An Imaginative Exploration of The Sound-World of The Early Celtic Church
Music composer ROBERT HUGILL's review leads this appraisal of a fascinating, haunting new album exploring the sound of…
‘Constantly Moving Between the Centuries…’
As they did on 2013's Mediterraneo, CHRISTINA PLUHAR & L'ARPGIATTA take a different approach, this time on the…
To The Birthday Bard, Ever Young at 450
Commemorating Shakespeare's 450th birthday, the ULSTER ORCHESTRA, under the direction of conductor JoAnn Falletta, offers two timeless Bard-related…
‘Please Enjoy This Album. Or Don’t! Whatever.’
Does classical music drive loiterers out of public places? Studies say so, and violinist GIL SHAHAM is counting…
The Many ‘Worlds’ of Mandolinist Extraordinaire Avi Avital
Israeli-born mandolinist AVI AVITAL is blurring the classical-folk lines anew with BETWEEN WORLDS, featuring the work of 'classical…
A Fresh Take on Fibich
Among Czech nationalistic composers, Zdenek Fibich's work has been woefully overlooked. The Czech National Symphony offers a partial…
Melody and Drama from a Baroque Master
As part of CECILIA BARTOLI's Steffani Project, I BAROCCHISTI, under the direction of DIEGO FASOLIS, has recorded 'a…
‘It Seethes Rather Than Boils’
On his new album, OVER LIGHT EARTH, Icelandic composer DANIEL BJARNASON mirrors the current climate--it seethes rather than…
Bach by Thile (Not Thile Does Bach)
It was inevitable: after flirting with Bach for his entire professional career, CHRIS THILE has released a solo…
A Search for Unity Within the Miraculous
Ireland's LOUTH CONTEMPORARY MUSIC SOCIETY has one of the year's most intriguing new releases in IN SEARCH OF…