Classical Music

Classical Music Sampler: January 2013

December 29, 2012
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Highlights of the month include performances from the admired vocal groups A Far Cry and the Lorelei Ensemble as well as early music programs from the Green Mountain Project and Dünya.

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Classical CD Reviews: “Barber: An American Romantic” (Conspirare) and “Imogen Holst: Choral Works” (Choir of Clare College, Cambridge)

December 29, 2012
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This recording makes as strong a case for Barber’s unjustly neglected choral music as any: it’s a disc not to miss.

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Classical Music Review: The Sound of Blue Heron — Pleasure Aplenty

December 24, 2012
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Several merits distinguish Blue Heron’s concerts, the most salient being the always-gorgeous singing of this pre-eminent Renaissance vocal choir.

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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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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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Concert Preview: New England Philharmonic Family Concert with PALS Children’s Chorus and Ilana Zaks, violin

December 7, 2012
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On Sunday, the New England Philharmonic and music director Richard Pittman are presenting a family concert that pays no heed to the season but showcases some of the area’s finest young performers in action.

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Concert Review: Discovery Ensemble/Courtney Lewis at Sanders Theater

December 4, 2012
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Bravo to Courtney Lewis and the Discovery Ensemble for programming Esa-Pekka Salonen’s “Five Images” and pulling off such an engrossing performance.

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Concert Review: The Emerson String Quartet — A Note of Sadness

December 4, 2012
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The Emerson String Quartet gave its all – beauty, power, fire – in Johannes Brahms’s String Quartet in A minor, Opus 51, no. 2.

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The Annual Arts Fuse Holiday Gift Roundup — Tips From the Experts

December 1, 2012
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Wondering about what to give the arts and culture lover on your gift list? No problem—the sage writers for The Arts Fuse (with an assist from our readers) come to the rescue with thoughtful suggestions.

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Classical CD Reviews: Three of the Nineteenth Century’s Greatest Quintets

November 30, 2012
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Chamber music fans will know that the current season will be the last for the extraordinary Tokyo String Quartet (TSQ), which opted to disband rather than replace retiring violinist Kikuei Ikada and violist Kazuhide Isomura.

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