CD reviews: Breathtaking moments in new song cycle 'let me tell you'

When the 35-minute song cycle "let me tell you" won the 2016 Grawemeyer Award for Music last November, few classical music fans had heard of its composer, a mild-mannered Dane named Hans Abrahamsen. The soprano for whom he wrote the work, Barbara Hannigan, is not exactly a household name either. With any luck, this recording will remedy that. Between Abrahamsen's intricate, luminous orchestration and Hannigan's achingly musical performance, "let me tell you" ranks as one of the most compelling c...