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BMOP/sound

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

CD Reviews: Mascagni’s “Zanetto” and Thomson’s “Four Saints in Three Acts”

Odyssey Opera’s first commercially-released album is a fun showcase; BMOP delivers an excellent performance of Four Saints in Three Acts.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, Cavelleria Rusticana, Four Saints in Three Acts, Odyssey Opera, Pietro Mascagni, Virgil Thomson, Zanetto

CD Reviews: Orchestral Music by Mason Bates — A Welcome Addition to the Canon.

Mason Bates’ music isn’t afraid to smile. If it doesn’t always run deep, it’s at least always engaging and pleasant to encounter.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, CSO Resound, Mason Bates, orchestral music, SFS Media

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 CD Reviews: A BMOP/Sound Round-up — Andy Vores, Arthur Berger, and Matthew Rosenblum

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project is in the habit of making convincing arguments for just about everything it plays and its performers do so again in these three CD releases featuring music by composers with a New England connection.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andy Vores, Arthur Berger, BMOP, BMOP/sound, Matthew Rosenblum

Classical CD Review: Two New Releases from BMOP/sound — An Indispensable Label for American Composers

Musical quibbles aside, the performances on both albums from Boston Modern Music Project’s in-house label, BMOP/sound, are top-notch.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: BMOP/sound, Gil-Rose, Paul Moravec, Paul Moravec: Northern Lights Electric, Thomas Oboe Lee, Thomas Oboe Lee: Six Concertos

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