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Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/21/10
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Schumann Classical The English pianist Angela Hewitt is best known as a Bach interpreter, but I find her approach to Schumann's keyboard music even more dynamic and illuminating. In this collection of three early works, Hewitt...
Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/21/10
RATING: (EMPTY CHAIR) Ke$ha Pop Music fans of a certain IQ score - say, 19 - won't make it past the first two minutes of Ke$ha's new album. But those who are foolish enough to try will just stand there dumbfounded, eyes rolled so far back into...
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/14/10
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) New Music The music of Indonesian gamelan runs like a constant stream through the work of Lou Harrison - sometimes underground, but often invoked in perfectly overt ways. This enjoyable new disc features three pieces from the...
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/07/10
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Classical The British pianist Paul Lewis has been reaping extravagant praise - particularly from his countrymen - for his Beethoven recordings, including a complete cycle of the sonatas and now this set of the five piano concertos...
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/31/10
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) New music The Naxos label's indispensable series exploring the range of contemporary American music produces a winner with this splendid collection of chamber and vocal works by New York composer Harold Meltzer. His music joins a...
Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/31/10
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Rock All those hours spent hanging around backstage at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival apparently reignited Elvis Costello's love of the roots music he delved into with 1986's "King of America." Working once again with...
Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/14/10
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Pop For those who find Norah Jones terminally boring, here's one more chance to get on board. This Blue Note compilation offers a taste of the stuff the 31-year-old Brooklyn jazz singer was doing on the side for fun while she sold...
Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/07/10
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) R&B; Attempting to top a gargantuan hit like "Crazy" might seem to be an improbable task, but, after a couple of misfires, Gnarls Barkley singer Cee Lo Green comes awfully close on his third solo album, "The Lady Killer." The leadoff...