Classical Music
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.
The South Korean pianist possesses technique to burn. His tone is pearly and deep, capable of both haunting distance and grandeur.
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.
Here’s my list of two dozen superlative operatic offerings of wildly differing kinds, plus some notable non-operatic offerings.
Christian Tetzlaff’s recital was a breathtaking experience, full of dancelike grace, intelligence, and charm.
In his Celebrity Series debut, pianist Martin Helmchen performed a mostly vivid and colorful evening of Bach.
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.
These stories occupy their own, distinctive spaces but they share something intangible. A kind of humanity, maybe? Perhaps.
Víkingur Ólafsson’s bold keyboard presence gave us a composer pressing against the conventions of his time while absorbing everything his ears took in.
Bold and colorful by turns, this disc offers an ideal introduction to Hans Rott, a composer who has slowly surfaced from the dark corners of history.
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