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Jazz CD Review: Kenny Barron and Dave Holland’s Delicious “Without Deception”

March 21, 2020
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Eschewing ostensible flash and musical sleight of hand, Without Deception is a treat for connoisseurs.

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Book Review: “You Will Never Be Forgotten” — Curiouser and Curiouser

March 20, 2020
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Whatever might be dark about these stories may also be — since they’re reliably witty and frequently very funny — a welcome distraction and relief from current events.

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Opera Album Review: Rossini’s Pre-fab Opera, “Eduardo e Cristina,” Turns Out to Be First-Rate

March 19, 2020
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The practice of re-using large chunks of an opera for a new plot and new words may sound implausible to us, but in Rossini’s hands the result is delightful and surprisingly coherent.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Peg’s Pandemic Picks — Medieval Plague Edition

March 18, 2020
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This new series will offer ideas for movies and series that have stories or themes at least marginally related to the pandemic we’re all living through.

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Jazz Commentary: Remembrance of Jazz Venues Past

March 18, 2020
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The idea of posting this list is to remind people of what has been lost and hope that it stirs us to preserve what we have left.

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Classical CD Reviews: “Aspects of America: The Pulitzer Edition,” Morton Gould “Symphonettes,” and Lindberg conducts Bernstein

March 18, 2020
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Lovers of American music, don’t miss Aspects of America: The Pulitzer Edition ; Lindberg’s recording of Leonard Bernstein’s first two symphonies lacks a compelling command of the musician’s singular voice; the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra tackles four pieces by Morton Gould.

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Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra plays Stravinsky and Berlioz

March 17, 2020
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Desperate times, desperate measures.

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Theater Commentary: A Memorable “Merchant of Venice” — Squeezing Blood Out of a Rubber Chicken

March 17, 2020
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This was an enormously exciting production of Merchant of Venice, a reminder that theater can be (in fact, must be!) nervy.

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Arts Commentary: Helping Dance at a Time of Social Distancing

March 15, 2020
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How, frankly, could I help people engage with their inherent creative powers and feel just a little bit better?

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Arts Commentary: The Show Won’t Go On. Now What?

March 14, 2020
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Wall Street is getting a $1.5 trillion bailout (and counting). As usual, the arts, despite being a key economic engine, will not be so lucky.

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