Music: Classical
Currently listing articles 258-201:
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Music DVD Review: The 2007 Newport Music Festival (Boxed Set)— “Newport—the most festive of festivals,” says Bernard Levin of the London Times.
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Retro Redux: The Grinch Makes A Rare Summer Appearance— It turns out that the Hulk isn't the only green guy lurking around.
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Music Review: Build - Build— This release could change the way you think about contemporary composition.
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Music Review: Two Beethoven Firsts— Papa Haydn and Wagner are both alive an well in 21st Century Beethoven.
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Re:Collection - Europa String Choir: Lemon Crash— Duos, trios, and quartets.
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Music Review: Hour of the Shipwreck - The Hour Is Upon Us — Welcome to Goth Disneyland.
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Music Review: Time of the Templars— "World without End" indeed.
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A Letter of Thanks to Music Teachers— I am reminded of my indebtedness to the town’s music departments for years of entertainment.
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Music Review: Two Beethoven Thirds— After Beethoven's Third Symphony music was never the same.
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Music Review: Franz Liszt and the Beethoven Symphonies— They were the first Rock Stars.
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Cultured Tangos— Cultured Tangos examines aspects of the music of Argentine composer, Astor Piazzolla.
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Music Review: Stanley Jordan - State of Nature— With this instrumental album, Stanley Jordan says more about the real state of nature than any protest music or Al Gore docs ever could.
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Music Review: Friedrich Cerha - Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra & Franz Schreker - Chamber Symphony in One Movement— The music showcased in the New Series is a must-have for collectors of modern classical music or rookies stumbling gawkily through the genre like me.
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Music Review: Münchener Kammerorchester - Farewell— The Munich Chamber Orchestra delivers an intelligent recording of classical Haydn and Isang Yun.
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Music Review: Frederic Rzewski The People United Will never Be Defeated! / Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues by Ralph van Raat— Think of J.S. Bach composing Goldberg Variations as a member of the Shining Path...
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Music Review: Two Beethoven Fifths— Two extraordinary Fifths of Beethoven...
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Book Review: Creators - From Chaucer and Dürer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson— "It is frightening to enter your workroom early in the morning and face an empty canvas, a blank sheet of paper, or a score sheet..."
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Music Review: The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings), Composed by Howard Shore— Shore's soundtrack will forever be what plays through my mind as I re-read the books.
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Music Review: Grupa Janke Randalu - Live— I might need piano lessons after this.
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Music Review: Maria Schneider Orchestra - Sky Blue— The Grammy-Winning composer's latest is an imaginative album filled with emotion and detail.
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Music DVD Review: Paul McCartney – Ecce Cor Meum— With an enduring spirit of loss and love, this performance assumes a humble magnificence.
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Music Review: Rahim Al Haj & Sadaja Quartet - Friendship— A little adventure now and then is a good thing.
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Music DVD Review: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin— The stars are in line when these two masters meet...
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Music Review: Sarah Brightman - Symphony— Symphony may well be the top-selling soprano's best album to date.
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Music Review: Sarah Brightman - Symphony
— The results are incredibly powerful and worth a listen.
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Movie Review: The Reichsorchester— Sublime music, tragic times.
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Music Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles Soundtrack— James Horner scores The Spiderwick Chronicles in grand orchestral style.
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Paul McCartney Releases Ecce Cor Meum DVD; We're Celebrating with a Giveaway
— Enter to win a conductor's score or a copy of this DVD.
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Music Review: Astor Piazzolla – Maria de Buenos Aires Suite— South American Math - Astor Piazzolla equals Tango
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Music Review: Fred Hersch - Concert Music 2001—2006— Pianist Fred Hersch leaves the bandstand for the concert stage.
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Music Review: Shirley Kirsten - Scarlatti and Chopin — Another fine collection of Scarlatti and Chopin.
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A Nerdy Playlist for New Year's Eve— A selection of music to celebrate the holiday, from Opera to Disco!
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Music Review: Mannheim Steamroller – Christmas Song— What would the holiday season be without another Christmas album from Mannheim Steamroller?
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Music Review: Andrei Gavrilov Performs Chopin's Études op. 12 and op. 25— A miraculous technique and musical insight has produced here a fantastic recording of this important part of the classical piano repertoire.
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Music Review: Indie CDs Holiday Gift Guide— Are your friends tired of the same old Keys-Kanye-Fergie-Foo? Indie CDs are the answer.
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Music DVD Review: Eric Clapton & Friends - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007— A good representation of a great day of music for a worthy cause.
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Music DVD Review: Blackmore’s Night - Paris Moon— Blackmore's Night is to Renaissance Music what Flogging Molly is to Irish music.
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Interview With Erica Miner, Author Of Travels With My Lovers— 'Travels With My Lovers' is "a great escape, whether you travel by plane, train, or armchair; but it also shows a woman’s journey of self-discovery."
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Music Review: Rachel Barton Pine, American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud Powell— A celebration of "the first American violinist to achieve international rank."
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Music Review : Lara St. John - Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo— Twenty-first Century Bach.
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New Album Releases 10/23/07: All Is Well Again In New Release Land: Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Carrie Underwood, Dave Gahan, Rob Zombie, Plant/Krauss And More— After a couple of slow weeks, it is our happy duty to report that all is once again well in new release land.
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Music Review: Josh Groban - Noel— Traditional classics and carols delivered by the beautiful voice of Josh Groban.
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Music Review: Brian Setzer Orchestra - Wolfgang's Big Night Out— Setzer draws on his love for swing music, merging it with an assemblage of ageless and familiar classical pieces.
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Barenboim Sinks to a New Low - bringing "Peace Orchestra" to Hitler's Waldbühne Stadium to play Wagner — "Hitler and Wagner would not, as you say, “turn in their graves” to see you do this-- they would applaud."
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Music Review: Lara St. John - Bach: Works for Solo Violin, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004, Sonata No. 3. in C Major, BWV 1005 — Superb bach Violin from North of the Border.
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New Album Releases 10/16/07: R.E.M., Luther, Hendrix, The Queen Of Soul, And More Reissues Than You Can Shake A Christmas Tree At— Is this really the best the record industry can do?
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Retro Redux: Brainwashed(?) By Radio Moscow— The Cold War era was a confusing time for a teenager.
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New Album Releases 10/09/07: Kid Rock, Puddle Of Mudd, And Christmas Lead A Slow Week— Kid Rock finds his Rock & Roll Jesus, while Josh Groban, Patti Labelle, and the Isleys gear up for his birthday.
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Music Review: The War - A Ken Burns Film (Soundtrack - Boxed Set)— Relentless in his efforts to provide a broad spectrum of music appropriate to this film, Burns has been amazingly successful.
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Music Review: Taraf De Haidouks - Maskarada— A wild, tempestuous, musical ride that will leave you breathless by the end; pretty much normal for Taraf De Haidouks.
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Theater Review (Oklahoma City): Amadeus— Peter Shaffer's award-winning play about the rivalry between composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri comes to Oklahoma City.
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Music Review: Paul Potts - One Chance— Paul Potts debut album does not disappoint.
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Interview: Band Of The Week: Composer Rene Gruss— This composer may not be a band in the strictest sense of the word, but he did work with a real orchestra, and that's close.
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Music Review: Various Artists - Hollywood's Greatest Hits— A great example of the power music has in its ability to create a wide variety of moods.
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Theater Review (NYC): Virtuosa: Clara Schumann in Words and Music— A gaudy, crowd-pleasing, musical presentation of the classic romantic story of Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
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Music Review: Daniel Smith - The Swingin' Bassoon— Did you ever think you'd be considering whether the bassoon can be a serious jazz instrument?
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Music Review: Helen Money - Helen Money— Rock out on the cello - not a contradiction in terms for Helen Money.
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Music Review: Lou Reed & The zeitkratzer ensemble Metal Machine Music— Leave aside your preconceptions of what you think music should be, and take a step into the new and dangerous...
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