Michael Tilson Thomas delivers a towering Ives Fourth; pianist Conrad Tao's American Rage is hard-edged and defiant, but also poignant and stirring; Gianandrea Noseda's Shostakovich Fourth i…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:24PM[SHARE]A noteworthy recording of Ernst von Dohnányi's Symphony no. 1; as usual, Harry Christophers and the Handel & Haydn Society Play Haydn with their customary elegance and character; a ce…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:33PM[SHARE]Violinist Liza Ferschtman and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra's account of Beethoven's Violin Concerto lacked nothing for momentum and spirit. The post Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:12PM[SHARE]Terrific, fiery playing from George Li, one of the most compelling young pianists on the scene; Mariss Jansons' recording of Shostakovich's Tenth trudges from start to finish; irrefutable pr…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:54AM[SHARE]Simon Rattle's Bruckner is, on the whole, lean and lively; if you're looking for a new Mahler Four, Vladimir Jurowski's is the one to check out; Thierry Fischer leads performances of each sy…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:24PM[SHARE]In the right hands, Shostakovich's Twelfth can come off as nothing less than an intriguing, lively symphonic essay. The post Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Jolas, Ravel, and…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:18PM[SHARE]Marc Minkowski's recording of Jacques Offenbach's La Périchole pays the composer a handsome tribute in his birthday year; violinist Baiba Skride's new all-Bartók disc is one of the yea…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:24AM[SHARE]The Seattle Symphony does right by Langgaard but not Strauss; Esa-Pekka Salonen's Beethoven is micromanaged to death; Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester offers an ideal off-the-beaten-path Of…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:48AM[SHARE]Among the reviews: a terrific, important release that celebrates one of the most interesting " and hitherto overlooked " composers of the late-19th- and early-20th centuries in style. Don't …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:06AM[SHARE]There was nothing sleepy or commonplace about the ensemble's performance of favorites by Mozart, Brahms, and Bartók. The post Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic plays Mozart, Brahms, and…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48PM[SHARE]Christian Tetzlaff's brilliant account of Beethoven's Violin Concerto makes for a great album; Rachel Barton Pine's versions of Dvorák and Khachaturian violin concertos are songful; orche…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:33AM[SHARE]To Paradise for Onions is a lovely album; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 's Transatlantic is spirited; Yannick Nézet-Séguin's Die Zauberflöte is lost in the crowd. The post Classical CD Re…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AM[SHARE]That rarest of Opening Nights: a program that was mostly fun and entertaining, but also substantive and artistically satisfying. The post Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra's Opening …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:48PM[SHARE]Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic do justice to a lot of Tchaikovsky's orchestral music, while John Eliot Gardiner and the London Symphony play Robert Schumann's famously-dense orche…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AM[SHARE]Julia Wolfe's Fire in my mouth is one of 2019's most memorable recordings; Donnacha Dennehy's The Hunger, a meditation on the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th-century, leaves an indelible…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:03PM[SHARE]I've compiled a list of twelve concerts (or concert series) that I think will stand among the future season's highlights. The post Arts Commentary: 2019-20 Classical Music Preview appeared f…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:24PM[SHARE]Nancy Dalberg's string quartets are worth getting to know, Wynton Marsalis's violin Concerto receives an electrifying performance, and Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra continue to …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:36PM[SHARE]Herbert Blomstedt conducts a powerful view of Mahler's valedictory essay, organist Christopher Jacobson's provides a so-so "Organ" Symphony, and Kirill Petrenko's initial recording as the ch…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:54PM[SHARE]A can't-miss album of Bartók Ballets, Thierry Fischer continues to do right by the symphonies of Saint-Saëns, and a spirited recording of the "last great symphony in the German Romanti…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:06PM[SHARE]Reviews of three superior vocal recordings, featuring baritone Gerald Finley, tenor Ian Bostridge, and baritone Thomas Meglioranza. The post Classical CD Reviews: Finley & Drake's "Schwa…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:48PM[SHARE]Suffice it to say, the tour was an extraordinary experience, musically and culturally, and, for me, a conspicuously potent introduction to a new continent. The post Arts Commentary: Some Tho…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:36AM[SHARE]The BPYO's repertoire in Brazil is drawn from last year's programs and is built around Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 2. The post Classical Music Review: The Boston Philharmonic Youth Or…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:24PM[SHARE]The six pieces hailed from various corners of the country and examined a wide range of expressive and social viewpoints. The post Concert Review: Juventas New Music's "Pride: Hand in Hand" a…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:42AM[SHARE]François-Xavier Roth's Mahler offers plenty of personality and ideas; there's nothing on Mariss Jansons' disc that's really worth your time; guitarist Daniel Lippel draws out Steve Reich'…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:42AM[SHARE]Vasily Petrenko's Elgar disappoints, Edward Gardner's Mendelssohn excites, and Alain Lefévre's Paris is delights. The post Classical CD Reviews: Petrenko conducts Elgar, Gardner conducts Me…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:36AM[SHARE]Vladimir Jurowski's new recording of Rachmaninoff's Symphony no. 1 is a tightly-played, exciting reading; The Yiddish Cabaret's only real offense relates to poor labeling; The transcriptions…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:06PM[SHARE]Railroad Rhythms is one of the year's delights: unexpected, well played, and thoroughly charming. Theodore Kuchar is a conductor who seems to know precious few limitations; Eduard Strauss, d…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:18AM[SHARE]Arguably, the strongest entry in the BSO's complete Shostakovich symphony cycle thus far; Esa-Pekka Salonen's 2016 Cello Concerto is emotionally direct and, at times, simply gorgeous; the re…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:48AM[SHARE]Charles Villiers Stanford's bold Mass Via victrix is finally heard; Pablo Heras-Casado wraps up his survey of the Mendelssohn symphonies in high style; Anna Shelest completes her performance…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:18AM[SHARE]Markus Maskuniitty's solo debut recording is stunning, Howard Shelley and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra play Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto with zest, and this is one of the strongestNew…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:24PM[SHARE]The final two concerts of the BSO's season were in the orchestra's sweet spot. The post Classical Music Reviews: The Boston Symphony's 2018-19 Season-closing Concerts appeared first on The A…
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