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Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic plays Ginastera, Ravel, and Strauss

November 19, 2018
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This was a truly great performance, one that fully suited the BPO’s season-long, dual commemorations.

Classical Music Preview: Tanglewood 2019 Season Announcement

November 17, 2018
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Next summer promises to be a safe one, musically, at Tanglewood.

Jazz CD Review Round-Up: Christopher Hollyday, Chris Pasin, Abigail Rockwell, and Jake Ehrenreich

November 15, 2018
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Christopher Hollyday’s Telepathy is a keeper, Chris Pasin’s Ornettiquette is an excellent outing, Jake Ehrenreich’s A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs is uneven, and for some long winter nights Abigail Rockwell’s Autumn Noir might be just the ticket.

Opera CD Review: A Magnificent 1841 French Grand Opera Comes Alive Again

November 14, 2018
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Yes, the first-ever recording of a opera that is as wonderful as Berlioz and Wagner said it is.

Folk CD Review: Lonnie Holley’s “MITH” — An Act of Restoration

November 13, 2018
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Lonnie Holley’s music on MITH  sounds like a choir of better angels whose multi-layered voice is hard on the outside and soft on the inside, like so much Alabama clay.

Jazz CD Review: Welcome Christian McBride’s “New Jawn”

November 13, 2018
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One of the distinguishing characteristics of this set is the smart, energetic, and ever-changing, relationship between bass and drums.

Music Review: Kamasi Washington — A Vibrant Taste of Heaven and Earth

November 11, 2018
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Kamasi Washington’s music connected viscerally with a Royale audience that was packed with young people — or at least way younger than those normally seen at a jazz concert.

Jazz CD Review: Ethan Helm & Wet Electric — A Very Unusual Recording

November 10, 2018
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In this album, saxophonist Ethan Helm has achieved a very personal balance between highly composed sections and solos rooted in harmony and free playing.

Classical Music Review: Roustem Saïtkoulov — A Poet of the Piano

November 8, 2018
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Aside from his seemingly effortless technique, Roustem Saïtkoulov struck me as a poet of the piano. Music seems to be his first language.

Jazz Preview: Luciana Souza’s “The Book of Longing” & Yellowjackets

November 5, 2018
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Why this team up? Other than that both Luciana Souza and the Yellowjackets have been nominated for multiple Grammys?

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