Nearly half a century after Hendrix’s historic two-night stand at the Fillmore East, the performances have been released in full. Plus, Rebecca Turner and reissues from Modern English.
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Concert Review: Juilliard String Quartet Play Beethoven, Kurtág (NYC, 12 Dec 2019)
The Juilliard String Quartet captured Beethoven at his brightest and darkest, with string quartets early and late.
Read More »Music Review: Rod Stewart – The Studio Albums 1975-2001
A 14-CD collection of his 1975–2001 studio albums is uneven but contains more than enough standouts to justify its bargain price.
Read More »Concert Review: Aspect Chamber Music Series – ‘Russian Elegy’ (Music of Tchaikovsky, Glinka, Lyadov)
Aspect presented a concert of Russian music by Tchaikovsky, Glinka, and Lyadov from an accomplished, though ad hoc, piano trio featuring a 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition First Prize winner.
Read More »Music/Book Reviews: The Doors: ‘Soft Parade’ (50th Anniv. Ed.) Plus Jerry Leger, Swans, Specialty Records
A 50th anniversary edition of the Doors’ ‘The Soft Parade,’ plus albums from Jerry Leger and Swans and a book about Specialty Records.
Read More »Music Review: Faun – ‘Maerchen & Mythen’ (Fairytales & Myths)
In 'Märchen and Mythen' Faun have taken us back to those dark and mysterious time of fairytales and myths with a musical odyssey into a wonderful world.
Read More »Concert Review: Illenium – The Ascend Tour
If you're lucky enough to live near a venue where Illenium is bringing this tour (with William Black and Dabin), do yourself a favor you'll remember for a lifetime, and get a ticket.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Ching-Yun Hu, Presented by GetClassical in School (NYC, 19 Nov 2019)
Pianist Ching-Yun Hu performed a kick-off concert for GetClassical in School, a new program that classical music concert artists into NYC schools.
Read More »Music/Film Reviews: Tim Buckley – ‘Live at the Electric Theatre Co.’ Plus Chuck Berry, Elliott Murphy, Gene Clark
An exceptional Tim Buckley concert surfaces and a Chuck Berry film comes to Blu-ray. Plus material from Elliott Murphy’s archives and a Gene Clark cult favorite.
Read More »Music Review: Aaron McMullan – ‘Angus After All’
'Angus After All' may not be the second release everyone was expecting from Aaron McMullan, but it is a brilliant piece of art.
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