Lincoln Trio - Trios from Contemporary ChicagoThe twice Grammy nominated, Billboard charting Lincoln Trio violinist Desire Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe, and pianist Marta Aznavoorian surveys works by five of Chicago's most highly lauded contemporary composers on an album that features three world premiere recordings. Composers are Shawn E. Okpebholo, Augusta Read Thomas, Shulamit Ran, Mischa Zupko, and Stacy Garrop. Okpebholo's music has been described as "devastatingly beautiful" and "fresh

the route had crossed the country

Asencio's output for guitar has previously been investigated on record

Since his last album

His contribution to contemporary music cannot be understated

Hindemith's librettist Ferdinand Lion created a large-scale opera that focused primarily on the goldsmith Cardillac and on the madness that leads him to murder

mining more of their musical gold with each listen

Fast-forward 20 years: A rebellious young adult with mounting nightmares and violent urges is put into a trance by the coven that hopes to invoke Satan

Tchaikovsky's Third Suite

which introduced the phrase "dust my broom" into blues parlance

the hopeful sing-a-long "Christmas Wishes" radiates with a lush

all working in Paris

On the B side "Still Here" Martens professes his resilience through life's twists and turns over a thundering track that puts a new spin on the B side ballad genre