‘DUO’ from Cobra Records

Are female Cellists better than male? Of late an array of young and talented female cello players have drawn our attention, like the promising Dutch, […]

Review of Peter Takács ‘Complete Beethoven Sonatas’

The year 2011 saw the release by the Cambria label of Peter Takács’ complete Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle. The project had been set down between […]

Notes from Recent Finds, No. 13 – Gems from Cobra, Eudora, Just Listen, and Lawo

Originally written for Positive Feedback: Original Source September arrived and so has a flood of wonderful new releases from some of my favorite artists and […]

Review of Reference Recordings ‘Tchaikovsky & Schulhoff’

Performance: 5 This is Manfred Honeck’s second Pittsburgh recording of this great Symphony. His first, which derived from a May 2006 concert, appeared on the […]

A Deeper Look at Songlines Albums: Group 1

Music that transports the listener on a cross-genre jazz journey  On “Train Song”, Aros, a multinational ensemble of Netherlands-based Austrian Marion von Tilzer (composer, piano), […]

Captivating the listener at all times

Schumann’s piano music is popular among pianists and audiences alike. Putting one’s stamp on any of the scores demands more than just playing all the […]

‘Solitude’ from Niek Baar and Ben Kim

A definite proof of his exceptional musicianship. In an earlier blog devoted to Niek Baar, I said: “It may still be early days, but it […]

More About Mark Nodwell’s ‘Nemesis’

Historically, American jazz scenes coalesced within tightly-bounded geographical settings. Think of the clubs on 52nd Street in NYC in the 1940s, where bebop was incubated. In […]