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Concert and CD Review: Trio Vitruvi – U.S. Debut and Album Release (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 17 April 2018)
The young Danish piano trio makes a smashing U.S. concert debut upon the release of their first album, with music by Schubert, Shostakovich, and Dvořák.
Read More »Music Review: New Language – ‘Give In’ Brings Post-Hardcore Heat
L.A.’s post-hardcore band New Language released a new single Friday, April 13, called 'Give In.'
Read More »Music Video Premiere: Joyann Parker – ‘Envy’ Suggests a New Queen of the Blues
Joyann Parker's new music video, called 'Envy,' hits all the right notes.
Read More »Concert Review: Jazz Pianist Eliane Elias at Birdland (NYC, 13 April 2018)
The Brazilian pianist is a master of infusing improvisational virtuosity into the spirit of a song, whether's it's by Jobim or The Doors, an original, or a Broadway classic from 'Man of La Mancha.'
Read More »Music Review: OYLS – ‘Ghosts’ Emanates Radiant Timbres
'Ghosts' exudes an inscrutable tension, tantalizing colors, and a gracious expression of harmonic energy.
Read More »Music Review: The Turbans – ‘The Turbans’
The Turbans' first album, 'The Turbans', draw upon musical traditions from around the world to create stunning music that will take your breath away.
Read More »Concert Review: Fretwork – ‘J.S. Bach – The Art of Fugue’ (NYC, 12 April 2018)
Bach's contrapuntal masterpiece took flight in the hands of one of the world's premiere viol consorts.
Read More »Music Review: Seneko – ‘True Dimension’ Offers Tantalizing Alt-Pop Music
Seneko's music is gently steeped in a concoction of varied flavors. The end result is pretty darn good.
Read More »Music Review: Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI: ‘Musica Nova: Harmonie Des Nations 1500-1700’
The celebrated musician-scholar and eminence grise of the viol offers representative pieces of what can be broadly termed the "Musica Nova" movement of the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy, France, England, Germany, Spain, and Portugal. But you don't need experience with or knowledge of early music to appreciate the beauty, and the consummate expertise, of these performances.
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