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When the jazz composer is the soloist, which is usually the case, he or she ironically revives one of the most venerable traditions in classical music.
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“For a writer the important thing is to write. The second important thing is the resonance of a reaction, a response. Without an audience, you’re basically locked in your cavern.”
Read MoreFilmStruck’s streaming service isn’t just an archive, it’s also an opportunity to reframe and refresh.
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Wondering where to find the best documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, dance, film, and theater that’s coming up this week.
Read MoreIt should be pointed out that in London it is possible to see more shows in a limited time than one can do in the United States. Why? Because it has long been the sensible practice to stagger weekday matinees. By Caldwell Titcomb Shakespeare first, of course. The British quite rightly never tire of “Hamlet.”…
Read MoreOne answer to the question of “Why two plays in verse?” might be that Denis Johnson is a writer relentlessly in pursuit of new forms, and new formal challenges—a literary daredevil always looking for a new vehicle to take for a thrill ride.
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Our opera-loving reviewer contrasts his own pieces, written 48 years apart, on the same Offenbach operetta.
Read MoreJean Epstein’s body of work is full of pleasures and surprises: this vigorous director broke ground for filmmakers and cinematic movements to come.
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Rethinking the Repertoire #9 – Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony
So, is the “Gaelic” Symphony an unalloyed masterpiece? I’d argue in the affirmative.
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