'Loeffler was ultimately too American for the European musical establishment and too European for the maverick sound of the New World—a predicament that effectively wrote him out of both musical histories.'
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Concert Review: Riverside Choral Society – New York Premiere of Scott Ordway’s ‘The End of Rain’
Riverside Choral Society sang music of John Luther Adams and Alberto Grau and the New York premiere of 'The End of Rain' by Scott Ordway, an impassioned response to the California wildfires.
Read More »Concert Review: Trio Wanderer Play Schumann, Liszt, Ravel at Bargemusic
The French ensemble played a muscular concert of Piano Trios by Schumann and Ravel, along with Liszt's weird and wily "Tristia – La Vallée d'Obermann" and an invigorating encore by Lili Boulanger.
Read More »Music Review: Pianist Julius Asal – ‘Scriabin – Scarlatti’
What might seem a strange composer pairing proves, in Asal's thoughtful conception, to sound most natural.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): Rachel Redleaf and ‘Too Much of a Good Thing’
A Jewish mother, a jeweled bra, and the Good Witch of the OR propel Rachel Redleaf's seriously comic, comically serious one-woman show.
Read More »Concert Review: ‘Alla Zingarese’ – Brahms, Liszt, and the Imprint of Romani Music
We may be avoiding calling it "Gypsy music" now, but its spirited influence on both Brahms and Liszt is unmistakeable.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Urinetown’ at the Secret Theatre
The Secret Theatre is back and as good as ever with its first adult musical since the pandemic.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘Brokeneck Girls: The Murder Ballad Musical’
A tongue-in-cheek meta-fable with music and a serious message offers a fresh take on murder ballads and the battles of the sexes.
Read More »Concert Preview and Interview: Pianist Michael Stephen Brown on ‘Mozart as Harlequin’ (May 1, NYC)
Michael Stephen Brown and Adam Golka perform music by Mozart for piano four hands and for two pianos at the Aspect Chamber Music Series.
Read More »Reviews: Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI – Carnegie Hall Concert, New Album Mixing Ancient and Contemporary Music
Jordi Savall and his early music ensemble looped back to the popular music of the 16th and 17th centuries in concert, while a new album offers modern piano responses to ancient music.
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