Spunicunifait uses the full score—the sounds and the silences—to imbue the notes with nuance, color, and inflection as if they were words of dialogue or, just as often, sighs filled with emotion
This sumptuous combination of an artist’s sketchbook and an architectural design statement features work by the lead architect for the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge and Tanglewood House
Using acoustic and electric cellos, Beiser has created a sonic tsunami that runs from soft ripples to towering waves of sound
Her music is deeply grounded in modal and microtonal traditions, yet it has a timeless quality.
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Bird winds his way through a set of jazz and film score standards by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Lerner and Loewe, and Rodgers and Hart, among others
There is no apparent theme to this collection of works; rather, the performers seem to have chosen some favorites that they thought would work well on viola and piano.
This album pairs a chamber work by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák with works by two African American composers and a Russian-born composer who scored American films
His measured phrasing of Bach’s spun-out chord progressions keep the listener on the edge of their seat
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Bohren gives a bow-stroke master class as he navigates swift changes while bringing power to loud passages and rich musicality to melancholy moments
The 21-year-old violinist easily shines on this energetic interpretation of Antonio Vivaldi’s cherished warhorse
Home draws its inspiration from our living space, or lack thereof. That ranges far beyond geographic points to embrace stability and the sense of community, but also constant change and loss.
The beguiling performance of the two violin sonatas is certain to bring these unfairly neglected works into a deserved place in the violin repertoire
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This album presents 11 single-movement compositions by 11 different composers
Many of these powerful, emotionally wrought tracks revolve around what Kremer has called “the notion of Jewishness” and include laments and a pair of kaddishes
The suites are among the highlights of 18th-century string literature and have also long been performed on viola
Rowland—a member of the acclaimed Brodsky Quartet from 2007–2019—chose the Stift Festival Orchestra to record 'Recomposed: Vivaldi’s "Four Seasons"'
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The rising star illuminates these timeless concertos with flawless technique and a depth of emotion that is all too rarely heard these days
Dvořák’s Violin Concerto has in more recent times gained the recognition and appreciation it deserves
Together, Gage and guitarist Drew Taubenfeld, recording under the sobriquet Dt/IG, have created an engaging 11-track album that blends Americana and folk with electronic music and jazz.
Liner notes to the album connect these pieces as works “composed under the shadows of troubled and traumatic political histories”
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His six string quartets show the range and variety of his new style, from its formative stages to his consummate artistic development over decades
The goal of this album was to bring these sonatas of the early 20th century into the core repertoire
The four string quartets of the Canadian composer Vivian Fung, composed over an 18-year time period, form the entirety of this new release
At 32 players, the orchestra is not especially small, but going conductor-free gives their performance an active, energetic quality.
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