Category Archives: music reviews

“But what did you expect?” – Romance is Boring by Los Campesinos!

Lyrically speaking, it's clear this band has loved and lost on the road.
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Frankie Say Greatest

The originals are urgent beasts, the remixes just pets.
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Piotr Andreszewski in Carnegie Hall: an interview and review

"The most challenging was the Schumann piece, by far."
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Yuja Wang: Sonatas & Etudes

Much like with Chopin, Wang compensates her Scriabin performance with her terrific concentration.
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Julia Fischer’s Bach Concertos: a review

Julia Fischer was a child prodify, a the Slovak-German violinist first gaining global attention in 1995 at the age of 11, after winning the top prize at the 1995 International Yehudi Menuhin Competition.
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“Chinese Democracy” by Guns n’ Roses: hype, nostalgia, leather pants

You can imagine how excited I was to hear that Chinese Democracy, the newest album by Guns n' Roses, might no longer be the elusive Sasquatch of the music world.
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The Hong Kong Sinfonietta, a growing presence

Yip and the Sinfonietta did their jobs with both precision and emotion, which was crucial. As for Donohue, his playing here was superb; he is a true virtuoso performer wholeheartedly playing for the joy of the music.
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