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October 2025 Classical Record Reviews

Mahler: Symphony 9, Park Avenue Chamber Symphony/David Bernard; Anna Clyne: Abstractions, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop; Steve Reich: Jacob's Ladder | Traveler's Prayer, Synergy Vocals, New York Philharmonic/Japp van Zweden, Colin Currie Group; Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem; Winter Words; The Prince of the Pagodas, Nicky Spence, tenor; London Philharmonic Orchestra/Edward Gardner.
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PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid power amplifier

These days, listeners the wide world over enjoy hearing their music recreated for them by equipment whose origins are international; trade isolationists might consider the example of PrimaLuna. This Holland-based company's operations span three continents, with designers from Floyd Design and Durob Audio in the Netherlands, manufacturing in China, and input from California-based Harmonia Distribution.
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50 Years of Blues at Antone's

Left to right: Clifford Antone, Doug Sahm, Albert Collins. (Photo Courtesy of Susan Antone.)

There have been venue owners who have been larger than life—Hilly Kristal (CBGB) and Doug Weston (Troubadour) come to mind—but few live-music club owners have ever lived in and for the music the way that Clifford Antone has.

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