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A Norwegian guitarist, a German chorus and a local orchestra produced Julie Amacher's favorite CDs of 2006.
(12/26/2006)
No matter where you are in the world, the one element common to every holiday celebration is music. Julie Amacher reviews a new recording that features choirs from Cuba, Spain, France, Argentina and other locales.
(12/19/2006)
Comfort and joy. Those two words come immediately to Julie Amacher's mind while listening to Anne Sofie von Otter's new recording, "Noel," a collection of diverse carols and songs for the Christmas season.
(12/12/2006)
With intriguing arrangements of interesting carols and a polished quality that may be surprising from a group of volunteer voices, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's new CD could provide an escape from the hustle and bustle of this busy season.
(12/05/2006)
On his latest recording, "My Magic Flute," James Galway celebrates the composer who has been his constant companion since childhood: Mozart.
(11/28/2006)
Great American music to celebrate a great American holiday: Julie Amacher reviews a new Copland collection devoted to works inspired by the spacious American prairie.
(11/21/2006)
Czech conductor Jiri Belohlavek took the helm of the BBC Symphony Orchestra this past summer. On their first recording, featuring two Dvorak symphonies, he shares his innate knowledge of Czech music with his new ensemble.
(11/14/2006)
Since she was a child, Hilary Hahn has been intrigued by the concept of the violin as a voice. She explores that interest in her newest recording.
(11/07/2006)
On their latest release, Andrew Manze and The English Concert perform five orchestral works by Johann Sebastian Bach's gifted son, Carl Philipp Emanuel.
(10/17/2006)
The Juilliard String Quartet marks its own 60th anniversary and the 100th birthday year of composer Dmitri Shostakovich by releasing a recording of Shostakovich quartets.
(10/10/2006)
On her new recording, "Reflection," French pianist Helene Grimaud digs into the complex, special relationship that developed among three 19th-century musicians--Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms--and the way it's reflected in their music.
(10/03/2006)
In a sequel to its top-selling collection of American spirituals, "American Angels," the vocal quartet Anonymous 4 gets help from two musicians known for their contemporary approach to folk-based traditions.
(09/26/2006)
This month marks the 100th birthday of the great
Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Among the recordings marking the anniversary are two CDs that each bear evidence of the composer's struggle to hold onto artistic integrity under Stalin's oppression.
(09/19/2006)
Violinist Joshua Bell (who's appearing Sept. 14-16 with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra) has just released a new recording called "The Voice of the Violin." In the tradition of violin masters of the past, he's created a collection of encore pieces--music written for the singing voice, newly arranged for his instrument.
(09/12/2006)
At first Anastasia Khitruk thought he must be a contemporary composer who hadn't yet become well-known. Further research identified Ivan Khandoshkin as a musician who served at the imperial court of St. Petersburg, a virtuoso violinist and an accomplished composer who knew how to write challenging, yet entertaining, music.
(09/05/2006)
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