Music
It was as if the pianists were performing in a small drawing room for a few friends, not at Jordan Hall.
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The band has tackled the Trump era with an urgent political edge on two recent albums that have surely lost them a share of good ’ole boys who were part of earlier audiences.
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Composer Steve Lampert wrote “Zigsaw” at the request of saxophonist Noah Preminger, whose group recorded it for one of 2019’s most provocative albums.
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A pianist of real character and refinement – plus a huge career in Europe – Lucas Debargue was on hand to lend his musicianship to a relatively rare outing of Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto no. 2.
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Storytelling is big business in concert halls these days, and as a yarn spinner Sarah Walker is in a class her own.
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New recordings of Peter Schmoll and His Neighbors and of Euryanthe pose an embarrassing question: why is the opera repertory so narrow?
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Michael Kiwanuka blends singer/songwriter with funk and soul, the energy of Afro-pop with the intensity of psych and prog.
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The recital of this remarkably self-aware singer was a series of highly literate and musically satisfying mini-dramas.
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Odyssey Opera revels in the glittering wit and touching moments of this full-length chamber opera by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, better known for his Hollywood film scores and some wonderful guitar pieces.
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For all the teen-pop trappings, however, there is an old-fashioned sensibility to Rex Orange County’s music.
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