Discovery Ensemble is one of Boston’s great musical treasures, a group that consistently reminds us not only that the music they play is important, but why that’s the case to begin with.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:18PMNew discs from Harmonia Mundi: One explores the music of Pulitzer prize-winner Kevin Puts, the other focuses on the songs of Hanns Eisler, and it is one of the most fascinating albums to com…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:01AMTwo new releases from Harmonia Mundi celebrate the sacred and secular sides of the Christmas season.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:42AMA new disc of music by Martin Schlumpf, one of the leading figures in Swiss contemporary music whose career focuses on “the borderlands between improvisation and composition.”
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:55AMThe Boston Symphony Orchestra lacks a composer-in-residence. There are many local composers the orchestra might draw on were it to establish such a position, but few have the international r…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:03PMIf Thursday’s performance of Mahler's Second Symphony by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus was marked by some untidiness, the broad picture to emerge was one…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:02AMGil Rose and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) have been on something of a recording tear of late.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:05PMA knockout performance from pianist Jeremy Denk, cellist Jan Vogler exudes a strong poetic sensibility, and pianist Hélène Grimaud's Brahms Concertos are a mixed bag.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:38PMIn conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, the BSO has one of its most trusted guests and thoughtful collaborators.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:19PMFor their debut on Sunday, Odyssey Opera and conductor Gil Rose could hardly have picked a more spectacular, unfamiliar epic than they did.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:46AMSo, even though certain pieces by Mendelssohn and Beethoven seem to be turning up with greater frequency than perhaps may be healthy, there is still much to admire and look forward to in the…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:23AMChristian Gerhaher is, perhaps, the great Mahler baritone of his generation, while Bruckner is, perhaps, a surprising choice for conductor Kent Nagano, whose championship of new music is leg…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:49PMHarmonia Mundi has, of late, released a series of excellent Schubert albums.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:43PMIt’s a pity Witold Lutoslawski’s music isn’t turning up on more orchestral programs in the U.S. this season and next – Benjamin Britten seems to be the centennial birthday boy of cho…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:43AMDespite its drawbacks, "Aleko" is a remarkably satisfying opera and filled with much beautiful music.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:56PMTwo new albums from BMOP Sound reflect the considerable artistry and vision of Gil Rose and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:46PMA round-up review of new releases from Harmonia Mundi -- an invigorating crop of albums.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:00PMThis Judicial Review deals with the Boston premiere of John Harbison's opera version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Read the reactions and join the conversation.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:50AMThe selection of Andris Nelsons, 34, as the BSO’s next chief is an inspired choice and bold, and not just because of his age.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:55PMThe return to the standard repertoire, which, since January, has been the orchestra’s primary focus, is safe, unassuming, and (potentially, at least) creatively stifling.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:07AMJohn Harbison's The Great Gatsby gets its long-overdue Boston premiere, as does Jan Dismas Zelenka's 1739 Missa Votiva. Handel's Jephtha returns to the Handel and Haydn Society after a cent…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:03AMGenerally in New England we’re outspoken about nearly everything – politics, social issues, sports – so why not the arts?
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:40AMThe Boston Lyric Opera's production of "The Flying Dutchman" may not the subtlest you will see -- the Freudian elements are slathered on pretty thick -- but the nervy dramatic concept adds t…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:57AMNext season's stale programming certainly derives from the BSO’s lack of a music director guiding and shaping the overall course of the season.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:36AMIndeed, for much of the latter part of his career, Colin Davis was that rarest of breeds, a conductor seemingly without ego, one who made music simply for the love of it.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:04PMSunday’s concert had the Discovery Ensemble and conductor Courtney Lewis playing with uncommon vigor and focus: this was one of the most exciting symphonic performances that any local orch…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:53PMA busy month that includes a pair of appearances by composer/conductor Oliver Knussen, turns by stellar pianists Evgeny Kissin and Lars Vogt. Also, the final concert this season in the admir…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:29AMBoston Musica Viva presented an invigorating (if early) conclusion to the season, providing an ear-catching snapshot of chamber music written in the last thirty-plus years.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:36AMDaniele Gatti's management of the orchestra – the unfolding of melodic lines and instrumental textures – was particularly noteworthy, matched here with a keen sensitivity to the music’…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:22PMThe winter doldrums may be upon us, but the first few months of 2013 have been anything but uninteresting when it comes to releases from Harmonia Mundi (HM).
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:15AMThis album manages to impressively realize the depth and versatility of John Adams’s music for string quartet. It also announces the arrival of a phenomenal ensemble that plays with a mix …
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