The charmed trifecta of John Adams, Yuja Wang, and Gustavo Dudamel produced a hit, at least to this Boston audience.
Classical CD Reviews: Two Holiday Albums That Strike Like Thunderbolts
These superbly produced — and sung, played, and conducted — holiday music albums are perfect stocking stuffers.
Classical CD Review: Hungarian Composer Ernő Dohnányi — Love at First Listen
This is a gem of a recording, a wonderful introduction to this often overlooked Hungarian composer.
Concert Review: Skylark’s Rachmaninoff’s Vespers a.k.a. All-Night Vigil — A Beautiful Benediction
Skylark continues to impress me with its distinctly beautiful sound, its dazzling control over dynamics and intonation, and its unusually compelling programming.
Classical Album Review: A Splendid Introduction to the Music of Alberto Ginastera
Ginastera’s innovative style often draws comparisons to Bartók and Stravinsky for the artful ways in which he integrated folk music and dance forms from his native country into a striking, modernist musical language.
Arts Feature: “Sesame Street” Comes to Harvard University to Celebrate Turning 50
The highly entertaining gala celebrated the five decade long partnership between TV’s Sesame Street and Harvard University.
Classical CD Review: “Free America!, Early Songs of Resistance and Rebellion” — Fight the Power!
Enjoy Boston Camerata’s Free America! for its high spirits and its crafty, delicious way of making the iconoclasm of the past come alive.
Classical Music CD Reviews: Two Refreshingly Different Takes On Mozart
Two recordings serve up the music of Mozart in unusual packages.
Classical CD Review: Bravo Leoš Janáček — A Marvelous Serving of his Vocal Music
This album led me to choose, for a summer project, to listen to all of the music of Janáček — and it has been a complete delight.
Classical Music Review: At BEMF, Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia Seduce with Charms and Riddles
Thanks to BEMF for once again presenting Benjamin Bagby, who seems incapable of serving up anything but a wonderfully memorable experience.
