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Love for Nanci Griffith has empowered a hell of a record.
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Shakespearean’s version of the Bard comes off as somewhat Monty Pythonesque — we are usually marching along with “Men Men Men.”
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Kalinnikov’s First Symphony is one of those neglected works well worth beating a drum for.
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Gibney’s volume offers a wide range of readers with an introduction to the complexities of Irish history, including questions of what exactly constitutes the national history itself.
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It would have been wonderful to have seen either a faithful version of Threepenny Opera in German or a boldly conceived contemporary version.
Read MoreA journal that is part travelogue, part music history, and part meditation on the evolution of our culture through the often-bloodshot eyes of one man.
Read MoreBeethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is a piece the BSO trots out with greater regularity of late than most orchestras (as Tanglewood aficionados are aware, it’s been the traditional summer closer each August for about a decade now) and, while such familiarity may not exactly breed complacency, it certainly runs the risk of so doing.
Read MoreSkylar Gudasz’s deep voice is well suited to the gorgeous melancholy that pervades her songs.
Read MoreThere is no doubt that Marc Myers is doing noble work — if only Anatomy of a Song was more exciting to read.
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Book Reviews: Chronicles of Russia’s War on Ukraine — Hope Is the Thing with Teeth
Two powerufl volumes show that Ukraine’s greatest weapons against Russia are hope and unity.
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