Three new albums span more than a millennium of choral music, from the Byzantines to the 21st century.
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Audio Theater Review: ‘The Canterville Ghost,’ Adapted from the Story by Oscar Wilde
The ascendance of podcasts has resuscitated the mostly-dead art once called the radio drama. This adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story is one of the best new examples I've heard.
Read More »Music Review: Karen LeFrak, ‘Interlude, Vol. 1: Harmony’ (Performed by Pianist Doeke)
The first volume, 'Harmony,' in composer Karen LeFrak's new four-album solo piano project 'Interlude' is out now on Naxos. These solo piano pieces are crafted to produce a state of engaged relaxation.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Composer Karen LeFrak on New Album ‘Interlude, Vol. 1: Harmony’
Composer Karen LeFrak talks about her new four-album solo piano project 'Interlude.' 'During the pandemic,' she says, 'my creative energy has really had a chance to grow.' The first volume, 'Harmony,' has just been released.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Maestro David Stern on Opera Fuoco’s ‘Figaro in the City’ and Palm Beach Opera’s Live-Audience Return
The conductor spoke with us about reimagining opera for a young video-obsessed generation, and about the challenges and rewards of staging live opera with an audience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Music Review: Will Liverman and Paul Sánchez: ‘Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers’
Baritone Will Liverman superbly sings art songs by Black composers spanning most of the 20th century on 'Dreams of a New Day.'
Read More »Music Review: CYRRCA – ‘CYRRCA’
The captivating music on ambient producer CYRRCA's self-titled album encompasses a number of styles and moods: worldly, smoothly produced, evocative, both exotic and familiar. And I was sold on it before I glimpsed the artistic videos.
Read More »Climate Change’s Growing Toll on Culture and the Arts
From historic buildings to electric guitars, and from fine wines to ancient statues, irreplaceable pieces of culture and the arts around the world are falling victim to our runaway use of fossil fuels.
Read More »Music Review: Catalyst Quartet – ‘Uncovered: Vol. 1, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’
A new recording from the Catalyst Quartet of music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is part of an encouraging recent trend to celebrate Black classical music composers.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jeremy Beck – ‘By Moonlight’ and Anna Clyne – ‘Mythologies’
New collections from two very different composers reveal contrasting approaches to creating accessible modern classical music.
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