Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
This performance of Ives’ Third was the most welcome entry in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s celebratory season – a beautifully considered, powerfully rendered account of this too-neglected score.
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Bread-and-butter of the orchestral repertoire though this music may be, there was no complacency to be heard in the orchestra’s playing of it.
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This was a truly great performance, one that fully suited the BPO’s season-long, dual commemorations.
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Benjamin Zander, who’s led some distinctly fine concerts in recent years, drew the best out of his band.
Read MoreElgar’s brilliant scoring in his Symphony no. 1 was front and center, in this performance not an end in itself but serving clearly expressive goals.
Read MoreThe biggest takeaway from the evening was the superb quality of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s playing.
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Music Commentary: 2018-19 Boston Classical Music Fall Season Preview (Orchestras, Opera, and New Music, mainly)
There’s so much going on in the area that’s good that it’s a challenge to go wrong.
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