Review: A ‘Rake’ Takes a Treasured Spot in the Opera Season
Just before the end of this milestone comeback season at the Metropolitan…
Review: Henry Threadgill’s Music From Two Perspectives
The most reductive observation I can provide about the composer and improvising…
When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived
The two organizations battled it out for several years, all while Stalin’s…
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Horn
In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we would…
Composers Give New Shape to Ornette Coleman’s Jazz
Bang on a Can had big plans for 2020.Before the pandemic started,…
Review: In ‘Lucia’ at the Met, a Modern Woman Comes Undone
By the looks of it, there is little in common between the…
When Classical Music Was an Alibi
Allied forces were keen to “clean up” the reputations of musicians whose…
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Renaissance Music
In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we would…
Grammys Winners 2022: The Complete List
Best Opera Recording“Glass: Akhnaten,” Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo,…
