Classical Music
For terrific viola playing and some fresh repertoire by familiar names, look no further than Antoine Tamestit’s Bel Canto.
Hyperion builds a CD around a superb performance of Amy Beach’s magnificent Piano Concerto.
No orchestra in this country embraces the challenges of Charles Wuorinen’s hyper-intellectual style better than the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
There have been lots of recordings of Philip Glass to hit the market recently. One of the highlights is Víkingur Ólafsson’s Piano Works.
This invigorating, sometimes unpredictable, Beethoven-heavy program certainly offered its share of athleticism and energy.
Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra serve up some curious and, from time to time, rather languorous Elgar.
In the Piano Concerto, Ferruccio Busoni seemed to want to have the final word in the tradition of the Romantic concerto.
These are troubling times which make us realize how vital music — especially Bach — is to our souls, to our spiritual wellbeing.
This was a stirring, thought-provoking, and, ultimately, moving reading of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony.
Music Commentary: New England Philharmonic at 40
Whatever challenges there may be, the enthusiasm of the New England Philharmonic’s leadership is infectious.
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