Commentary
So, is the “Gaelic” Symphony an unalloyed masterpiece? I’d argue in the affirmative.
Read MoreSurely the time has come for a major revival of Night Ride and Sunrise.
Read MoreChristopher Rouse is a tough composer to pin down and that stylistic unpredictability has, in part, provided his music notable expressive breadth.
Read MoreFelix Mendelssohn remains one of the West’s most underrated composers.
Read MoreBoth David Bowie and Norbert Stein present distinctive and subtle approaches to the hybridizing of poetry and music.
Read MoreBowie the Legendary Rock Star and Bowie the Fashion Chameleon were flashier, bolder, than Bowie the Cinematic Iconoclast.
Read MoreAnd yet, for all the violence of his youthful polemics and his unflinchingly-held beliefs, Pierre Boulez was neither demagogue nor ideologue.
Read MoreKurt Masur leaves behind a complex legacy, one that’s not neatly (or easily) summed up by the caricature of a stern, conservative, Old World German maestro.
Read MoreSome pithy quotes to keep in mind for the New Year.
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Fuse Commentary: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2016-17 Season Announcement
On the whole, 2016-17 is shaping up to be one of the liveliest Boston Symphony Orchestra seasons since the first years of James Levine’s tenure.
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