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Concert Review: Grand Harmonie’s Gods and Mortals

November 7, 2016
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GH’s best playing of the day was edgy: a little rough around the edges, yes, but still punchy and vibrant.

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Concert Preview: Grand Harmonie’s “Gods and Mortals”

November 4, 2016
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“Playing these standard pieces on period instruments is a little bit like reading a novel or poem in its original language.”

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Jazz CD Round-up: Jane Ira Bloom, Robert Glasper, Wadada Leo Smith, Anna Webber, and More

November 4, 2016
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Over a dozen short notices of recent jazz recordings that I find musically stimulating.

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Music Interview: Tish Hinojosa on Coming Home

November 3, 2016
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“Being an independent musician is kind of like having an organic farm.”

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents a Spooky “Bluebeard’s Castle”

November 1, 2016
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Like most of the innocent heroines in horror movies, Bluebeard’s wife is unaware of the old adage of curiosity killing the cat.

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CD Review: American Football’s “American Football (LP2)”

October 31, 2016
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American Football’s new album would be a fine effort for anyone but American Football.

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CD Review: Leonard Cohen — Embracing the Darkness

October 30, 2016
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At 82, Cohen seems to feel that there isn’t a lot of time left and that he has nothing to prove to anyone.

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Concert Review: The BSO Presents an Evening of Benevolent Kindred Spirits

October 27, 2016
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After all these many decades I am still deeply moved by Yo-Yo Ma’s playing, which combines irresistible charisma and generosity of spirit.

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CD Reviews: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 1 and Mozart Violin Concertos plus Wagner Overtures & Preludes

October 26, 2016
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For recorded sound, for brilliance of orchestral execution, and for interpretive concept, Janowski is one of the 21st century’s best Wagnerians.

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Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic plays Auerbach, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky

October 24, 2016
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Conductor Benjamin Zander and his band were at their collective best performing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6.

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