jueves, 12 de mayo de 2011

MUSIC REVIEW


MUSIC REVIEW

Salvation Pursued Musically

Paul Simon The singer, backed by an eight-piece band, performed at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night.
Chad Batka for The New York Times
Paul Simon The singer, backed by an eight-piece band, performed at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night.
Paul Simon’s show at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night was all about his pursuit of ecstasy through rhythm, and it was marvelous: brisk and unsinkable, smartly balanced, deftly paced.
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American Hymns, Both Classic and Reimagined

The Albany Symphony played Copland and modern spirituals as part of the Spring for Music festival at Carnegie Hall.
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A Cabaret Evening of Songs From a Marriage Made Off Broadway

Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley walk in the famous footsteps of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.
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Bao Jian, left, and Hu Jianbing performing at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday evening.

Seven Composers, Seven Countries

At the MATA Festival at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday night, the composers were individualists, and their works tilted toward the experimental.
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Two by a Finnish Composer, and Variations Inspired by a Birthday

Striking chamber pieces by Magnus Lindberg framed the latest Movado Hour program at the Baryshnikov Arts Center on Tuesday evening: one from near the start of his career, the other a premiere.
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Genres and Styles Without Borders, in a Brooklyn Series

Gala NYC, a new series of classical music without borders, opened on Saturday at the Brooklyn Lyceum.
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The tenor Ian Bostridge performing with Les Violons du Roy on Sunday.

One Tenor, Three Voices, in Arias From Handel’s Era

The tenor Ian Bostridge leads a tour of 18th-century arias and voices with the Montreal ensemble Les Violons du Roy.
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K T Sullivan performing at the Oak Room.

Woman for All Seasons, Ballads and Emotions

K T Sullivan covers a wide range of musical and emotional territory in her new show, “Rhyme, Women and Song,” at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel.
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From left, Xiao-Dong Wang, Lisa Shihoten, Alexis Pia Gerlach, Wendy Sutter, Mark Holloway and Danielle Farina performing as part of the chamber ensemble Concertante on Monday.

For a Sextet’s Substitutes, a Chemistry Test

The chamber group Concertante performed at Merkin Hall on Monday, with replacement musicians sitting in for four of its six members.
A Google manager, Paul Joyce, helped introduce the service, called Music Beta, on Tuesday.

Google’s Digital Music Service Falls Short of Ambition

Google and the major record labels failed to agree on a price for the licenses, creating a roadblock for the firm.
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Jon Gillock This organist played at the inauguration of the Manton Memorial Organ at the Church of the Ascension in Greenwich Village.

French, but Conversant in Many Genres

The new Manton Memorial Organ at the Church of the Ascension in Greenwich Village, built in France with 6,183 pipes, was inaugurated on Thursday with a concert by Jon Gillock.
John Walker of The Walker Brothers

John Walker, Hitmaker With the Walker Brothers, Dies at 67

Mr. Walker played guitar and sang with the British band, which had two big hits in the United States, “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and “Make It Easy on Yourself.”

Music in Review

The touring group of the Marlboro Music School and Festival performed three repertory staples on Friday night.
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My Coma Dreams The pianist Fred Hersch and Michael Winther presented Mr. Hersch’s new work at Alexander Kasser Theater.

Unconscious Lessons of a Jazzman

“My Coma Dreams,” by the jazz pianist Fred Hersch, tells the stories of his dreams while in a coma in 2008.
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Shane Endsley performing with the Music Band performing at the Cornelia Street Cafe.

Calm Demeanor, Assertive Sounds

Shane Endsley and the Music Band took an assertive but unforced approach to most of the songs in their recent show at the Cornelia Street Café.

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