Who’s Got a Grammy Sticker?
Best Chamber Music Performance: Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5, Pacifica Quartet
Grammy Time
Ok, everyone pretty much agrees the Grammys are a waste of time, but it’s fun to watch just to see if they might actually pick Radiohead for any awards. So far, they’ve
Brooklyn Sounds
This weekend, BAM's kicked off its 3rd annual Sounds Like Brooklyn festival, featuring a cross-section of the many diverse musicians who call this borough home. I didn't make it into
Odd Couple
I was back at Carnegie on Friday to hear Pierre-Laurent Aimard for the second night in a row, this time playing the big hall with Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra. Once again,
Counterpoint
I'm not exactly sure what Pierre-Laurent Aimard is trying to prove at Zankel tonight by alternating the even, contrapuntal tones of Bach with Elliott Carter's terrifying helter-skelter, but the contrast,
Flying High
Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, founded in 1998, is dedicated to the preservation of the work of American songwriters, from the Tin Pan Alley songs of the early 20th century,
Lukas
On Sunday, composer, conductor and pianist Lukas Foss passed away at the age of 86, at his home here in New York. There are kind notices about Foss in the Times and on other blogs, where you
Lounge Lizards
Los Angeles has always had a thing for lounge acts: offbeat singers who sing amusing, occasionally scathing lyrics in small rooms filled with kitsch. Which might be the inspiration for