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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Book Review: Inspiring Profile In Courage
The Czech-born harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková (1927-2017) recounted her amazing life in ‘One Hundred Miracles: A Memoir of Music and Survival,’ written with Wendy Holden.
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‘The Collective Joy of Music-Making’
Community baroque orchestras that provide performing outlets for amateurs and professionals are on the ascent in North America.
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Canto: Times That Bind
Feelings and emotions are the glue of the human experience. And the unfailing conduit for linking us to who we always were, and will be, is music. It has existed along with humanity predating traumas like war, slavery, and injustice.
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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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