Music
The final two concerts of the BSO’s season were in the orchestra’s sweet spot.
“Forgiveness is the key and love is the answer… Have a good Jazz Fest, but also have a good life.”
Once much-performed, then banished from the stage by the Nazis, The Miracle of Heliane, now available in a fine new recording, is perhaps the best opera by the man who would become one of Hollywood’s leading composers.
This performance of Ives’ Third was the most welcome entry in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s celebratory season – a beautifully considered, powerfully rendered account of this too-neglected score.
Desires will surely solidify ORA Singers’ reputation as a first-class choral ensemble.
Amid the continual flood of new jazz releases, this anniversary bash is one to be savored.
A bit surprising — that two megastars choose such meat and potatoes repertoire.
Luckily for us, after playing the occasional electrifying concert date over the years, Nervous Eaters is reuniting once again.
I did want to use this CD as a springboard to engage with the question of how using material of a certain age tends to pre-select — and limit — listenership.
The cellist is a member of a tribe of fabulous players/singers who are funny, thoughtful, opinionated, brilliant, and irreverent.
Arts Commentary: The Orchestra Gap — Europe vs. the US