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Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (August Entry)

Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s especially eclectic list includes The Allman Brothers Band, Roy Brown, Black Sabbath, Johann Sebastian Bach, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Jazz, Music, Popular Music, Rock Tagged: Allen Michie, Art Ensemble of Chicago, asta Ya… Revolución, At Fillmore East, Bach, Bill-Marx, Black Sabbath, Complete Cantatas, J.R. Carroll, Jason M. Rubin, Jeremy Ray Jewell, Masters of Reality, Phase One, Ralph Locke, Roy Brown, The Allman Brothers Band

Classical Music Concert: Handel and Haydn Society Does Bach Right

It’s hard to sit through these six masterpieces and not feel, for the moment, that life is really good.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Bach, Brandenburg Concertos, Handel and Haydn Society

Commentary: 2017-18 Orchestral, Opera, and New Music Season Preview

Some institutions’ offerings aren’t as challenging as they could be, but there’s a healthy balance between the familiar and new.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: A Far Cry, and Brahms Society Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Bach, Beethoven, Boston Baroque, Boston New Music Festival, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston-Lyric-Opera, Boston-Musica-Viva, Celebrity-Series, Center for New Music, Collage New Music, Guerilla Opera, Handel and Haydn Society, Lexington Symphony, NEC orchestras, New-England-Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

Concert Review: András Schiff’s Remarkable Piano Odyssey

No pianist in his right mind is going to repeat this program. András Schiff had privileged us with a gift that only he could give.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: András Schiff, Bach, Pianist, The Celebrity Series of Boston

Classical CD Review: Groundbreaking Bach on the Mandolin

Avi Avital, a young virtuoso determined to expand the repertoire, is the first mandolinist ever to be signed to a contract with Deutsche Grammophone. His recording of Bach for the label is an important milestone for the mandolin.

By: Jim Dalton Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Avi Avital, Bach, Mandolin

Classical Music Review: The Hypnotically Lovely Playing of Pianist Angela Hewitt

Pianist Angela Hewitt’s performance was hypnotically lovely. She has a beautiful touch, as piano teachers like to say, and her playing was colorful and always elegant.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Angela-Hewitt, Bach, Debussy, piano, The Celebrity Series of Boston

Classical Music Interview: Pianist Jeremy Denk — Riding the Roller Coaster of Rhythm

Pianist Jeremy Denk says, “Being a musician can be very solitary and a bit navel-gazing (like blogging). I’m not sure that blogging made me saner, but it surely released a valve somewhere.” By Susan Miron Pianist Jeremy Denk will be tackling one of the year’s most challenging programs this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at MassArt […]

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Music, Preview Tagged: Bach, Classical Music, Gardner Museum, Goldberg Variations, György Ligeti, Jeremy Denk, piano

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