I’ve listened to Lili Elbe a few times since I was first given the opportunity a few weeks ago. That it lingers in my heart and mind so strongly and that I keep wanting to listen to it makes it this week’s Top Pick.
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Tobias Picker’s Lili Elbe rated 4 stars on BBC Music Magazine
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“The trio elevates one another, creating a track that feels vibrant, thoughtful, and emotionally sincere while celebrating individuality through fearless collaboration.”
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Stewart spins fantasies that never exit the musical paradigm of their source material, instead exploring each harmonic and melodic corner to its fantastical extreme.
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The music is compelling from the very first moment … Every moment of What Belongs to You is rapturously musical. The libretto and the music so perfectly complement one another. It’s almost as if they’ve always been paired.
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This is a rare recording that gives a nearly complete impression of the experience of a work. Nonetheless, I do hope I get a chance to see this somewhere soon.
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"Lamentations" is undoubtedly my pick of the four singles so far … it's sounding promising for July 10th's Passing Go album release.
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“As a pianist, there's nothing, it seems, she can't do.”
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Karim Sulayman gives a finely concentrated performance ... with an unflinching focus on the narrator's vulnerability.
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This song feels like a convergence of eras, languages, and ways of understanding human conflict. The result is a fascinating blend of Brazilian jazz, classical improvisation, and contemporary rap
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Across two discs, violinist-composer Curtis Stewart’s 24 American Caprices takes the virtuoso caprice tradition in a strikingly wide-ranging direction
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“Across all tracks, the Prague Filmharmonic Orchestra under Adam Klemens brings the tight ensemble work and zest necessary to enact the constant shifts in Soldier's lively scores.”
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“...Myers displays a deep understanding of the chosen texts through his compositions...."
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“No opera is created in a vacuum, but the timing of this production and this week’s release of the recording certainly proves to be a thoughtful examination of current events as well as the ones depicted in the opera.”
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“MotherLoad and Love Is Born are my two favorites on an album that is filled with great music.”
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The melodies are strong, the lyrics are sweet and the whole track carries a soft sense of hope ... The trio sounds polished, connected, and fully in control of a song that is catchy, romantic and beautifully made.
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The track is a luminous gem, brimming with happy and romantic moods, effortlessly navigating between pop rock and indie rock … this single confirms Biribá Union as one of the most exciting and innovative projects of the year.
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The collaboration between musicians with diverse backgrounds brings a timbral richness that feels natural, never forced. Biribá Union achieves a song that not only speaks of connection, but embodies it: a gentle reminder that even distance can share the same sky.
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“This is a brilliant musical portrait of American composer and neuroscientist Dave Soldier. Virtuosic, expressive and full of life.”
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