In what other walks of musical life would a piece composed more than seventy years ago by a composer born more than one hundred years ago constitute new music? The post Intersection (Curtis …
SOURCE: phindie.com at 04:53PMJeffrey Barg, author of the Inquirer’s popular Angry Grammarian column, debuts a likable musical comedy by the same name in South Philly, about two grammar nerds languishing for language, …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:18PMMusic’s relationship to the natural world is an unsteady one. On one hand, it seems contradictory to celebrate nature using artificial instruments that are, after… The post Music of the…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:29PMIs it possible for a composer to be too German? Sure, the deeply problematic Wagner has long cornered the market on gratuitous Teutonic mythmaking, but it’s his… The post Spectacular …
SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:10AMDirector Joanna Settle wants you to know that 10 Days in a Madhouse is not just an opera. It is an “announcement … almost a… The post 10 Days in a Madhouse (Opera Philly): This is not…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:50PMPhilly novelist Chris Lombardi tackles the legacy of James Joyce—and perhaps all creative, eccentric people who have the benefit of being men—in this intricate novel, casting new eyes on…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:47PMOf Yuval Sharon’s reverse-chronology retelling of Puccini’s La Bohème, the Wall Street Journal says, “It’s not just a gimmick—it works.” Of course, if you have… The post La B…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 06:28PMKurt Vonnegut once wrote that there are two types of writers. And because he’s Kurt Vonnegut, he gave them both silly names. First you’ve got… The post Perry, Schumann, and Mahler (Cu…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:35PMIt was just minutes into the performance, but the crowd at Verizon Hall was already overcome. The post FARRENC AND BRAHMS (Philadelphia Orchestra) Soloist Seong-Jin Cho dominates a night of …
SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:35AMOn the day I finally got around to watching Tár, Alpha Classics released a new collection of chamber music performed by virtuoso violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaya… The post Tár (dir.…
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