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The Classical Review’s Best Recordings of 2011 – Dec 24, 2011
MONK Songs of Ascension (ECM) On the eve of her 70th birthday in late 2012, Meredith Monk’s tenth recording for ECM produced one of [...]
BEJUN MEHTA – Sep 15, 2011
It isn’t so very long ago that the countertenor voice was thought to be all but extinct, with the sound of the voice slowly [...]
MEREDITH MONK – Jun 24, 2011
The voice, that most flexible, direct and evocative of instruments, has always been at the heart of Meredith Monk’s music. But cast even the [...]
KENNETH WOODS – Jun 15, 2011
Conductor Kenneth Woods wishes to hear from and dialogue with you. His website includes his much-liked blog. “The exchange with readers is one of [...]
JAMES LEVINE Celebrating 40 Years at the Met (DVDs) – Feb 28, 2011
After decades of guarding its vast audio and video archives like Fafner keeping watch over the Rhinegold, the Metropolitan Opera is finally offering recorded [...]
The Classical Review’s 10 Best Recordings of 2010 – Dec 22, 2010
GOLIJOV La Pasión según San Marcos (St. Mark Passion) (DG) Fervent performances in a faultless recording made a compelling claim for Osvaldo Golijov’s “powerful [...]
SEMYON BYCHKOV – May 19, 2010
“The only reason to do it is because you are in love with it.” Consummated in a magisterial, newly released recording, Semyon Bychkov’s love [...]
