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Classical Music Album Review: John Corigliano’s “To Music”

A serving of the essence of the music of John Corigliano: a blend of old and new, radical and traditional that has made him such a singular force in American music over the last fifty-plus years.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, John Corigliano

Classical Music Album Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project Plays John Harbison

A surprisingly moving collection, all of it mightily played and sung by musicians who clearly intuit John Harbison’s musical language.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Dawn Upshaw, Diotima, Gil-Rose, John Harbison

Listening During Covid, Part 7: Celebrating the Diversity of American Music

New CD releases provide splendid performances of remarkable American music, from Barber and Bernstein to recently rediscovered Black composers Florence Price and William Grant Still.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: A Hand of Bridge, Aaron-Copland, Arthur Farwell, BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Candide, Carrie Jacobs-Bonds, Florence Price, Irina Meachem, Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Kurt-Weill, Leonard Bernstein, London-Symphony-Orchestra, Lucas Meachem, Medea, Ralph Locke, Ricky Ian Gordon, Rubicon RCD, Samuel Barber, Shall We Gather, Stephen Foster, William Grant Still

October Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Short Fuses Tagged: A Story That Happens, Allen Michie, Bill-Marx, Bis, BMOP/sound, Dalkey Archive Press, Dan O'Brien, Deutsche Grammophon, Fear & Fantasy, Gerald Peary, Gil-Rose, Hard Luck Love Song, Jason Isbell, Jason M. Rubin, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Jonathan Blumhofer, Justin Corsbie, Justin Hayward, Kristy Edmunds, Krystian Zimerman, La Reine de Saba, Luz, Mark Favermann, MASS MoCA, Mauricio J. Rodriguez, Nico Muhly, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Odyssey Opera, Paul Robicheau, Pentatone, Vapors of Morphine

Classical Album Reviews: John Adams’ Chamber Symphonies — Built on Trust

BMOP’s performances of three John Adams chamber symphonies, all conducted by music director Gil Rose, offer welcome, distinctive takes on the triptych.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, Chamber Symphonies, Gil-Rose, John Adams

Classical CD Review: Elliott Carter Ballets

Bottom line: these are excellent performances and a valuable documentation of Elliott Carter’s early work.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Dance, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Ballets, BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Ellliot Carter, Gil-Rose, Pocahontas, The Minotaur.

Classical CD Reviews: Delibes Ballet Suites, John Williams in Vienna, and John Harbison Concertos

Terrific performances, blazing with color, character, and wonderful technique from Neeme Järvi and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; John Williams and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra offer considerable pleasure with some misteps; another triumphant release from Gil Rose and the BMOP.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Chandos, Deutsche Grammophon, Gil-Rose, John Harbison, John Williams

Classical Reviews: Boston Modern Orchestra Project plays Harold Shapero, Peter Lieberson’s “Songs of Love and Sorrow,” and Charles Ives’s Complete Symphonies

Discs dedicated to overlooked composers Harold Shapero and Peter Lieberson are well worth your attention. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra don’t do well by Charles Ives’ final symphony, but the three preceding symphonies fare better.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Charles Ives, Deutsche Grammophon, Gustavo-Dudamel, Harold Shapero, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Ondine, Peter Lieberson, Songs of Love and Sorrow

Classical CD Reviews: David Del Tredici’s “Child Alice” and Scott Wollschleger’s “Soft Aberration”

Child Alice is an important addition to the recorded catalogue of major American symphonic music.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: "Soft Aberration", BMOP/sound, Child Alice, David del Tredici, New Focus Recordings, Scott Wollschleger

Classical CD Reviews: Boston Modern Orchestra Project plays Steven Stucky and Johannes Moser plays Elgar

BMOP releases a fitting, moving tribute to a giant of contemporary music; Johannes Moser turns in a sweeping performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: American Muse, Andrew Manze, BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil-Rose, Johannes Moser, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Pentatone, Steven Stucky

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