The French pianist, joined by Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica, has recorded an album of the Polish composer, an album he’s called ‘Żal’ Lucas Debargue, who shot to fame during the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition where he took fourth prize, but totally stole the audience’s hearts, and shortly after was signed by Sony Classical. ‘Żal’ […]
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Featuring new recordings of Chopin’s Nocturnes by Jan Lisiecki, Strauss’s Eine Alpensinfonie, Langgaard’s Music of the Abyss and more MORE
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming [-] Though they were little known in the United States (where none of their recordings were ever released), the Sorrows were one of the more interesting acts to rise from the British Beat scene of the 1960s.With their unabashed force, the Sorrows were in a league with the Kinks and […]
AllMusic Review by James Manheim [-] Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130, is textually knotty in a way that few other Beethoven works are. Beethoven originally ended the work with the radical Grosse Fuge, Op. 133, heard at the end of this program by the Ehnes Quartet. It mystified audiences, […]
Time was when celebrity children had a hard time being taken seriously, but a new wave are embracing their family legacies – and even working with their parents. Alli Patton speaks to the Kutis, Andrew Hagar and Lola Lennox about carrying the rock’n’roll mantle MORE
A year ago, singer Kizito Mihigo died after being arrested for his song mourning the Tutsi and Hutu killings. Now western donors want a full inquiry into his death MORE
Trumpeter Yazz Ahmed and singer-songwriter Amahla weigh on the findings which include scepticism about women’s musical ability and pregnancy prejudice Continues HERE
‘When the record company liked it, I was embarrassed – I was a hip new wave producer by then. I said I had a better song about a woman who was eaten by her dog’ Continues HERE
Q: You were once managed by Mr. Ronnie Scott. Of course in the early days he must have had an influence on you. However, might it be that traces of his influence might be observed in this, your latest recording. And if so, would you like to elaborate? Ronnie taught me that it was possible […]
With tours on hiatus, musicians are looking for new ways to make cash, writes James Moore https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/business/music-rights-hipgnosis-lickd-neil-young-universal-music-bob-dylan-rights-b1801590.html
Brooklyn’s boy king was killed before he could release his debut album – but a year on from his death, his music is bigger than ever. Thomas Hobbs pays tribute MORE
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/23/years-and-years-this-weeks-best-track
Hi Gregg. Thank you so much for agreeing to this. So jumping right in … Q: Where do your affections lie; is it vinyl, CD, Radio, live gigs? A. Playing live is my passion. It’s the one thing I missed during the pandemic, although I was able to record some live performances for social media. […]
Trailers for Eternals, The Suicide Squad, The Batman and more have twisted vintage pop – from Nirvana to Steely Dan – into epic new shapes. Industry insiders explain why https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/27/trailerisation-the-movie-trend-resurrecting-old-pop-music-trailers-eternals-suicide-squad-batman
Why does it matter? If you’re a Spotify user, you no longer need your phone to listen to music offline. This is perfect for those of us who love the Apple Watch but use Spotify instead of Apple Music. This is a fairly big deal if you are a Spotify user. Finally, you too can listen to […]
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