Kurt Gottschalk

July 2021: Jazz Record Reviews
Music and Recording Reviews
Larry Birnbaum, Thomas Conrad, Kurt Gottschalk  |  Jul 09, 2021  |  1 comments
Punkt.Vrt.Plastik: Somit, Ben Goldberg: Everything Happens to Be, John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Cunliffe: Trio, Enrico Morello: Cyclic Signs, Ches Smith and We All Break: Path of Seven Colors and Dan Wilson: Vessels of Wood and Earth.
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Recording of June 2021: NOW
Recording of the Month
Kurt Gottschalk  |  May 11, 2021  |  1 comments
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble: NOW
International Anthem Recording Company IARC0039 (LP, download). 2021. Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble, prods.; Alex Inglizian, eng.
Performance *****
Sonics ****

In its sixth year, International Anthem seriously stepped up production. 2020 saw the Chicago label releasing a fast succession of rewarding albums, including a standout disc by Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker and adventurous jazz by Rob Mazurek and the collective Irreversible Entanglements.

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May 2021 Pop/Rock Record Reviews
Music and Recording Reviews
Tom Fine, Kurt Gottschalk, Anne E. Johnson  |  May 07, 2021  |  1 comments
Jon Batiste: We Are, Various Artists: Nuggets, Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968, Arlo Parks: Collapsed in Sunbeams and XIXA: Genesis.
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April 2021 Jazz Record Reviews
Music and Recording Reviews
Thomas Conrad, Kurt Gottschalk  |  Apr 09, 2021  |  0 comments
Archie Shepp, Jason Moran: Let My People Go, Jakob Bro: Uma Elmo and Ethan Iverson: Bud Powell in the 21st Century.
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March 2021 Classical Record Reviews
Music and Recording Reviews
Kurt Gottschalk, Jason Victor Serinus, Stephen Francis Vasta  |  Mar 12, 2021  |  3 comments
Dame Ethyl Smyth: The Prison, Tristan Perich: Drift Multiply, David Greilsammer: Labyrinth and Violins of Hope: Live at Kohl Mansion.
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January 2021 Rock/Pop Record Reviews
Music and Recording Reviews
Tom Fine, Anne E. Johnson, Kurt Gottschalk  |  Dec 31, 2020  |  2 comments
Beabadoobee: Fake It Flowers, Adrianne Lenker: Songs and Instrumentals, Prince: Sign "o'" the Times (Super Deluxe Edition) and The Rolling Stones: Goats Head Soup 2020 (Deluxe Reissue) .
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December 2020 Classical Record Reviews
Music and Recording Reviews
Kurt Gottschalk, Jason Victor Serinus, Stephen Francis Vasta  |  Dec 04, 2020  |  1 comments
Osvaldo Golijov: Falling Out of Time, John Luther Adams: The Become Trilogy, Alexander Scriabin: Le Poème del'extase and Honegger/Schoeck/Mitropoulos: Buried Alive.
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November 2020 Classical Record Reviews
Music and Recording Reviews
Kurt Gottschalk, Sasha Matson, Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 30, 2020  |  9 comments
Eric Whitacre: The Sacred Veil, Beethoven: 9 Symphonies, Beethoven: The Piano Concertos, Shostakovich: Symphonies 5, 1, Gyda Valtysdottir: Epicycle II and Augustin Hadelich: Bohemian Tales.
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Recording of April 2020: Afterimage
Recording of the Month
Kurt Gottschalk  |  Mar 18, 2020  |  0 comments
Cooper, Cerrone, Pergolesi, et al: Afterimage
String Orchestra of Brooklyn, Argus Quartet, Melissa Hughes, Kate Maroney, Rachel Lee Priday
Furious Artisans facd6823 (CD). 2020. Emily Bookwalter, Eli Spindel, prods.; Ryan Streber, eng.
Performance ****
Sonics ****

If an orchestra is going to wait more than a decade before releasing its first record, it had better go big when it finally does—which is what the String Orchestra of Brooklyn has done. Afterimage includes compositions by Paganini (1782–1840) and Pergolesi (1710–1736) alongside works by Rome Prize winner Christopher Cerrone (b. 1984) and the less well-known Jacob Cooper (b. 1980).

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