Classical Music
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project is in the habit of making convincing arguments for just about everything it plays and its performers do so again in these three CD releases featuring music by composers with a New England connection.
Read MoreThere are fistfuls of notes and some tremendous technical skill. But, with a couple of notable exceptions, the readings of some of the cornerstones of the solo piano repertoire by each pianist lack direction.
Read MoreThe more I hear performed by the BEMF, especially their operas, the more deeply impressed – and thankful – I am.
Read MoreSo we’ve got a mixed bag. If you get this Lang Lang disc, it should be for the Bartók, but not the Prokofiev: as things stand, the competition there simply blows Lang out of the water.
Read MoreTwo discs released by Harmonia Mundi benefit from the dramatic flair of conductor René Jacobs.
Read MoreViolinist Joshua Bell and pianist Sam Haywood delivered a highly entertaining and substantive (if too short) Sunday afternoon recital.
Read MoreIn sum, this was one of those rare concerts in which everything clicked, musically and dramatically.
Read MoreI have seen my share of prodigies and their gushing PR. So I was pleasantly surprised when Benjamin Grosvenor, an unassuming youth in a white shirt and black pants, walked out and played with beauty and style.
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