Classical Music
If Handel and Haydn Society’s annual Baroque Christmas program had one takeaway, it was that its new music director, Jonathan Cohen, is a superb fit for the job.
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This re-release of a superb recording of a major Meyerbeer opera reminds us what treasures are available to opera companies (and college opera programs) willing to step beyond the well-trodden path.
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The South Korean pianist possesses technique to burn. His tone is pearly and deep, capable of both haunting distance and grandeur.
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This young, superstar trio is capable of being as cool as it is fiery, and the performers’ strengths bring out the best in each other.
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Here’s my list of two dozen superlative operatic offerings of wildly differing kinds, plus some notable non-operatic offerings.
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Christian Tetzlaff’s recital was a breathtaking experience, full of dancelike grace, intelligence, and charm.
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In his Celebrity Series debut, pianist Martin Helmchen performed a mostly vivid and colorful evening of Bach.
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For balance and virtuosity, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra plays Rued Langgaard’s “Klippepastoraler” for all it’s worth. That just doesn’t end up being very much.
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These stories occupy their own, distinctive spaces but they share something intangible. A kind of humanity, maybe? Perhaps.
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Classical Music Commentary: Top Classical Performances and Recordings of 2022
What a great year 2022 was for classical music recordings: the canon, new music, neglected music – all of it was well-represented and from all comers.
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