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Commentary: Top Classical Recordings of 2016

I make no claims to have listened to everything released in 2016; here are my picks for the top classical recordings of the year.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Bartok By Heart, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Rouse, Dawn to Dust, Ensemble Pygmalion, Fresh Paint, Hans Abrahamsen, Isabelle Faust, John Adams, let me tell you, Mason Bates, Michael Nicolas, Missa solemnis, Mozart’s Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Pietro Mascagni, Radius Ensemble, Rhinemaidens, Sheherezade.2, The Chiara String Quartet, Thierry Fischer, Transitions, Under Stalin's Shadow, Works for Orchestra, Zanetto

Commentary: Best Classical Performances of 2016

Picks for the top live classical performances of 2016. Feel free to agree, disagree, add to them, come up with your own list, etc.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Barbara Hannigan, Benjamin-Zander, Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Child Alice, David del Tredici, Dimitrij, Hans Abrahamsen, Jules Eskin, let me tell you, Neville Marriner, New-England-Philharmonic, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Odyssey Opera, Phyllis Curtin, Richard-Pittman, Sir Simon Rattle, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Steven Stucky, Susana Ogata

Classical Music CD Reviews: Paul Lewis and Trio Wanderer play Brahms, and Hans Abrahamsen’s “let me tell you”

Three superb albums: two focusing on works by Brahms, one featuring Hans Abrahamsen’s meditation on Shakespeare’s Ophelia.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Brahms, Hans Abrahamsen, Harmonia Mundi, let me tell you, Paul Lewis, Trio Wanderer, Winter & Winter

Concert Review: The Bard in Boston, Part 2

Everyone on stage seemed to sense that this was a special occasion and the BSO, accordingly, played with an extra jolt of electricity.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Barbara Hannigan, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Hans Abrahamsen, let me tell you, William-Shakespeare

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