The Greek lyra player and pianist offer six arrangements based on the "Romanian Folk Dances" of Béla Bartók, along with four dreamy original compositions.
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Music Review: Steven Ricks – ‘Mythological Fragments’
The digitally manipulated vocals and piano have an effect both compelling and distancing; they suggest fire and blood, not machinery...
Read More »Music Reviews: Jimi Hendrix’s ‘The Axis: Bold as Love Sessions,’ plus Bobby Charles, Dr. John, and Nina Simone
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's sophomore LP is loaded with high points and represents an important chapter in Hendrix’s musical history.
Read More »Interview: Composer Adrian Mocanu, Winner of the 2026 Azrieli Commission for International Music
"This is one of the reasons I’m so drawn to early music – it provides the temporal distance necessary to transform what we inherit into something new."
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘The Rich-R-Tone Folk Star Story,’ plus Willie Nelson, Jeb Loy Nichols, and Jonathan Richman
Fans of mid-20th-century Southern music will likely recognize the name of the act for which Rich-R-Tone is most known: the Stanley Brothers, whose first 14 bluegrass recordings appeared on the label and are all included here.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Beatrice Rana at Carnegie Hall
The Italian artist wields her pianistic prowess in service of the wide-ranging expressivity that signals a true and complete virtuoso.
Read More »Concert Review: Focused on Ukraine, Dalia Stasevska Conducts the New York Philharmonic, Joshua Bell
A war-themed program at Lincoln Center featured volatile works by two Ukrainian composers, plus Benjamin Britten and Aaron Copland.
Read More »Music Reviews: Françoise Hardy Reissues, plus Bill Scorzari, Rosy Nolan, and Jamie Granger
Hardy was popular throughout Europe, and a sensation in her native country, where she scored 11 Top 10 singles, nine Top 10 LPs, and numerous lesser hits. Folks in the U.S. now have a chance to hear some of what they’ve missed, thanks to a slew of reissues.
Read More »Music Review: Duo Gelland – ‘Antonio Lucio Vivaldi: Four Sonatas for Two Violins’
What accounts for the persistent popularity of Vivaldi's music after all these centuries? Cecilia and Martin Gelland, together known as Duo Gelland, capture one important reason on their new recording.
Read More »Movie and Music Reviews: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ plus Pavlov’s Dog and the Dream Syndicate
It's far from the exhilarating, upbeat tale that some fans might expect. Though we see a few snippets of Bruce in concert, rocking out in front of adoring fans, the lion’s share of this movie captures a very different offstage persona.
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