Returning after a COVID hiatus, the 25th/26th Beijing Music Festival promises to be as enlightening and impressive as ever.
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Music Reviews: Heather Lynne Horton – ‘Get Me to a Nunnery,’ Luke LeBlanc – ‘Places’
After two energetic tracks, Heather Lynne Horton's album relaxes into a sweetly produced but sleepy string of shadowy ballads.
Read More »Music Interview: Amoraa on ‘Infinite Love’
"Going to the grocery with your significant other can be the time of your life."
Read More »Concert Preview: Bass-Baritone Joseph Parrish Prepares ‘Songs & Spirituals’ for the Crypt
In preparing for a recital he is "the director, the co-musical director, costume designer" – and even the choreographer, "should I feel like adding a step or two."
Read More »Music Reviews: The Pretenders’ ‘Relentless,’ plus Wild Rabbit Salad, Crowes Pasture, Torben Westergaard, and Johnny Rawls
Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders deliver a new CD, plus reviews of Wild Rabbit Salad, Crowes Pasture, Torben Westergaard, and Johnny Rawls.
Read More »Music Review: Hélène Grimaud – ‘For Clara,’ Music of Schumann and Brahms
Pianist Hélène Grimaud is once again joined by baritone Konstantin Krimmel, this time for an album of music by Schumann and Brahms, 'For Clara.'
Read More »Music Review: Orpheus 21 – ‘Oriente Lux (Dialogue of Souls)’ with Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI
A concert recording of music from countries far and wide, from Syria to Afghanistan, Israel to Greece, Morocco to Iraq, pays tribute to the victims of the war in Syria.
Read More »Music Review: Sheena Easton – ‘Madness, Money and Music’ (Deluxe Edition)
Expanded CD/DVD reissue of Easton's 1982 junior LP showcases her impressive artistic breadth and includes rare vault material.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: Eric Clapton’s ‘The Definitive 24 Nights,’ plus Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, and Delbert McClinton
Reviews: a vastly expanded edition of Eric Clapton's "24 Nights" includes three Blu-rays, plus CDs from Hot Tuna, Marshall Crenshaw, and Delbert McClinton.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Layers’ – New Music by Herschel Garfein Inspired by Jane Kenyon, Stanley Kunitz, KC Trommer
Poetry by Stanley Kunitz, Jane Kenyon, KC Trommer inspires composer Herschel Garfein on new album 'The Layers'
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