January 2020
Vol. 26 No. 1; January 2020
CD Review: Ensemble Revels In Traditional Fare
Makaris’s debut CD, ‘Wisps in the Dell,’ shows why this repertoire proved so popular with audiences and artists during the 18th century.
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CD Review: Tafelmusik Welcomes New Music Director
The recording ‘Vivaldi con amore’ will be the first time most listeners hear violinist Elisa Citterio fill a big podium.
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Chatting with Curious Flutist Emi Ferguson
In an interview, Ferguson discussed how playing old music and contemporary works inform one another, the wonder of Bach’s music, and more.
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CD Review: Fresh Take On Goldberg Variations
These performances bubble over with the energy and warmth of a celebration for five friends who just happen to be incredibly knowledgeable and sensitive students of Bach’s music.
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Sorrell Documentary Profiles A Compelling Musician
‘Playing with Fire: Jeannette Sorrell and the Mysteries of Conducting’ will interest and inspire anyone who loves music or just a well-crafted story about a fascinating person.
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CD Review: Galou Offers Deeply Expressive Vivaldi
The latest release in Naïve’s Vivaldi Edition — which is recording the entire collection of the composer’s manuscripts at Turin’s Italian National University Library — gives the deepest feminine voice lots of love.
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CD Review: Kožená Electrifies In Dramatic Fare
Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená’s first album on the Pentatone label centers on the protagonists of four tragic Baroque cantatas.
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CD Review: Bachs On Harpsichord And Fortepiano
There are a lot of compelling and fascinating arguments for this kind of program featuring harpsichordist Rebecca Cypess and fortepianist Yi-heng Yang. Yet the recital justifies itself entirely on musical grounds.
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