Archive | September, 2008
Ritual Trio Live

Today’s desert island disc: Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Live at the River East Art Center

Sometimes, the music you don’t understand is the music that touches you most deeply. I’ve never been much of a jazz listener; I’ve skirted around it for years, essentially avoiding bebop in its myriad permutations, and enjoying traditional jazz, some fusion and a lot of the more postmodern artists influenced by hip hop or country, [...]

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Hewett Chopin Nocturnes

Today’s desert island disc: Chopin Nocturnes (Angela Hewitt)

This is romantic piano music of the highest order: Chopin’s Nocturnes should have a place in every record collection. Perhaps the finest example of virtuoso classical piano composition, this is deeply involving and emotional material. Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt brings out the bel canto aspects of this music beautifully, and the audio quality is first [...]

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