Classical Music
Jean-Guihen Queyras wraps up a Schumann concerto trilogy in style, pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton play with panache and color.
That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.
One takeaway from the concert: music can be forward-looking and even provocative without being off-putting and ugly.
An album of Brahms lieder from two musicians in their prime: Christoph Eschenbach and Matthias Goerne.
This Grand Harmonie program is a survey of both the mainstream and wildly experimental uses of early brass instruments.
Overall, with Transitions Michael Nicolas proves himself a major cellist of his generation.
Three superb albums: two focusing on works by Brahms, one featuring Hans Abrahamsen’s meditation on Shakespeare’s Ophelia.
Fuse Commentary: “The Boston Globe” Cleans House
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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