Sometimes artists make their most daring leaps using recorded media. Our expert staff platforms the most interesting recordings, books, movies, and videos, helping you keep track of the music scene from the comfort of your home. Review Russian Piano Music From the Silver Age and Beyond Richard S. Ginell - November 30, 2020 Daniil Trifonov’s latest album celebrates keyboard works by Scriabin, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev. Review Shostakovich’s Soundtrack for the Dark Side of the 20th Century Richard S. Ginell - November 23, 2020 Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic offer the composer’s underappreciated Symphony No. 11. Review Rossini’s Cascading Tenors Jason Victor Serinus - November 16, 2020 Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres are spectacular in a bracing set of songs about friendship and rivalry. A Dive Into George Lewis’s Pioneering Experiment With Artificial Intelligence Richard S. Ginell - November 16, 2020 A 1984 recording of Rainbow Family captures a landmark performance event pairing “live” musicians with microcomputers. Review Introducing Fatma Said Jason Victor Serinus - November 10, 2020 The soprano’s beguiling debut CD mixes repertory and is accompanied by an eclectic combo of first-rate musicians. Review More Geographical Soundscapes From John Luther Adams Richard S. Ginell - November 9, 2020 The JACK Quartet roams the sonic outback on two meditative quartets from the Alaskan composer. Review Zesty Cello Sonatas From Jonah Kim and Sean Kennard Steven Winn - November 2, 2020 The youthful pair give robust, fully committed readings of sonatas from Rachmaninoff and Barber. L.A.’s Sonic Open Orchestra Raises the Titanic Richard S. Ginell - October 26, 2020 Gavin Bryars’s haunting tone poem about the last moments of the doomed ship gets a fresh interpretation by this up-and-coming ensemble. Review A New Recording of The Rose Elf Is Right in Time for Halloween Steven Winn - October 23, 2020 David Hertzberg’s spooky chamber orchestra recasts a Hans Christian Andersen tale of spirit possession. Review Gothic Kinship: Ash Fure’s Something to Hunt Tamzin Elliott - October 19, 2020 Fure’s new album strikes fear in the listener but makes a profoundly human point. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 … Next › Next page Last » Last page