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Boston-Musica-Viva

Classical CD Reviews: Uri Caine’s “The Passion of Octavius Catto,” Bernard Hoffer Chamber Music, and Igor Levit’s “Encounter”

Uri Caine’s score about the life and murder of a 19th-century civil rights icon is direct and potent; touching documentation of Richard Pittman’s advocacy for the inventive composer Bernard Hoffer and a demonstration of the sheer musical excellence of Boston Musica Viva; Igor Levit’s keyboard playing is dynamic, precisely articulated, vividly felt, and beautifully voiced.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Albany, André Raphel, Bernard Hoffer, Boston-Musica-Viva, Igor Levit, Richard-Pittman, Sony Classical, Uri Caine, Winter & Winter

Arts Commentary: 2019-20 Classical Music Preview

I’ve compiled a list of twelve concerts (or concert series) that I think will stand among the future season’s highlights.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Preview Tagged: Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Opera Collaborative, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston-Musica-Viva, Cantata Singers, Celebrity-Series, Collage New Music, Handel & Haydn Society, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Concerts, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony, New England Conservatory Orchestras, New-England-Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera

Classical Concert Review: Boston Musica Viva plays Hoffer, Smith, and Greene

Richard Pittman led the core players of BMV in a confident, evocative reading of the music.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Music, Review Tagged: Boston-Musica-Viva, Richard-Pittman

Concert Review: Boston Musica Viva’s Annual Family Concert

Musically, everything clicked in Boston Musica Viva’s annual Family Concert.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Boston-Musica-Viva, Bruce Adolphe, Joyce Kulhawik, Northeast Youth Ballet, Richard-Pittman

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: Boston Musica Viva’s 2016 Family Concert — Substantial Fare for Young Audiences

Sunday’s concert was highlighted by the world premiere of Bernard Hoffer’s ballet after Longfellow’s Paul Revere’s Ride.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Bernard Hoffer, Boston-Musica-Viva, Northeast Youth Ballet, Paul Revere's Ride, Peter and the Wolf, Richard-Pittman, Steve Aveson

Concert Review: Vessels of Song — Boston Musica Viva Marks Rosh HaShanah

To my mind, with Assembly of the Souls, composer Eitan Steinberg is working in Pulitzer contention territory.

By: Debra Cash Filed Under: Featured, Music, World Music Tagged: Assembly of the Souls, Boston-Musica-Viva, Eitan Steinberg, Etty BenZaken, klezmer, Richard-Pittman, World of Klezmer

Concert Review: Boston Musica Viva’s Satisfying “Role-Play”

Boston Musica Viva presented an invigorating (if early) conclusion to the season, providing an ear-catching snapshot of chamber music written in the last thirty-plus years.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston-Musica-Viva, Richard-Pittman

Classical Music Sampler: June 2012

Far from being a down month, June marks the start of New England’s summer classical music season.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Coming Attractions, Featured, Music Tagged: A Far Cry, Boston Pops, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Boston-Musica-Viva, Bruce Brubaker, Calder Quartet, Chorus pro Musica, Hilary Hahn, ICA, John Bruce Yeh, John Cage, John Williams, Katherine Jacobson Fleischer, Leon Fleischer, Mark Morris Dance Group, Mohawk Trail Concerts, Philip Glass, Rockport Chamber Music Series, Silfra, Silk Road Ensemble, Tanglewood, Volker Bertelmann, Yo-Yo Ma

Classical Music Review: Boston Musica Viva

By Caldwell Titcomb Richard Pittman ends the 40th season of the Boston Musica Viva on a strong note. Back in 1969, Richard Pittman founded the Boston Musica Viva (BMV), the first local ensemble dedicated entirely to contemporary music. On May 1, Pittman and his colleagues wound up their 40th season with a concert of three […]

By: Caldwell Titcomb Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured Tagged: Boston-Musica-Viva, Caldwell-Titcomb, Classical Music, Featured, Joseph-Schwantner, Michael-Gandolfi, New England Conservatory, Richard-Pittman

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