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Trio Mediaeval: A Worcester Ladymass
by C. Michael Bailey
Cobbled together from the scraps and remnants left from Henry VII's 1536-41 dissolution of Catholic Monasteries, this Worcester Ladymass ("Ladymass"--Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin, in this particular case for the Feast of the Assumption, August 15) was studiously assembled by Nicky Losseff, the music editor for the Norse Trio Mediaeval. Research revealed that neither ...
Nordic Symphony Orchestra, Anu Tali: Erkki-Sven Tüür: Strata
by C. Michael Bailey
So much late-20th and early-21st Century classical music has a movie soundtrack quality about it. Replete with dramatic crescendos and sinister diminuendos, these extended compositions sound as if they are trying to tell a story in a language not spoken. While that paradox is obvious, the effect is not exclusive. The music may be enjoyed on ...
Dino Saluzzi / Gidon Kremer / Andrei Puchkarev: Giya Kancheli: Themes from the Songbook
by C. Michael Bailey
There is a potent element in the sophisticated pioneer spirit of ECM Records and its founder, Manfred Eicher, that is perfectly illustrated by this recording. Giya Kancheli (born 1935) is a Georgian composer who has produced, among other compositions, film and stage scores over the past 40 years. Kancheli transformed the elements of these scores into ...
Derek & the Dominos: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: The 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
by Doug Collette
Derek & The Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: The 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is a valiant attempt to compile a definitive version of Eric Clapton's finest work. The package of two CDs collects studio rarities from early and late in the band's career, as well as previously unreleased television performances, remastered in punchy clarity. ...
Solomon Burke's Last Album 'Hold on Tight' Released March 22
Considered by many to be the greatest male soul singer of all time, a large man with a larger-than-life personality, Solomon Burke recorded his final album in October 2009 in Brussels, Belgium with the Dutch band De Dijk. One year later, on October 10th, the “King of Rock 'n' Soul" died on his way to Amsterdam ...
Hollywood Brazilian Carnaval Week To Launch With Longoria Performance
International Latin Trumpeter and recording artist David Longoria will appear and perform at Level 3 Nightclub at Hollywood Highlands as guest star to launch Hollywood's Brazil Carnaval week on Monday, March 7th, 8pm. Hollywood, CA—David Longoria will debut his Latin infused Dance single Zoon Baloomba live on Monday, March 7th to launch Hollywood's celebration of the ...
The Beethoven Piano Sonata Series: Idil Biret and Andras Schiff - Sonata No. 1 in F minor
by C. Michael Bailey
Note to Readers: This column is switching gears to review the complete Andras Schiff and Idil Biret Beethoven Sonata cycles. One sonata will be addressed at a time. This will be more orderly than trying to match the respective volumes as first written. An overview article on these sonata cycles can be found here.
Michel Portal: Bailador
by Charles Walker
For all the lip service paid to the idea of jazz as a universal language, the modern performing landscape is still, by and large, segregated into separate continental categories, each with a host of attendant stereotypes. For every Randy Weston or David Murray, musicians who have made studious efforts at cross-border communication, there are dozens of ...
Trio Mediaeval's Performances & New Album in March
Trio Mediaeval A Worcester Ladymass Anna Maria Friman—voice Linn Andrea Fuglseth—voice Torunn Østrem Ossum—voice Few vocal ensembles produce quite as beautiful and finely blended a sound as this Norwegian trio... —Allan Kozinn, The New York Times Oslo's Trio Mediaeval presents a reconstruction of a 13th century votive Mass to the ...
Traffic's "John Barleycorn Must Die" Returns
Traffic to Release Deluxe Edition of John Barleycorn Must Die March 8 Deluxe Import Includes Alternate Takes, Live Tracks & Previously Unreleased Material Santa Monica, CA: John Barleycorn Must Die is the Traffic album that almost never was but which is now commonly regarded as their definitive work. By 1970, still only 22, Steve Winwood had ...
