May 19th.…
love & light – iSing Silicon Valley (CD Review)
love & light iSing Silicon Valley, conducted by Jennah Delp Somers Esteli Gomez, soprano; Cheryl Ann Fulton, harp Avie Records On love & light, the girl’s choir iSing Silicon…