Classical Music
Some unfortunate misfires in a collection that, otherwise, has a lot going for it.
NDR Radiophilharmonie and Stanislav Kochanovsky may generate new fans for Tchaikovsky’s four orchestral suites; if you only want to dip your toes in Thomas Adès’ extraordinary music, his own take makes for a worthy introduction.
Getting to know the Composer Chair of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the first composer of color to have a comprehensive long-term relationship with the BSO.
Happily, the composers on this compelling BMOP program were not cowed by tradition.
Pietro Auletta’s “L’Orazio” (1737), with substitute arias by other composers, gets a first-rate performance from the renowned Valle d’Itria Festival.
Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich was both a rebel and a conformist, a fascinating hybrid of courage and cowardice.
Ferruccio Busoni’s century-old (or -young) Doktor Faust, inspired by Christopher Marlowe and other pre-Goethe sources, offers a fascinatingly hellish ride.
Heard live, pianist Evgeny Kissin offers the kind of rare, heart-altering listening experiences that give one hope for our woefully fractured world.
After more than a quarter century, with an impressive new venue serving as a platform, Radius Ensemble continues to expand its musical reach.
The not-to-be missed “Symphonic Chronicles IV” is a very welcome alternative to much of the atonal, modern classical music currently flooding the market.
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