Closing out the twenty-tens: Schell’s picks for 2019
Though our decade technically has another year to go, the marketing appeal of “Hits of the XXs” type formulations tends…
Stile Antico – A Spanish Nativity (CD Review)
A Spanish Nativity Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312 The “Golden Age” of Spanish polyphony (during the sixteenth century) yielded a…
Tallis Scholars: New CD, Concerts in Princeton and New York this Weekend
Now in their forty-sixth year of singing, the Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter Phillips, have long made an annual December…
BMOP Plays Perle (CD Review)
George Perle Serenades Boston Modern Orchestra Project Gil Rose, conductor BMOP Sound Composer George Perle passed away a decade ago,…
Become Desert
Become Desert John Luther Adams Seattle Symphony, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Ludovic Morlot, conductor Cantaloupe Music “Become Desert is both a…
10/16: Iverson and Harrell at Jazz Standard
In recent years, pianist Ethan Iverson has been collaborating with a number of artists, particularly elder statesmen of the jazz…
10/13: Tonight at Nublu – Sun of Goldfinger
On Sun of Goldfinger, his latest recording for ECM Records, saxophonist Tim Berne partners with guitarist David Torn and percussionist…
Dominique Schafer on Kairos (CD Review)
Dominique Schafer Vers une présence réelle Ensemble Proton Bern, Matthias Kuhn, conducter Kairos CD 0015036KAI Born in 1967, Swiss composer…
Erika Fox – Paths (CD Review)
Erika Fox Paths Goldsfield Ensemble, Richard Baker, conductor NMC Recordings Once one hears Paths, the octogenarian Erika Fox’s first CD, their…
CD Review: Riot Ensemble
Speak, Be Silent Riot Ensemble, Aaron Holloway-Nahum, conductor Works by Chaya Czernowin, Anna Thorvaldsdóttor, Mirela Ivičević, Liza Lim, and Rebecca…