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The WireJul 17, 2014Would their punk model work for a Stravinsky cover, with its unique challenges? The answer given by this recording is a resounding yes. [May 2014, p.58]
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Apr 1, 2014It’s a tour de force. The work’s relentless, odd-accented, propulsive rhythms are a perfect fit for this band.
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Apr 14, 2014This reinterpretation is as fresh and breathtaking as the group’s past work. Indeed, it may be the most wonderful thing since its debut. Maybe better.
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Apr 1, 2014That this trio interprets such a difficult work with this degree of faithfulness is remarkable; that they do so without sacrificing their personality in the process is worth celebrating.
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Apr 1, 2014The Bad Plus mostly set aside improvisation in an effort to capture Stravinsky's modernist vision, but in some ways it's never sounded freer.
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Apr 1, 2014The Rite should elicit gasps, not cock eyebrows—the latter of which is the most extreme reaction the Bad Plus manage to provoke.