Review

Concert Review: Pianists Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan

March 6, 2018
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Their combined sound, made by two nested pianos, their lids off, aided and abetted by Jordan Hall’s superb acoustics, was irresistible.

Book Review: László Krasznahorkai’s “The World Goes On” — Migrations of the Spirit

March 6, 2018
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It is proof of the translators’ skill that Krasznahorkai’s sentences work as well as they do.

Jazz CD Review: Sara Serpa’s “Close Up” — Rewarding Ambiguity

March 5, 2018
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Singer Sara Serpa refracts, bends, suspends, and shifts sounds and syllables, creating a kind of linguistic limbo.

Theater Review: “Winter Solstice” — The Neo-Nazi Who Came For Christmas

March 5, 2018
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Schimmelpfennig’s Winter Solstice is an important play by a major playwright.

Rethinking the Repertoire #16 – – Franz Liszt’s “Dante” Symphony

March 4, 2018
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The deeply personal nature of the music’s narrative drew some extraordinary music from Liszt’s pen.

Visual Arts Review: “Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today”

March 3, 2018
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Yes, digital technology can add real value to museum art exhibitions.

Theater Review: “Ripe Frenzy” — American Guns

March 3, 2018
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Playwright Jennifer Barclay has created the perfect vehicle for generating a discussion about safety in our communities.

Concert Review: John Adams’ “Scheherezade.2” at Symphony Hall

March 2, 2018
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This weekend’s concert fires on all cylinders. Don’t miss it.

Jazz Review: Harvey Diamond Quintet at the New School of Music

February 27, 2018
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There was an easy depth to the music, if such is possible, as if the musicians were digging in hard, but with the relaxed assurance that comes of a shared vision.

Jazz CD Review: Bill Frisell — “Music IS”

February 26, 2018
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One marvels at Bill Frisell’s improvisations, which can be both surprising and songful.

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