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Handel and Haydn Society

Classical CD Reviews: Listening During COVID, Part 3 –From Boston with Love (Performances of Haydn, Dello Joio, and Virgil Thomson).

Two new recordings and one much-welcome re-release contain first-rate performances of Haydn’s 1798 “Lord Nelson” Mass, Dello Joio’s opera about Joan of Arc, and Virgil Thomson’s astonishing musical portraits of Alice B. Toklas, Picasso, and others.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: composer Norman Dello Joio, Gil-Rose, Handel and Haydn Society, Lord Nelson” Mass, Odyssey Opera, Ralph P. Locke, The Trial at Rouen, Virgil Thomson

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: Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 — Exhilaratingly Performed

The fiery excellence of Handel and Haydn Society’s collective effort made Monteverdi’s epic masterpiece sparkle like a star.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers, Susan Miron

Music Commentary/Preview: 2016 Fall Orchestral Season Overview

In the six years I’ve now been reviewing for the Fuse, I can honestly say that the 2016-17 season looks to be one of the liveliest in recent memory.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: A Far Cry, Bach Beethoven and Brahms Society Orchestra, Boston Baroque, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony, Boston-Philharmonic, Cantata Singers, Celebrity-Series, Grand Harmonie, Handel and Haydn Society, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony, New England Conservatory, New-England-Philharmonic, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

Fuse Commentary: 2016 Orchestral Winter/Spring Season Preview

The upcoming season is a remarkably robust one in terms of the variety of offerings and the quality (and number) of participating ensembles.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: Boston Baroque, Boston Classical Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony, Boston-Philharmonic, Cantata Singers, Celebrity-Series, Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Handel and Haydn Society, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony, New England Conservatory, New-England-Philharmonic

Classical Music Commentary: 2015-16 Orchestral Fall Season Preview

It looks to be as rich, intense, and, hopefully, rewarding a season as we’ve seen in recent memory.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston Baroque, Boston Classical Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony, Boston-Philharmonic, Celebrity-Series, Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Handel and Haydn Society, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony, New England Conservatory, New-England-Philharmonic

Classical Music Season Preview 2014-2015: Adhering to the Safe, With Exceptions

There’s a powerful attachment to conventional repertoire among the city’s many orchestras, through are there things to look forward to. Here is a guide to what’s coming up.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Editorial, Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: Boston Baroque, Boston Classical Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Cantata Singers, Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Handel and Haydn Society, New England Conservatory, New-England-Philharmonic, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, The Celebrity Series of Boston, The Longwood Symphony

Concert Review: Aisslinn Nosky and the Handel and Haydn Society/Harry Christophers

Handel and Haydn artistic director Harry Christophers placed a composer who is familiar, but not always the focus of attention, front and center, and, in the process, reminded us just how good a musician Haydn was.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Aisslinn Nosky, Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers, Joseph Haydn

Concert Review: Handel and Haydn Society/Bernard Labadie at Symphony Hall

Handel & Haydn Society captured all of this and then some with a vigorous, focused performance that was a marvel of controlled fury.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Bernard Labadie, Handel and Haydn Society

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