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October 1, 2013 – 12:05 am in MusicRock Divas
It’s a man’s world, as the saying goes. And that’s doubly so for rock‘n roll. Despite a continued presence in the world of pop and rock music, it seems women are perpetually being rediscovered… -
October 1, 2013 – 12:04 am in MusicJoana Carneiro: The Maestrina Conducts Further Ahead
Music is a constantly evolving, ever-changing language. Joana Carneiro, acclaimed young Portuguese conductor speaks it fluently. A rising star in the rarefied world of orchestral conducting, she… -
August 1, 2013 – 10:06 pm in MusicBack to the Future as Bands Re-form, Go Green
Rock is looking back, in order to look forward. Bands are re-forming, sometimes after decades apart. As is perhaps appropriate, their music is getting more environmentally friendly. Mark Beech’s… -
June 1, 2013 – 12:45 pm in MusicThe Towering Figure of Wagner
Richard Wagner is a towering and controversial figure in the history of opera. Even now, two hundred years after his birth (which coincides with Verdi’s bicentenary) Wagner caused quite a stir… -
April 1, 2013 – 9:47 am in MusicThe Eternal Spring of Vivaldi
Now so ubiquitous as to border on cliché, the works of the Italian Baroque master Antonio Vivaldi were virtually unknown and went unheard for almost two centuries. Philip Rham explains why you… -
February 16, 2013 – 12:29 pm in MusicA Modern Instrument’s Revival
Once used in film music and then almost forgotten, the theremin has been experiencing a revival in the last few years. It is a “Golden Age” for German-born musician and composer Carolina Eyck,… -
December 8, 2012 – 4:30 pm in MusicMusic of Quality and Distinction
A distillation of some of the best music of 2012. M Music is like wine: even if you don’t know so much about it, you know what you enjoy; or as Mick Jagger put it: “I’m no schoolboy, but… -
September 10, 2012 – 8:35 pm in MusicGreen Rock
Rock music can be less cerebral than other arts, a little less caring. In its purest form, it often appeals more to parts of the body below the waist than to those above the collar. But that doesn’t… -
July 1, 2012 – 12:45 pm in MusicGoodbye, So Long
“The life of a modern day troubadour is seldom the luxury and adulation of Rock n Roll stardom. For most hard working Rockers, the road means long hours, short pay, gigs in dirty dives and… -
May 31, 2012 – 8:40 am in MusicIt’s All Going On, All the Time
By Dean Rispler The legendary Manhattan music scene may be dead or gentrified beyond recognition, but that doesn’t mean that New York City isn’t still a great live music town. You just need… -
Laura Pausini: An Unassuming Superstar
Over the years, Massimo Gava has encountered Laura Pausini at various moments in her career. As she’s evolved from a young girl singing pop tunes to a worldwide singing star, he’s…