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Classical Music Review: Osvaldo Golijov’s “Nazareno”

May 15, 2022
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Nazareno is bright, often joyous, and easy on the ears. That ought to count for something.

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Classical CD Reviews: Listening During COVID — Beethoven’s Jesus, Liszt’s Variations on “Norma,” and Janáček’s Animal Opera

November 13, 2020
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Concert halls and opera houses remain closed — but unusual musical experiences await in this era of social isolation.

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Classical CD Reviews: Wagner’s “Die Walküre,” Johann Strauss’s “Blindekuh,” and Mendelssohn’s “Die erste Walpurgisnacht”

April 16, 2020
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The two best things about Simon Rattle’s new recording of Die Walküre are, well, Rattle, himself, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; a strongly played and majestically sung performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s unfairly neglected Die erste Walpurgisnacht.

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