Classical Music
One could hardly ask for more persuasive Bruch advocacy than what the Nash Ensemble offers here.
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Here is an outstanding recording from the Escher String Quartet of music by two stylistically divergent 20th-century American composers, Samuel Barber and Charles Ives.
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The performance shows generally high competence and comfort, no surprise given that the work is a longtime staple in Croatia: indeed, it is the single most-performed opera in the entire repertory of the Croatian National Theater.
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Chopin masterpieces, Rossini duets, and songs, spirituals, and arias — all performed in ways that make the music dazzle.
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Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s list includes such big names as Bob Dylan, ZZ Top, The Who, The Beach Boys, and George Rochberg.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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The young baritone Will Liverman’s performances are full of spirit and a wide range of moods.
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For Joan Tower fans, this disc is a must; for the Tower-curious, it offers an excellent introduction to the composer’s wider work, all of it compellingly played.
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Interpretively, this installment in the BSO’s cycle of Dmitri Shostakovich’s fifteen symphonies is occasionally (and a bit surprisingly) spotty.
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Texturally, François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles’ serve up diaphanous performances.
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Arts Commentary: Rich in Creativity — But Nothing Else