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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.

Book Review: Mark Greif’s “Against Everything” — But For Nothing?

October 25, 2016
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Mark Greif’s analyses can be sharply counter-intuitive..

Dance Review: BalletX — Fusion and Diffusion

October 24, 2016
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Ballet steps from the classroom were sprinkled in with modern dance, moonwalking, shimmies, groping duets, and any other kind of movement.

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.

Book Review: “Bad Moon Rising” — New Findings about the Weather Underground

October 24, 2016
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Bad Moon Rising turns out to be justified by new evidence, some of which will be surprising to all concerned.

Film Review: “Christine” — Dramatizing an On-Air Suicide

October 22, 2016
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Christine is less interested in serving up a moral lesson or providing sociological analysis than generating sympathy.

Theater Review: “Abigail/1702” — Beat the Devil?

October 21, 2016
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Despite an appearance by Satan, this is not all that frightening a yarn for Halloween, but the MRT’s production is absorbing nonetheless.

Theater Review: Paul Zaloom’s “White Like Me” — Madman on a Mission

October 21, 2016
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It’s the wild mind of puppeteer Paul Zaloom that’s really on display here.

Theater Review: Sarah Ruhl’s “Court Life” — A Losing Match

October 20, 2016
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Sarah Ruhl attempts, but fails, to discover illuminating similarities between the powerful then and now.

Jazz Review: Danilo Pérez & Jazz 100 at Sanders Theater — Surprise after Surprise

October 20, 2016
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With an artist as focused and sharp as Danilo Pérez as its musical director, Jazz 100 makes you sit up straight and hang on every note.

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