Classical Music

Music Review: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble at Tanglewood – Global Adoration

August 11, 2016
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If there is such a thing as world music, this is it.

Opera Review: Boston Midsummer Opera Provides the Perfect Summer Break

July 22, 2016
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Boston Midsummer Opera may be performing in a new location, but all their virtues have arrived at Watertown intact.

Fuse CD Reviews: Jan Vogler plays Tchaikovsky, Benjamin Beilman’s “Spectrum,” Kenneth Woods conducts Elgar

July 18, 2016
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Spectrum is a stylish, intelligent, and enjoyable disc played by a couple of musicians from whom we can expect big things.

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.

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.

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.

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..

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.

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.

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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