United States Jon Batiste and Stay Human: Jon Batiste (piano and Harmonaboard), Eddie Barbash (saxophone and washboard), Ibanda Ruhumbika (tuba and trombone), Joe Saylor (drums and tambourine), Barry Stephenson (electric and acoustic bass), Jamison Ross (drums and percussion), Zankel Hall, New York City. 12.10.2013 (BH)
New York
A Mind-Expanding Mental Meal
United States Elliott Sharp: JACK Quartet, The Stone, New York City. 4.10.2013 (DS)
Sweeter Than Roses:Carolyn Sampson Sings Henry Purcell
United States Purcell, Byrd, Simpson, Banister: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Beiliang Zhu (viola da gamba), Paul O’Dette (archlute), Kenneth Weiss (harpsichord), Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 10.10.2013
A Fine Eugene Onegin in HD from The Met
United States Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (conductor). The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, 5.10.2013. (RB)
Venerable Church Hosts Extraterrestrial Sounds
United States Peter Evans, David Brynjar Franzson, Eric Wubbels, Sam Pluta: Wet Ink Ensemble, Yarn | Wire, Mivos Quartet. St. Peter’s Church, New York City, 1.10.2013 (DS)
Beethoven’s Ninth: Morning, Noon and Evening
United States Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: An App for the iPad, published by Touch Press
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: Copyist’s Manuscripts from The Royal Philharmonic Society and JuilliardSchool’s Manuscript Collection.
Beethoven: Julianna Di Giacomo (soprano), Kelley O’Conner (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Shenyang (bass), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Allen Gilbert (conductor), Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus, Kent Tritle (director), Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, (3.10.2013) (SSM)
Photo: Chris Lee
Kariné Poghosyan: Powerhouse Pianist Tackles Liszt (and Others)
United States Schubert, Bach, Liszt: Kariné Poghosyan (piano), St. Vartan Chamber Orchestra, St.Vartan Cathedral, New York, 25.9.2103 (SSM)
Two Vocal Tightrope Walkers
United States Resonant Bodies Festival: Furrer, Cage, Ablinger, Iddon, Johnson, Cassidy, Aperghis: Jeffrey Gavett (baritone), Christie Finn (soprano), Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, New York. 7.9.2013 (DS)
(Photo by Bruce Kung)