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Concert Review: Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 — Exhilaratingly Performed

April 12, 2017
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The fiery excellence of Handel and Haydn Society’s collective effort made Monteverdi’s epic masterpiece sparkle like a star.

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Music Commentary: Thoughts on the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2017-18 Season

April 11, 2017
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On paper, at least, the upcoming season of the BSO is a bit of a letdown: cautious, unthreatening, comfortable.

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Music Interview: Danilo Brito — Master of the Choro Mandolin

April 10, 2017
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Danilo Brito was a child prodigy who originally began playing both the mandolin and the four-stringed cavaquinho.

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Classical Music CD Reviews: Seven Responses and Bel Canto

April 9, 2017
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For terrific viola playing and some fresh repertoire by familiar names, look no further than Antoine Tamestit’s Bel Canto.

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CD Review: Pianist and Composer Satoko Fujii — Jazz’s Whirling Dervish

April 7, 2017
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These trio of releases from pianist Satoko Fujii are exciting snapshots of a jazz daredevil in action.

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Music Feature: Peter Kuhn’s Long Journey to “The Other Shore”

April 2, 2017
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Peter Kuhn, a master jazz improviser, returns after decades away from the music.

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CD Reviews: Howell, Beach, and Chaminade Piano Concertos and Brahms String Quintets

April 1, 2017
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Hyperion builds a CD around a superb performance of Amy Beach’s magnificent Piano Concerto.

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Concert Review: Singer Mavis Staples — Reliably Superb

March 31, 2017
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Mavis Staples’ colossal voice fully blanketed the entire venue and tucked its way into every nook and cranny.

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CD Reviews: Andrew Manze conducts Mendelssohn and Charles Wuorinen’s Eighth Symphony et al.

March 31, 2017
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No orchestra in this country embraces the challenges of Charles Wuorinen’s hyper-intellectual style better than the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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CD Reviews: Philip Glass Piano Works and Dessay’s Pictures of America

March 30, 2017
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There have been lots of recordings of Philip Glass to hit the market recently. One of the highlights is Víkingur Ólafsson’s Piano Works.

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