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Classical CD Reviews: Gerald Finzi’s Orchestral Music, Bernstein’s “Wonderful Town,” and Arvo Pärt’s “Works for Violin”

October 9, 2018
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Violinist Viktoria Mullova supplies one of the year’s most programmatically-cohesive and thoughtfully-executed albums.

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Theater Review: “Delicate Particle Logic” — History, Re-voiced

October 9, 2018
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Some may find the Lise Meitner’s story cathartic, others may think it is frustratingly familiar.

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Book Review: “For Other Ghosts” — Stories that Surprise

October 8, 2018
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The twelve stories in this collection are set in radically different places, use multiple forms, and reflect varying levels of political engagement.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Hallowe’en Horror From Your Couch

October 6, 2018
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A handpicked list of cinematic horror gems for you to watch over the next 26 days.

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Television Review: “Barry” — The Trials and Tribulations of a Low-Rent Hitman

October 5, 2018
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One of Barry’s strongest attributes is its brand of dark, surreal, and unexpectedly witty satire.

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Concert Review: The New England Conservatory Philharmonia at Jordan Hall

October 5, 2018
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What wasn’t there to love about 20th-century music on a night like this? In a word, nothing.

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Jazz Concert Review: Dirigo Rataplan at Bowdoin College

October 5, 2018
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Jazz band Dirigo Rataplan explores what could be described as ‘chamber expressionism.’

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Book Review: “The Farm” — Obsessed With The Land

October 4, 2018
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There can be no future, Héctor Abad seems to be arguing, when everything you are is hidden away in a time you can never fully know.

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Opera Feature: MassOpera –“Taking Up Serpents”

October 3, 2018
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MassOpera opened their season with a workshop of a new opera, something they’ve never done before.

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Theater Review: “Ben Butler” — Civil War Laughs

October 3, 2018
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A comedy about slavery poses considerable challenges in our #blacklivesmatter times, but the characters bounce gleefully through endless rounds of verbal sparring.

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