Posted inClassical Music Katrina Krimsky Makela, Klaus Oliveros, Pauline Rondeau, Jean (1991- ) 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now The premiere recording of Thomas Adès’s “Dante,” a Pauline Oliveros reissue and Jean Rondeau’s latest harpsichord program are among the highlights. Posted by By RSS Feed
Posted inDeaths (Obituaries) Deep Purple (Song) Grammy Awards Music Nineteen Hundred Sixties Nino Tempo Stevens, April April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit Her unusual version of the standard, which she recorded with her brother, Nino Tempo, reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1963 and won a Grammy. Posted by By Daniel E. Slotnik
Posted inBerger, Karl Creative Music Studio Deaths (Obituaries) Heidelberg (Germany) Jazz Music Karl Berger, 88, Who Opened Minds of Generations of Musicians, Is Dead A vibraphonist, pianist, educator and musical thinker, he co-founded the Creative Music Studio to bring all kinds of musicians together to foster cross-pollination and improvisation. Posted by By Jon Pareles
Posted inBoston Symphony Orchestra Capucon, Gautier (1981- ) Carnegie Hall Classical Music Escaich, Thierry (1965- ) Mutter, Anne-Sophie Nelsons, Andris Schultz, Golda The Boston Symphony Finds Surprises and Strengths in New Music Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented the New York premieres of works by Thierry Escaich and Thomas Adès. Posted by By Oussama Zahr