Classical Music
Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka, under conductor Christophe Rousset, shows why Berlioz and others loved “La Vestale”.
It was worth driving over 70 miles of snowy roads to be rewarded with such invigorating heat. Bravo tutti.
Mary Bevan, silvery soprano beloved in Boston, enchants anew in one of Handel’s most frequently performed and recorded operas.
In this performance, Blue Heron conveyed enough merriment for Christmastime and beyond.
Our classical music critics supply their favorites, albums and concerts, from over the past year.
Missional zeal from the Fort Smith Symphony and an electrifying performance from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Pianist Jeremy Denk’s artistry rests in how he explores emotional variance by leaning into the extremes.
Spiffy discs of French music featuring the Orchestre National de Lyon led by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles.
The subjects of our critic’s favorite albums of the past year include a dragon, a sex-obsessed priest, Mỹ Lai, and a grand pageant about Jewish history.
Book Review: “Time’s Echo” — Listening to the Voices of the Past
Jeremy Eichler calls on hearers to engage in “deep listening,” by which he means engaging the mind and heart not just with the music, but also with the historical, cultural, and artistic contexts that gave rise to it.
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