Music

In Heavy Rotation

Here’s some of what I’ve been listening to of late:

• Jeffrey McFadden, Guitar Recital

• Trio Wanderer, Fauré and Pierné: Piano Trios

• Carl Stamitz, Duos of Violin and Viola, Volume 1

• Javier Perianes, Grieg: Piano Concertos and Lyric Pieces

• Göran Söllscher, Eleven String Baroque

• Jerusalem Quartet, Debussy and Ravel: String Quartets

• Nash Ensemble, Hummel/Berwald: Septets

• Estevan Velardi, Scarlatti: LA Guiditta (Version for 3 Voices)

• Ben Allison, Layers of the City

• Brad Mehldau Trio, Blues and Ballads

• Erroll Garner, Nightconcert

• Kenny Barron Trio, Book of Intuition

• Julian Lage, Arclight

Music in New Orleans

While New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz, it also has a thriving classical music scene. I am fortunate that my city has both an excellent opera company and a very fine symphony. In 2019 I managed to see Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio. Loyola University also puts on an opera every spring.