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Classical Album Reviews: Louis Wayne Ballard’s “The Four Moons” and Christopher Rouse’s Symphony No. 6

December 16, 2023
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Missional zeal from the Fort Smith Symphony and an electrifying performance from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Concert Review: Celebrity Series Presents Pianist Jeremy Denk — Embracing Contradictions

December 15, 2023
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Pianist Jeremy Denk’s artistry rests in how he explores emotional variance by leaning into the extremes.

Classical Album Reviews: “Aux étoiles” and Saint-Saëns’ Symphonic Poems

December 15, 2023
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Spiffy discs of French music featuring the Orchestre National de Lyon led by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles.

Best Albums of 2023: Notable Operatic Recordings and a Few Non-Operatic Ones

December 14, 2023
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The subjects of our critic’s favorite albums of the past year include a dragon, a sex-obsessed priest, Mỹ Lai, and a grand pageant about Jewish history.

Album Review: “More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith” — A Flawless Tribute

December 11, 2023
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Love for Nanci Griffith has empowered a hell of a record.

Concert Review: Indie-Folk Sensation Anjimile at the ICA

December 11, 2023
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The heart of Friday’s performance came in stark impressions borne through Anjimile’s vulnerable voice — along with a little help from his friends.

Jazz Concert Review: “Samara Joy: A Joyful Holiday” — A Prodigious Joy

December 9, 2023
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Samara Joy uncorked her gospel pipes, the likes of which probably haven’t been heard on mainstream secular stages since Aretha Franklin.

Concert Preview: Talking about “Odd Times” with Luke Bemand of Lespecial

December 5, 2023
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Lespecial proves that not all “jam bands” are simply children of the Dead.

Rock Album Review: The Rolling Stones’ “Hackney Diamonds” — Closer to Zircons

December 4, 2023
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The group’s first record of new material in well over a decade, “Hackney Diamonds” isn’t quite a bad Rolling Stones record but it’s decidedly not a good one.

Opera Album Review: Finally, “L’Egisto” — Complete and Amazingly Reimagined

December 3, 2023
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Tenor Zachary Wilder — a Boston favorite — and others shine in a Cavalli opera from 380 years ago.

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