Sarband and Fadia El-Hage

Sarband and Fadia El-Hage

An 18th Century Middle Eastern musician visits Leipzig; Emily Jane Brontë in the 19th, finishing with music of the present.

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Gratitude

Gratitude

The grace and wisdom of Tecumseh in the face of certain defeat.

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Wasteland of the Free

Wasteland of the Free

“…laugh about it, shout about it but when you’ve got to choose, every way you look at it you lose.”

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The Big O

The Big O

Shigeru Umebayashi, Kremerata Baltica, the Big O, and Hurricane Helene.

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Nina Simone

Nina Simone

A review of Nina Simone’s first recording, 14 tracks on Bethlehem Records, that made it clear, A Big New Talent Has Come to Town.

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Correspondence

Correspondence

Kathleen Turner performs Ariel Dorfman’s arresting poem Correspondence that will both chill and warm you. And in honor of their magnificent collaboration, a sampling of tangos.

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Blue Moon

Blue Moon

Songs and lore in celebration of this month’s blue moon.

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Hejira

Hejira

Joni Mitchell’s sine qua non, Hejira, with notes to parse out a fuller picture of a magnificent work of art.

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Gidon Kremer

Gidon Kremer

A scant 58-minute review of the vast career of violinist Gidon Kremer, a door to contemporary composers far and wide.

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Jeffery Dench

Jeffery Dench

New music by Pat Metheny, selections by Julian Lage, Jude, Laibach, Amy Winehouse. and a reading of “All the World’s a Stage” by the late Jeffery Dench (above).

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