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Classical CD Review: Antoine Tamestit, Cédric Tiberghien, and Matthias Goerne play/sing Brahms

April 3, 2021
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One might risk hyperbole by saying so, but in this instance such recklessness is worth it: this album sounds like Brahms as he ought to be played and sung.

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Film Review: “Lapsis” — A Satirical Sci-Fi Send-Up of the Gig Economy

April 2, 2021
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This new satirical sci-fi fable is perfect for home streaming to channel (or perhaps exacerbate) your gnawing anxieties at a world slipping into anti-human automation and free-market desperation.

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Book Review: “Klara and the Sun” — Dystopia Yes, But There’s Hope

April 2, 2021
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Klara and the Sun is a dystopian novel worth recommending: it is a thought-provoking joy to read.

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Watch Closely: “Tell Me Your Secrets” Is a Deft, Well-Acted Thriller

April 2, 2021
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This series taps into the inevitable horror we would all feel if we learned that we had once loved a monster — or that the monster we fear might be inside of us.

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Book Review: Alex Ross’s Dizzying, Engrossing, and Sometimes Overwhelming Exploration of Wagnerism

April 2, 2021
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For Alex Ross, Wagnerism is as profound and far-reaching an aesthetic ideology – for good, ill, and all degrees in between – as any.

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Book Review: So Much More than Spirituality — “Bouquet of White Roses”

April 1, 2021
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Those readers who embrace spiritual adventure — reincarnation as a mode of family therapy — will be illuminated and entertained by this book.

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Classical CD Review: Daniel Hope and Alexey Botvinov Play Alfred Schnittke

April 1, 2021
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Fiddler Daniel Hope’s new all-Schnittke disc with pianist Alexey Botvinov brings with it a level of authority that demands respect.

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Film Interview: Bertrand Tavernier (1941-2021) Talks About – What Else? – French Cinema

April 1, 2021
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We mourn the loss of an affable generous man, a bridge to a vast history, who also knew and loved American culture.

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Short Fuse Podcast #36: An Interview with Neal Goren, Conductor and Artistic Director of Catapult Opera

March 31, 2021
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New podcast host Elizabeth Howard talks to Neal Goren about contemporary opera: the trends, attracting new audiences, and how opera can be adapted for the internet.

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Book Review: “In Memory of Memory” — Riven Recollections

March 31, 2021
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It is the loss of memories and the meaning of memory that dominate, generating speculations that draw the reader into and through Maria Stepanova’s argument and interpretations.

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