Andris Nelsons

CD Reviews: Andris Nelsons conducts Brahms and Christian Gerhaher sings “Die schöne Magelone”

June 19, 2017
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The BSO’s Brahms’ sounds as robust and responsive as they do when they’re on their best behavior at Symphony Hall.

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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.

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Concert Review: Tchaikovsky, Takemitsu, and Shostakovich at Symphony Hall

April 28, 2017
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Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter gave a searing, intense reading of the solo part in Nostalghia (In Memory of Andrei Tarkovskij).

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Concert Review: Andris Nelsons conducts Mozart and Bruckner

April 18, 2017
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Mitsuko Uchida is quite possibly the finest Mozart pianist around today, at least among non-period specialists.

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Music Commentary: Thoughts on the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2017-18 Season

April 11, 2017
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On paper, at least, the upcoming season of the BSO is a bit of a letdown: cautious, unthreatening, comfortable.

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Concert Review: A Tale of Two Masses in B minor

March 3, 2017
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These are troubling times which make us realize how vital music — especially Bach — is to our souls, to our spiritual wellbeing.

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Concert Review: Shostakovich and Gubaidulina at Symphony Hall

March 1, 2017
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This was a stirring, thought-provoking, and, ultimately, moving reading of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Ravel, Benjamin, and Berlioz

February 13, 2017
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Front and center was Andris Nelsons, who, interpretively, seemed more than happy to try on a bunch of different hats.

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Commentary: Top Classical Recordings of 2016

December 17, 2016
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I make no claims to have listened to everything released in 2016; here are my picks for the top classical recordings of the year.

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Commentary: Best Classical Performances of 2016

December 16, 2016
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Picks for the top live classical performances of 2016. Feel free to agree, disagree, add to them, come up with your own list, etc.

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