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Commentary/CD Reviews: Recent Symphonic Recordings From Boston Orchestras

A series of new and recent recordings by Boston orchestras demonstrate that, in the right hands, symphonic music since 1945 remains alive and well, still powerful, fresh, and vibrant.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: American, Andrew Norman, BMOP, BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Symphony Orchestra, contemporary, Gil-Rose, Irving-Fine, James Levine, John Harbison, Play, Symphonies, Symphony, Try

Classical Music Review: BMOP Revitalizes the Concept of a Concerto Concert

Though there were differences in quality between the compositions in the BMOP concert, all of the pieces fulfilled the primary requirement of a concerto: they showed off the capabilities of the solo instrument in question, often memorably so.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Andrew Norman, Avner Dorman, BMOP, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, concerto, Eric Chasalow, Gil-Rose, Keeril Makan, Luciano Berio, Strange Bedfellows: Unexpected Concertos

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