Written only nine years apart, these two concerti express very different aspects of Romanticism, and Widmann, who in 2013 was named Artist of the Year at the International Classical Music Awards, brings a powerful enthusiasm to them that's evident throughout.
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Music Review: Carla Bley – ‘Trios’
'Trios' is what jazz radio should be playing today. It is contemporary, yet acknowledges the rich history of the music all at once. It is a marvelous album.
Read More »Music Review: Gidon Kremer – Edition Lockenhaus [5CD Box Set]
Fantastic five-CD ECM collection from the Austrian Lockenhaus festival.
Read More »Music Review: Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer – Re: ECM
An unlikely remix album of ECM music.
Read More »DVD Review: Sounds And Silence: Travels With Manfred Eicher
A glimpse behind the curtain of ECM Records.
Read More »Music Review: Craig Taborn – Avenging Angel
A masterful display of solo improvisation.
Read More »Music Review: Ketil Bjornstad and Svante Henryson – Night Song
Modern chamber music for the night by two masters.
Read More »Music Review: Trio Mediaeval – A Worcester Ladymass
There is an assertion of joy in the vocals of Trio Mediaeval.
Read More »Music Review: Dans les arbres – Dans les arbres
Dans les arbres is an audacious piece of new music from this quartet.
Read More »Music Review: Steve Kuhn – Mostly Coltrane
Steve Kuhn's excellent tribute to his one-time bandleader, John Coltrane
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