Look elsewhere for big, fat hooks. During their record release party last night at Le Poisson Rouge in New York, the trio Bearthoven performed what might best be harkened back to the ancient Greek philosophy of Musica Universalis, or Harmony of the Spheres. The concept states that the planets themselves have tones: unique pitches based …
by Alex R. Travers The auditory and visual pleasures of Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage are worth savoring. Its structurally powerful interior, for starters, gives the Hall a rich acoustic sound. Then, there’s the stage itself, elaborately detailed in the Classical style—the perfect frame for a Steinway & Sons concert grand piano. …