Jonathan Blumhofer

Classical CD Reviews: Houston Symphony Orchestra plays Dvořák and Goerne and Eschenbach perform Brahms

May 24, 2016
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An album of Brahms lieder from two musicians in their prime: Christoph Eschenbach and Matthias Goerne.

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Fuse Preview: Grand Harmonie’s Brass Menagerie

May 23, 2016
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This Grand Harmonie program is a survey of both the mainstream and wildly experimental uses of early brass instruments.

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Classical CD Review: Michael Nicolas’ “Transitions” (Sono Luminus)

May 23, 2016
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Overall, with Transitions Michael Nicolas proves himself a major cellist of his generation.

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Music Feature: Longy School of Music of Bard College — Going Strong at 100

May 20, 2016
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Celebrating Longy’s rich past has been a big part of the school’s focus these past months.

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Classical Music CD Reviews: Paul Lewis and Trio Wanderer play Brahms, and Hans Abrahamsen’s “let me tell you”

May 19, 2016
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Three superb albums: two focusing on works by Brahms, one featuring Hans Abrahamsen’s meditation on Shakespeare’s Ophelia.

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Classical CD Review: John Corigliano’s “The Ghosts of Versailles” (Pentatone)

May 17, 2016
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Ghosts seems to be trying to be all things to all listeners — edgy, nostalgic, farcical, adventuresome.

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Fuse Concert Review: Radius Ensemble’s Season Finale

May 9, 2016
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The Rasas are but the latest in a series of remarkable scores John Harbison has been turning out over his eighth decade.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Season Finale

April 25, 2016
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There’s an apparent level of trust between the BSO and its leader, best demonstrated by the spirited excellence of the orchestra’s playing of late.

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CD and Concert Review: Harnoncourt conducts Beethoven (Sony Classical), Bernard Haitink conducts Mahler

April 23, 2016
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s final recording is the conductor at his best. Bernard Haitink helmed a great performance of Mahler’s Symphony no. 1.

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Classical CD Review: Fort Worth Symphony plays Lutoslawski and Brahms (Harmonia mundi)

April 21, 2016
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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s heart is in the right place with the ensemble consistently erring on the right (far) side of caution.

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