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The week’s poem: Jennifer K Dick’s “4 Poems from “The Geometry of Descent,” section “In Line””
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In Handel’s day, excerpts from his operas were often played at home, without singers. They sound great on this new recording by the group humorously (and quite inaccurately) called False Consonance.
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John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London are one of the new decade’s most exciting partnerships; Javier Perianes’ album with the Orchestre de Paris is quite clever; Is Liszt’s music trash? The debate continues.
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
Read MoreMexico’s Alfonso Cuarón is among the world’s finest, most versatile filmmakers, and someone who—knock on wood!– hasn’t yet directed a dud. GRAVITY is quite OK too, but in the second tier of his work.
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.
Read More“Before Midnight” doesn’t go where you think it will, nor does it end quite the way you might imagine, but the highs and lows of this one memorable night evoke the disquiet and soberness that comes with becoming an adult.
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I don’t know anything quite like Mehmet Ali Sanlikol’s Turko-jazz playing. (I invented the term.) I am glad it’s here for us to enjoy.
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Arts Commentary & CD Reviews: On The Kennedy Center, Ben Folds, & Gustav Mahler