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CD review: Angela Hewitt plays Schumann

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...


CD review: Ke$ha, 'Cannibal'

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...


Review: Lou Harrison, 'New Music'

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...


CD review: Beethoven piano concertos

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...


CD review: Harold Meltzer, "Brion, Sindbad, Exiles"

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...


CD: Elvis Costello, 'National Ransom'

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...


CD Review: Norah Jones, '... Featuring'

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...


CD review: Cee Lo Green, 'The Lady Killer'

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...