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Concert Review: A Handel and Haydn Christmas — A Rousing Baroque Fire

December 16, 2022
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If Handel and Haydn Society’s annual Baroque Christmas program had one takeaway, it was that its new music director, Jonathan Cohen, is a superb fit for the job.

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Television Review: “Kindred” — More than a Mystery

December 16, 2022
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In this adaptation for Hulu, Octavia E. Butler’s hybrid sci-fi novel has been reduced to a misguided time travel mystery.

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Album Review: Roger C. Miller’s “Eight Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble” — Fancy’s Furies

December 14, 2022
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As fluid and experimental as Eight Dream Interpretations is, the album’s rambunctious sonic palette is nothing if not inviting.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “1899” — A Sumptuous Terror

December 14, 2022
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1899‘s excellent design work makes this series an opulent and memorable visual odyssey.

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Book Reviews: Art Museums — Anything But Neutral

December 14, 2022
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It’s tempting to frame these books as opposing sides in an argument, Old School Establishment vs. Progressive Left. They are more like parallel universes; their opinions and even their terms rarely converge.

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Opera Album Review: Meyerbeer’s Comic Opera about Peter the Great, A Welcome Return

December 13, 2022
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This re-release of a superb recording of a major Meyerbeer opera reminds us what treasures are available to opera companies (and college opera programs) willing to step beyond the well-trodden path.

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Concert Review: Pianist Seong-Jin Cho — Fire and Precision

December 12, 2022
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The South Korean pianist possesses technique to burn. His tone is pearly and deep, capable of both haunting distance and grandeur.

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Poetry Review: Henry Walters’s “The Nature Thief” — Memorable Verbal Acrobatics

December 12, 2022
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The poems in this remarkable collection lead us, as all good literature should do, after all the appearances and misdirections, feints and antic dispositions, to nothing but ourselves.

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Jazz Album Review: Satoko Fujii’s “Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams” — Slightly Restrained Mayhem

December 11, 2022
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Pianist/composer Satoko Fujii’s determination to create is astonishing and wide-ranging — her 100 albums as leader prove it.

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Classical Concert Review: Celebrity Series Presents Junction Trio — Balancing Flair and Cohesion

December 11, 2022
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This young, superstar trio is capable of being as cool as it is fiery, and the performers’ strengths bring out the best in each other.

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