Richard S. Ginell

Richard S. Ginell writes regularly about music for the Los Angeles Times, Musical America.com, and Classical Voice North America. He has also contributed to Gramophone and The Strad, among many other publications. In another lifetime, he was chief music critic of the Los Angeles Daily News.

Articles By This Author

Review

Russian Piano Music From the Silver Age and Beyond

Richard S. Ginell - November 30, 2020

Daniil Trifonov’s latest album celebrates keyboard works by Scriabin, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev.

Review

Shostakovich’s Soundtrack for the Dark Side of the 20th Century

Richard S. Ginell - November 23, 2020

Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic offer the composer’s underappreciated Symphony No. 11.

A Dive Into George Lewis’s Pioneering Experiment With Artificial Intelligence

Richard S. Ginell - November 16, 2020

A 1984 recording of Rainbow Family captures a landmark performance event pairing “live” musicians with microcomputers.

Review

More Geographical Soundscapes From John Luther Adams

Richard S. Ginell - November 9, 2020

The JACK Quartet roams the sonic outback on two meditative quartets from the Alaskan composer.

Review

Kamasi Washington Plays His Becoming Score in an Empty Hollywood Bowl

Richard S. Ginell - November 3, 2020

The saxophonist/composer’s jazzy soundscape for the Michelle Obama documentary gets a full-blooded rendition that benefits from the orchestral treatment.