Classical Music

Classical CD Review: The New York Philharmonic plays Christopher Rouse (DaCapo)

July 15, 2016
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There’s a lot of music by Christopher Rouse to appreciate, ponder, puzzle over, and study in what we’ve got here.

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Book Review: Franz Liszt — Piano Man

July 14, 2016
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Hilmes’ fascination with Liszt’s public notoriety stands front-and-center in this biographical effort.

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Fuse Concert Review: Jordi Savall — Taking World Music for a Whirl

July 13, 2016
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Rockport’s intimate Shalin Liu Concert Hall overlooks the ocean, but seemed to be transformed into a flamenco parlor in Seville.

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Concert Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble Pay Glorious Respect to Father and Sons —

June 21, 2016
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It doesn’t get much better for father and sons than when these virtuosos give their superb all for the Bach clan..

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Fuse Commentary: “The Boston Globe” Cleans House

June 16, 2016
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Arts and entertainment are one and the same, both trivial– or at least way down the pecking order when it comes to things that are genuinely important.

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CD Reviews: Schumann’s Cello Concerto, “Visions,” and Janowski’s “Ring of the Nibelungen”

June 14, 2016
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Jean-Guihen Queyras wraps up a Schumann concerto trilogy in style, pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton play with panache and color.

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Classical CD Reviews: Pygmalion’s “Rhinemaidens,” Johann Strauss’s “Der Zigeunerbaron,” and Aurora Orchestra’s “Introit”

June 12, 2016
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A superior classical music concept album, a reminder of how smart and sturdy Johan Strauss’s music can be..

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Classical CD Review: Great Performances — “Under Stalin’s Shadow,” vol. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

May 27, 2016
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That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.

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Classical Concert Review — A Far Cry’s “All-American” Finale

May 25, 2016
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One takeaway from the concert: music can be forward-looking and even provocative without being off-putting and ugly.

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Classical CD Reviews: Houston Symphony Orchestra plays Dvořák and Goerne and Eschenbach perform Brahms

May 24, 2016
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An album of Brahms lieder from two musicians in their prime: Christoph Eschenbach and Matthias Goerne.

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