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CD Reviews: Ebony Quartet’s “Unheard” and Martyn Brabbins conducts Vaughan Williams

September 29, 2017
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Ebony Quartet serves up a “must-hear” album of music from between the world wars.

Concert Review: Andris Nelsons and Boston Symphony play Bernstein

September 25, 2017
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On the whole, this BSO Opening Night was a welcome overview Leonard Bernstein’s larger output and of his versatility as a composer.

Classical CD Reviews: Joyce El-Khoury’s “Echo” and Matt Haimovitz’s “Troika”

September 24, 2017
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Soprano Joyce El-Khoury sings spectacularly in her new disc, Echo.

Classical CD Reviews: Arabella Steinbacher plays Britten and Hindemith and Daniil Trifonov’s “Chopin Evocations”

September 22, 2017
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Hindemith and Britten could hardly have asked for more committed advocates than Steinbacher, Jurowski, and the RSOB.

Book Interview: Danny Goldberg on the Essence of Hippiness

September 21, 2017
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“To me, ’67 was a year that was different from what came after it.”

Classical CD Reviews: Pianist Andrew Cooperstock plays Leonard Bernstein and Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel”

September 20, 2017
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If there’s an essential “Leonard Bernstein at 100” album, this one, so far, is it: excellent performances of relatively unknown music deserving to be heard.

Music Interview: Dave Stuckey — Rockabilly Hero

September 20, 2017
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Dave Stuckey of the Lucky Stars and the Hukilau Hotshots comes to the New England Shakeup.

Classical Concert Review: Odyssey Opera’s “The Maid of Orléans”

September 17, 2017
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Saturday’s performance ranked among Odyssey Opera’s finest and most artistically satisfying undertakings.

Jazz CD Review: “Handful of Keys” — Paying Lively Respect to the Past

September 14, 2017
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The disc’s assemblage of young and old pianists pays off — Handful of Keys is one of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s better efforts.

Commentary: 2017-18 Orchestral, Opera, and New Music Season Preview

September 13, 2017
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Some institutions’ offerings aren’t as challenging as they could be, but there’s a healthy balance between the familiar and new.

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