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Visual Arts Commentary: The Berkshire Museum Violates Ethics to Sell 40 Works for $50 Million

August 5, 2017
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Why is The Berkshire Museum a sinking ship?

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Classical CD Reviews: “Key of A,” “Metamorphosis,” and “Reminiscences of Brazil”

July 3, 2020
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An impressively original release from violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz; a tremendous Ligeti performance from the Jupiter String Quartet; Justin Badgerow releases a finely curated and played survey of mostly 20th-century solo piano music from Brazil.

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Jazz CD Review: Philip Levine and Benjamin Boone Make “The Poetry of Jazz”

March 13, 2018
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For poet Philip Levine, music is not only a good thing in life: the good things in life are music.

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Book Interview: Why Does Bob Dylan Matter?

December 30, 2017
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“I see him as the greatest artist of the English language, it happens to be in song, of the second half of the 20th century.

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Classical Music Review: Cantata Singers — A Soul-Stirring Performance

April 5, 2016
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There was no question that Music Director David Hoose loves these four pieces. The chorus was meticulously prepared, and sounded wonderful.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Season Finale

April 25, 2016
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There’s an apparent level of trust between the BSO and its leader, best demonstrated by the spirited excellence of the orchestra’s playing of late.

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Arts Remembrance: Poet Mary Oliver

January 19, 2019
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Mary Oliver’s poetic vision reaches back to the American transcendentalists: it encourages us, by demanding that we pay attention to our now threatened natural world, to find a moral compass.

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CD/DVD Review: “Celebrate Ornette” — An Exuberant Homage to a Jazz Genius

February 17, 2017
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This collection demonstrates that the music of Ornette Coleman is in tune with something elemental and essential in the human spirit.

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Opera Album Commentary: Maria Callas — Believe Her

October 31, 2023
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A massive, comprehensive new box set once again shows us the diva’s indomitable place in the history of opera.

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Film Review: “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” — A Contrarian View

August 12, 2020
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This is not a music documentary, it’s a kind of jaunty-artsy immersion in and around the Newport Jazz festival, including scenes of the host city Newport, the America’s Cup race, festival goers, kids in playgrounds, etc.

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