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This brilliant film is both an intriguing commentary on the nature of performance and a frightening allegory about how technology, at the service of our worst fantasies and urges, is capable of destroying our humanity.
Vergangenheitsbewältigung only runs 24 minutes: it is a compact, thought-provoking, and rewarding sensory experience.
A captivating and thought-provoking version of Missa solemnis from René Jacobs and his forces; the Michael Gielen Edition is one of this Beethoven anniversary-year’s highlights.
Anahid Nersessian claims that her book is a kind of love story between her and Keats’ odes. But it turns out we have to take her word for that. Too often this study comes off like an acrimonious couple’s counseling session.
Flipping through this volume will help readers understand just how much the internet and consumer technology has changed the world of arts and culture.
The voice in Field Music is disciplined, its cagey earthiness unfailingly engaging our attention.
Calidore String Quartet’s Babel is one of the year’s best albums; Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered offers an unsettling and beautifully direct rethinking of the traditional Roman liturgy; for John Luther Adams fans – and the Adams-curious – Become Trilogy is a must.
With concerts all but wiped off the calendar by the pandemic, our critics naturally spent their time with recordings (and virtual live shows).
Host Deanna Costa interviews Fuse contributor Steve Provizer about his latest pieces for the magazine.
The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorites — performances, recordings, and books.
Classical Music Commentary: What’s Next for the Boston Symphony? — Lessons from the Past