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…
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 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…
Palm Sweat: Marc Ducret Plays the Music of Tim Berne Marc Ducret, guitar/arranger Out of Your Head CD/DL This is no ordinary jazz guitar album. Saxophonist/composer Tim Berne and guitarist…
Recomposed, Volumes 1-3 Bernd Alois Zimmermann WDR Sinfonieorchester, Heinz Holliger: conductor Sarah Wegener: soprano; Marcus Weiss: saxophone; Ueli Wiget: piano Wergo 3xCD boxed set Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970) lived…
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, 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 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 …
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…
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…
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…