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December Short Fuses — Materia Critica

December 1, 2024
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Book Review: George Szell’s Reign — Behind the Scenes with the Cleveland Orchestra

May 5, 2018
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George Szell’s Reign is ultimately an accessible, often sociable, but sometimes perplexing fan’s history of the Orchestra and its storied music director.

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