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The challenge for the Boston Pops in this program is obvious: combining the structure of orchestral music with the improvisational nature of Garcia’s work. On Tuesday, the pairing of rock band and orchestra proved to be uneven, groovy interludes interlaced with tentative patches.
The not-to-be missed “Symphonic Chronicles IV” is a very welcome alternative to much of the atonal, modern classical music currently flooding the market.
This is a conductor and ensemble that have the measure of Max Bruch’s style and voice well in hand.
In the hands of some, Szymanowski’s Second Violin Concerto can be tame and traditional. As conducted by Karina Canellakis, and performed by the BSO and violinist Nicola Benedetti, the piece came off as bold, colorful, and urgent.
At least waiting for Andris Nelsons to take over the orchestra is done. And we don’t have to bide too much time before we get to hear more from him: his first subscription series with the BSO kicks off on Wednesday.
Saariaho’s music is often lush and vibrant, to be sure, but it also can lose track of its musical purpose and meander excessively from time to time. Not so in “Circle Map.”
One of Andris Nelsons’ great gifts as an interpreter is his ability to shape and develop large-scale musical forms.
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.
This is a book for anyone interested not just in the economic state of the symphony orchestra, but in the overall financial health of the arts in the United States.
Rethinking the Repertoire #3: Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Symphony no. 6
The truth is that the music of this most politically aware and morally astute of composers needs – and deserves – much wider currency.
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