The Philadelphia Baroque trio Filament has always been attracted to the fantastical sonatas of Dietrich Buxtehude. They performed the composer’s music at EMA’s 2021 Emerging Artists Showcase, and revisit his work now with their rewarding debut album, ‘Alchemy of Another.’
Buxtehude and that Stylus Phantasticus Read More »
An Ockeghem marathon, coming next week to the Met Cloisters in New York, is the latest event celebrating the composer’s 600th. New recordings and new approaches to ‘the hardest composer’ of the 15th century is helping lift his reputation from mystical and complex to something more universal: ‘it’s just fabulous music.’
Party on for Ockeghem’s 600th Read More »
Constantinople, a multi-cultural ensemble from Montreal, is expert in spanning musical cultures. Their latest album, inspired by Leonardo’s plan to bridge the Bosporus, is at turns exhilarating, intoxicating, and oversaturated — a ‘fantastical swirl of repertoire.’
Bridging Leonardo da Vinci’s Worlds Read More »
East of the River, a cosmopolitan, multi-instrumental ensemble led by Nina Stern and Daphna Mor, celebrates the rich repertoire of the Sephardic diaspora, tapping influences from Spain, the Ottoman Empire, and Northern Africa, all regions where Sephardi Jews relocated after they were expelled from the Iberian peninsula between 1492 and 1497.
Soulful Sounds of the Sephardic Diaspora Read More »
‘I was offended that EMA would give publicity to the climate-change activism of John Mark Rozendaal…he bragged about interrupting a performance at the Met Opera for some 22 minutes. EMA gave voice to disturbing protest methods and, I believe, condoned this behavior…’
Letter to the Editor: Climate Crisis Showmanship Read More »
