Jonathan Blumhofer
For classical music recordings it has been a remarkably rich year, especially over its second half.
Read MoreAndris Nelsons possesses a clear fondness for Slavic music and his Tchaikovsky performances in Boston have become can’t-miss events.
Read MoreAs a composer, Gunther Schuller’s legacy is complex and has yet to be settled. Sorting through it all will constitute a great, welcome adventure.
Read MoreAndris Nelsons drew playing from the BSO that reveled in Alban Berg’s sense of color and musical drama.
Read MoreThe biggest takeaway from the evening was the superb quality of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s playing.
Read MoreIf you like good, smart singing, tenor Jonas Kaufmann’s Nessun Dorma:The Puccini Album disc is for you.
Read MoreBy any measure, this is an impressive orchestra, as technically accomplished as any number of professional ensembles, domestic and international.
Read MoreSoprano Elizabeth Watts’ voice is as clear as crystal in every musical context and texture.
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Rethinking the Repertoire #5: Leonard Bernstein’s “Songfest”
Bernstein’s Songfest is Exhibit A in the argument that American orchestras and conductors need to champion the music of these shores.
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