Classical Music
It’s hard to sit through these six masterpieces and not feel, for the moment, that life is really good.
Above all, Joan Tower’s music doesn’t waste your time.
A stirring serving of contemporary classical music from Hub New Music.
Despite Shostakovich’s often-dissonant approach, the Fourteenth has always been highly-regarded if infrequently-played.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra gives sold readings of two Michael Tippett symphonies.
The San Francisco Symphony delivers performances of chamber-like sensitivity and remarkable transparency.
A round-up that includes: irresistible Beethoven, welcome arrivals of spring, a spirited celebration of Toscanini, and spectacular, revelatory Tchaikovsky.
Time seemed to stand still, a reflection of Jeremy Denk and Stefan Jackiw’s astonishing polish — they understand the music of Charles Ives deeply.
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A pianist with an uncommonly sensitive touch, Garrick Ohlsson’s playing encompasses poeticism and technical strength in just about equal measure.
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