Commentary
It is something of a miracle that we can still hear Sheila Jordan and Ran Blake in live performance, and those experiences should be treasured by their audiences because those opportunities are so precious.
Our theater critics salute the year’s outstanding productions.
Boston’s veneration of John Singer Sargent is awkwardly implicated in the city’s habit of denouncing modern art.
An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.
Some of these films are easier to see than others, but they’re all worth seeking out.
Jeremy Eichler calls on hearers to engage in “deep listening,” by which he means engaging the mind and heart not just with the music, but also with the historical, cultural, and artistic contexts that gave rise to it.
Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement.
Our music critics pick some of the standout albums and performances of 2023.
Book Review: “The Geography of the Imagination” — Longing for Something Lost
Touted as “perhaps the last great American polymath,” Guy Davenport had a singular mind; never was an artist more deserving of the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grant.”
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