Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Classical CD Reviews: Bavouzet plays Mozart, Lintu conducts Lutoslawski, and Morlot’s Berlioz Requiem

December 8, 2018
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Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet delivers some fine Mozart; conductor Hannu Lintu brings rhythmic energy and textural transparency to the music of Witold Lutoslawski; Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra don’t do right by Berlioz.

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Classical Music CD Reviews: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Complete Beethoven Sonatas, Petrenko’s “Spring,” “Toscanini 150th Anniversary,” Teodor Currentzis’ Tchaikovsky

January 30, 2018
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A round-up that includes: irresistible Beethoven, welcome arrivals of spring, a spirited celebration of Toscanini, and spectacular, revelatory Tchaikovsky.

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Classical Music Sampler: October 2011

September 29, 2011
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October offers an embarrassment of musical riches. The Boston Symphony Orchestra, without a music director, is still putting on impressive programs, including several this month.

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