Classical home listening: The Hibernian Muse; Mariam Batsashvili’s Romantic Piano Masters | Classical music

The Hibernian Muse. Music for Ireland by Purcell and Cousser Irish Baroque Orchestra, Sestina, Peter Whelan

Albums that sidestep familiar repertoire always deserve attention. The Irish Baroque Orchestra’s The Hibernian Muse (Linn), with the vocal group Sestina, is shaped around music played at festivals at the turn of the 18th century, […]

‘My voice lends itself to sadness​ –​ I carry a lot of grief’​: Rebekah Del Rio, David Lynch’s musical muse​ | Music

Performing in 2015 in Los Angeles.

“I am sort of an emo – I love Morrissey,” admits Rebekah Del Rio. This is no surprise, given the way most of us were introduced to her. In David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, she plays […]

For global superstar Bad Bunny, Puerto Rico remains his muse

A man places his hand over his heart while standing in front of a microphone and holding a Grammy trophy

If you’re young, Latino and slightly prone to melodramatics, you might be the kind of person who stays up for a midnight Bad Bunny album release. In the streaming age, the now-familiar “surprise” Bad Bunny […]