Rethinking the Repertorie

Rethinking the Repertoire #21– Alban Berg’s “Altenberg-Lieder”

June 2, 2018
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The Altenberg-Lieder feature Alban Berg at his most direct and concise, as well as his most sumptuous.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #18 — Max Bruch’s Symphony no. 3

March 10, 2018
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Max Bruch’s music is smart, strong, crafty, and, often, quite endearing.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #11 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Antar”

May 12, 2017
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Rimsky-Korsakov’s , Antar packs a world of chimeric colors, impellent drama, and memorable tunes into less than thirty minutes.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #10 — Mark-Anthony Turnage’s “Frieze”

October 4, 2016
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Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Frieze is, without a doubt, one of the major symphonic scores of our century.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #9 – Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony

March 10, 2016
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So, is the “Gaelic” Symphony an unalloyed masterpiece? I’d argue in the affirmative.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #8 – Sibelius’s “Night Ride and Sunrise”

March 5, 2016
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Surely the time has come for a major revival of Night Ride and Sunrise.

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