Q2 Music Featured Album
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Michael Mizrahi's Love Letter to the Piano, 'Currents'
NOW Ensemble pianist Michael Mizrahi has followed his solo debut with a deliciously listenable track-by-track ode to the piano. Mar 21, 2016
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Skylark Vocal Ensemble Delivers Engrossing Meditation on Death
The nectarous new release "Crossing Over," from Atlanta and Boston-based a cappella vocal ensemble Skylark, lives at the intersection of existence and the void. Stream it all this week. Mar 14, 2016
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Paul Moravec’s Dramatic Flair Prevails in Intensely Lyrical Violin Concerto
New recordings of Paul Moravec's recently-revised Violin Concerto and Shakuhachi Quintet illustrate the composer's gift for intense lyricism. Mar 7, 2016
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Glenn Kotche's Sketches of Time, Place and Quiet Virtuosity
On "Drumkit Quartets," Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche created a travel diary which doubles as a set of drum etudes, inspired and sonically colored by European and American cities. Feb 26, 2016
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Nathan Davis and Phyllis Chen Surge Forward with 'On the Nature of Thingness'
On the International Contemporary Ensemble's new album, Nathan Davis, Phyllis Chen and their ICE colleagues manage to be as satisfying to the intellect as they are exciting to the ear. Feb 22, 2016
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From the Elemental to the Incalculable in Lisa Moore's 'The Stone People'
What all the pieces in Lisa Moore's latest album have in common is the use of simple, even elemental materials to gesture at something awe-inspiringly vast. Listen all week. Feb 15, 2016
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Third Coast Percussion Offers Empathetic 'Steve Reich'
Third Coast Percussion’s ability to gently manipulate time, as heard on their new Steve Reich album, translates to a listening experience that is both buoyant and penetrating. Feb 8, 2016
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Gabriel Kahane Mines Loss and Modern Life in 'The Fiction Issue'
On his new chamber music release, "The Fiction Issue," Gabriel Kahane focuses on building a sense of place with the scraps of modern life rather than the locations from which they came. Feb 2, 2016
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Kati Agócs's High-Drama Setting of Love and Devotion
The latest in the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's composer portrait series focuses on Kati Agócs, a Boston-based, Canadian-born composer of Hungarian and American descent. Jan 25, 2016
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Humor and Fiendish Difficulty in Spektral Quartet's 'Serious Business'
The works on "Serious Business," the Chicago-based Spektral Quartet's first recording for the audiophile Sono Luminus label, dare the listener to dismiss them as "cute" or "fun." Jan 18, 2016