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Classical CD Reviews: Andris Nelsons conducts Bruckner and Andrew Manze conducts Vaughan Williams

June 17, 2017
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For all the surface-y beauty of the BSO’s playing, it’s a dull interpretation of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony no. 3.

Fuse Commentary: 2013-1014 Orchestral Season Preview

September 11, 2013
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So, even though certain pieces by Mendelssohn and Beethoven seem to be turning up with greater frequency than perhaps may be healthy, there is still much to admire and look forward to in the upcoming orchestral season.

Classical Album Review: Carlos Simon’s “Four Symphonic Works”

October 30, 2024
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Carlos Simon’s gifts and voice are real even, as with every composer, his muse sometimes leads him down errant pathways.

Concert Review: Cambridge Symphony Orchestra Explores an Immigrant’s Journey

April 5, 2024
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The Cambridge Symphony Orchestra’s recent performance supplied drama, vigor, and reflection.

Concert Review: Bermel, Prokofiev, and Strauss at Symphony Hall

December 2, 2017
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The BSO’s performance of the Alpine Symphony had purpose and direction.

Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at Symphony Hall

November 28, 2017
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The BPYO is as responsive, confident, technically skilled, and emotionally expressive an orchestra as they come.

Concert Review: Boston Symphony plays Mozart and Shostakovich

February 2, 2018
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Despite Shostakovich’s often-dissonant approach, the Fourteenth has always been highly-regarded if infrequently-played.

Classical Concert Preview: Symphony Pro Musica Plays Walton, Dawson, and Elgar

November 11, 2021
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This weekend’s concerts all add up to a quintessential Symphony Pro Musica event: a mix of the familiar and unexpected, with various old friends coming by to visit along the way.

Classical CD Review: Fort Worth Symphony plays Lutoslawski and Brahms (Harmonia mundi)

April 21, 2016
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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s heart is in the right place with the ensemble consistently erring on the right (far) side of caution.

Classical CD Review: Shostakovich, Prologue to “Orango” and Symphony no. 4/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

June 20, 2012
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Orango is one of the tantalizing “what might have been’s” of musical history: a biting social commentary on Soviet society on the fifteenth anniversary of the October Revolution, written when Shostakovich was at the height of his musical powers and popularity.

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