New Reviews for January 5, 2024
Republic
A cathartic autobiographical set dominated by celebratory, queer-themed dance anthems.
![Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=VMvCW86zvq4oSJBcAxJ4ZByhM-OFI8zG4l-qVpXXB1I=&f=3)
Deutsche Grammophon
A soundtrack album in the literal sense, with much dialogue from the film.
Navona Records
An impressive meeting of jazz and wind band music in this final work by Chick Corea.
Harmonia Mundi
Extraordinary historical instrument performances of Saint-Saëns orchestral works, familiar and unknown.
Orchid Classics
Close-up, emotionally intense but not frenetic recordings of these landmarks of the string quartet repertory.
Chandos
The first installment in a new Beethoven quartet series looks forward to the Romantic era.
ECM New Series
Lesser-known Pärt works reveal aspects of the composer's style in a fresh way.
Bruno Philippe / Christoph Eschenbach / hr_Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) / Tanguy de Williencourt
Harmonia Mundi
This recital succeeds in displaying the varied palette of sound of which this cellist is capable.
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- January 5, 2024
1980
Recorded in December of 1979 and released the next year, this double album is a relatively straightforward set from spiritual jazz saxophone legend Pharoah Sanders and his band. There's still ample amounts of free-form playing and cross-cultural musical influences, but the moods are more toned down than usual, offering a reflective and atypically calm set that's just as moving as Sanders' more uproarious work.
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