Classical Music
It is my sad duty to report that an evening which looked so promising was hardly a worthy homage to an important musical figure of the 20th century.
Read MoreConductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin does dazzlingly right by the symphonies of Mendelssohn.
Read MoreA wonderful new performance of Mahler’s three orchestral song cycles; Daniel Reuss’s account of the oratorio Le Roi David is basically flawless.
Read MoreViolinist Sebastian Bohren’s album is uneven; violinist Isabelle Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov have produced a wonder.
Read MoreChock-full of truly delightful music, the production scores as yet another BEMF opera triumph.
Read MoreThe BSO’s Brahms’ sounds as robust and responsive as they do when they’re on their best behavior at Symphony Hall.
Read MoreFor all the surface-y beauty of the BSO’s playing, it’s a dull interpretation of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony no. 3.
Read MoreThe Emerson Quartet is as restless and curious as ever; pianist Simone Dinnerstein is featured on a treasure of a disc.
Read MoreBoston Early Music Festival tossed a bang-up evening of performances on Monday night.
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