Music

Classical CD Reviews: Michael Gandolfi’s From the Institutes of Groove and Jacob Druckman’s Lamia (BMOP Sound)

September 25, 2013
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Gil Rose and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) have been on something of a recording tear of late.

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Fuse Preview: The 2013 Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival

September 25, 2013
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Boston’s biggest outdoor jazz event has more of a local focus his year—hardly a problem, given the wealth of talent connected to Berklee, NEC and other institutions.

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CD Reviews: Jeremy Denk’s Goldberg Variations, Jan Vogler’s Dichterliebe, and Hélène Grimaud’s Brahms Piano Concertos

September 24, 2013
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A knockout performance from pianist Jeremy Denk, cellist Jan Vogler exudes a strong poetic sensibility, and pianist Hélène Grimaud’s Brahms Concertos are a mixed bag.

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Electronic Music Review: Múm’s The Word

September 24, 2013
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While Múm sometimes succumbs to the monotony that’s a predictable risk for chill electronic acts, in Smilewound the group has brought together a set of intricately-crafted folktronic songs that are always enjoyable, and occasionally even breathtaking.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opener — Johannes Brahms

September 23, 2013
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In conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, the BSO has one of its most trusted guests and thoughtful collaborators.

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Concert Review: The Cantata Singers Celebrates its Fiftieth Season — Bach to the Future

September 23, 2013
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The jam-packed audience for the opening performance of the fiftieth season was filled with Cantata Singers old timers.

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Fuse Concert Review: Jake Bugg Live at the Paradise Rock Club

September 23, 2013
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The crowd at the Paradise Rock Club was awful, and whether Jake Bugg noticed this or not, it caused him to turn in a pretty mediocre performance.

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Fuse News Autumn 2013 Jazz Festival Update

September 20, 2013
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The 2013 jazz festival season in New England wraps up with events in Lowell, Newton, Boston, Falmouth, Pittsfield and Holyoke.

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Rock Concert Review: Arctic Monkeys Live at Paradise Rock Club

September 20, 2013
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If any more proof was needed that AM is a career highlight for Arctic Monkeys, the fact that the crowd Tuesday night met every new song with the same if not greater enthusiasm as the hits should provide it.

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Jazz Review: Guitarist Eric Hofbauer at the Lily Pad — A Mosaic of American Moods

September 20, 2013
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Jazz Guitarist Eric Hofbauer likes to deconstruct tunes and scramble them with free-associative juxtaposition.

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