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Fuse Film Review: “Love & Friendship” — Jane Austen, Artfully Revised

May 20, 2016
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The film and the book are all in good fun, in the spirit of “mocking affection” that is a part of Whit Stillman’s artistic vision

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.

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.

Music Preview: Saxophonist Grace Kelly — On Jazz and Beyond

May 19, 2016
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“My hope is that in the near future the mainstream music pendulum will swing much more heavily towards giving jazz the attention it deserves.”

Fuse CD Review: “Day of the Dead” — Not Just for Dead Heads

May 19, 2016
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Day of the Dead upends stereotypes and expectations, providing a compelling, exploratory trip through the Grateful Dead songbook.

Book Interview: Christopher Ricks on “The Poems of T.S. Eliot, The Annotated Text.”

May 18, 2016
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Editors Christopher Ricks and Jim McCue are not trying to teach us how to read the poems.

Music Feature: The Chandler Travis Philharmonic Blows — a Conversation with Chandler Travis

May 18, 2016
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There’s nothing quite like a Chandler Travis Philharmonic show.

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.

Book Review: “The Last Painting of Sara De Vos” — On Art and Forgery

May 17, 2016
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You may have read similar earlier works, but Dominic Smith’s novel is in a class of its own.

Film Review: “Hockney” — A Definitive Exploration

May 16, 2016
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If you think you know a fair bit about David Hockney’s career already, as I did, be prepared, you’ll learn a lot more.

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