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Classical Music Review: The Boston Camerata’s Enthralling Hispanic Christmas

December 24, 2012
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Spirits were lifted; those in need of holiday cheer got a massive dose of it. Bravo to The Boston Camerata and to Les Fleurs des Caraïbes.

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Jazz CD Reviews: Jazzhaus Ascendant

December 23, 2012
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We should look forward, eagerly, to hearing more lost, or previously issued music, from Jazzhaus. And be grateful to the European public for supporting these concerts and broadcasts.

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Jazz CD Review: Charles Mingus –The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65

December 23, 2012
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The new Mingus box set from Mosaic is a treasure trove — jazz lovers should get their hands on one of the 7,500 limited edition copies.

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Theater Review: “A Little Calm Before the Storm” — The Art of Playing Hitler

December 22, 2012
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Director Guy Ben-Aharon is on a roll. Working through Israeli Stage and German Stage, he has brought together another smart, compelling foreign play (an American premiere) and a first-rate cast.

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Short Fuse Review: Killing George Higgins Softly

December 22, 2012
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“The Friends of Eddie Coyle” was simply too good a movie, perfect, in its way, and the director of “Killing Them Softly” wants to avoid comparison.

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Film Commentary: Visions of “On the Road,” the Movie

December 21, 2012
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Jack Kerouac once said that “On the Road” “was really a story about 2 Catholic buddies roaming the country in search of God,” but the spiritual element of his journey is completely lacking in the film.

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Music Feature: An Interview with Brian O’Donovan about “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn”

December 20, 2012
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Born from O’Donovan’s long-running WGBH-radio program, “A Celtic Sojourn,” the Christmas show mixes traditional Irish, Scottish, and Welsh fare with favorite Christmas songs performed with such affecting beauty that it’s reasonable to say you’ve never heard them like this before.

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Music Review: A Festive “Christmas Revels” Filled with Irish Wisdom and Humor

December 17, 2012
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The merry mood, welcoming atmospherics, and cultural richness of this year’s Irish “Christmas Revels” make it the perfect family event.

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Fuse Classical CD Review: “Out of Nowhere” (Leila Josefowicz/Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen)

December 17, 2012
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Now in his mid-50s, Esa-Pekka Salonen is one of the most interesting and important composers of his generation and the recent attention his music is receiving is well deserved.

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Fuse Theater Review: An Intimate View of “Our Town”

December 17, 2012
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Bare bones, determinedly unhokey, and intimate, director David Cromer’s matter-of-fact approach does away with the irritatingly self-conscious fussiness that afflicts so many productions.

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