Classical Music

Fuse Opera Review: BEMF Stages Two Delightful Neapolitan Comic Operas

December 4, 2014
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BEMF’s double bill of two short and comic Pergolesi operas made for an unusual and totally delightful presentation.

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Concert Review: “The Play of Daniel” — The Boston Camerata’s Production is One for the Ages

November 26, 2014
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The Boston Camerata’s imaginative staging of The Play of Daniel generated plenty of “serious fun.”

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Looks Abroad

November 24, 2014
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This was was a truly memorable afternoon at Symphony Hall, filled with interesting programming decisions and exciting revelations.

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Classical Music CD Review: “Masterpieces in Miniature” (SFS Media)

November 22, 2014
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The conceit of this disc is both nostalgic and old-fashioned.

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Opera Review: Boston Lyric Opera’s Powerful “Love Potion”

November 21, 2014
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With its Opera Annex productions – presenting unfamiliar operas in unconventional performance spaces – Boston Lyric Opera really seems to have found its niche.

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Classical Concert Review: Boston Baroque Celebrates Monteverdi — Beautifully

November 20, 2014
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I am starting to love Vespers of 1610 deeply, so I am happy to be given so many opportunities by first-rate groups to re-experience it.

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Concert Review: Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall

November 18, 2014
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Under Michael Tilson Thomas’s leadership, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s sound has been refined and tightened; its repertoire has grown to embrace American music of all stripes.

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Concert Review: Håkan Hardenberger and Andris Nelsons at Symphony Hall

November 17, 2014
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Saturday’s attendance hopefully warms the hearts of the BSO’s management. Not only was the house very full, but the assembly also included a healthy proportion of younger heads.

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Concert Review: Pianist Richard Goode’s Sublime Beethoven Sonatas

November 4, 2014
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Pianist Richard Goode provided everything that is asked of a Beethoven master: color, infinite shadings, interesting, convincing tempi, and soul.

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Concert Review: New England Philharmonic’s “Shall We Dance?”

October 27, 2014
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Quibbles about some characteristics of the new pieces aside, hats off to Richard Pittman and the New England Philharmonic for daring to present a program like this..

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