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An intriguing release Who is scared of Bach? According to his very personal liner notes, Kersten McCall, principal flautist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, was. […]
Adrian Quanjer on Nov 07, 2023
Lately I’ve been spending more time listening, and It really paid off! I found these albums I want to showcase. Each has some unexpected rewards. Take some […]
Bill Dodd on Nov 03, 2023
“The only perfect English opera”, says Lindsay Kemp in the foreword to this issue, and artistic director David Bates elaborates this statement further: “…its strongest […]
Guest Authors on Oct 30, 2023
All the albums in Songlines Recordings ‘Group 1’ are now available for 25% off for 1 week. *Offer valid through Friday, December 15 2023 end […]
Mark Werlin on Dec 07, 2023
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, […]
Adrian Quanjer on Oct 20, 2023
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 […]
Guest Authors on Oct 16, 2023
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 […]
Rush Paul on Oct 09, 2023
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 […]
Rob Pennock on Oct 09, 2023
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), […]
Mark Werlin on Oct 06, 2023
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 […]
Adrian Quanjer on Oct 01, 2023
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 […]
Adrian Quanjer on Sep 19, 2023
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 […]
Mark Werlin on Aug 25, 2023
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