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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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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 30

January 30, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Book Review: “Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv” — Revisiting Lost Optimism

October 5, 2024
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A magical realist romp of a novel with a dollop of poignancy by the great Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov.

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Dance Preview: MOMIX — Not Your Average Dance Company

May 4, 2015
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MOMIX proffers something for everyone: acrobatics, dance, theatre, and delightful visual deception.

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Classical CD Reviews: François-Xavier Roth conducts Mahler, Mariss Jansons conducts Schumann & Schubert, and Daniel Lippel plays Steve Reich

June 3, 2019
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François-Xavier Roth’s Mahler offers plenty of personality and ideas; there’s nothing on Mariss Jansons’ disc that’s really worth your time; guitarist Daniel Lippel draws out Steve Reich’s lyrical qualities.

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Classical Album Reviews: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 3 and Mass in C (SFS Media), Music for Harp (Innova)

January 3, 2016
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Beethoven’s Mass in C is the highlight. Would that the San Francisco Symphony’s performance of the Third Concerto had more electricity.

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Jazz Feature: Diversity Brings Riches — A Mid-Year Jazz Critics Poll

July 26, 2024
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Any survey of new jazz will show the broad range of creation being produced by an extraordinary diversity of musicians. That’s because jazz has spread all around the world, bringing us together in peace (and sometimes even harmony).

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Book Review: The Fascinating Life Story of a Great American Composer — Samuel Adler

October 17, 2024
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Samuel Adler, now 96 and still composing, has released an updated version of his rich, entertaining, and sometimes gripping memoir of a life well lived.

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Poetry and Prose Review: Joseph Brodsky — Revisiting an Icon

June 27, 2020
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For a generation of Russians, Joseph Brodsky was the poet, almost a code-word in the discourse of the intelligentsia, like Nabokov.

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — December 31

December 31, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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