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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Gianandrea Noseda leads the performances with verve and warmth and the NSO musicians efficiently shift gears between Simon’s stylistic moods, bringing out the moments of energy and beauty. The Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, …
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WEBAug 24, 2024 · The Riccardo Muti era at CSO: First-class hires, memorable opera nights, and bland, repetitive programs – Jun 15, 2023. At 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 25, Riccardo Muti will give […]
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WEBThe Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, one-stop online source for classical music coverage.
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WEBJun 10, 2023 · One Response to “Chicago Symphony musicians shine in a resplendent Mahler farewell with Hrůša ” Posted Jun 11, 2023 at 2:49 pm by Claude M. Weil. I have been attending CSO concerts since the days 0f Desire Defauw and it hardly needs to be said that any any performance of Mahler’s 9th would be on my agenda.
Rattle, Bavarian Symphony deliver a brilliant, devastating Mahler …
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Rattle drew luscious string playing, inexorably building the Andante—one of Mahler’s loveliest inspirations—to an expansive, rapturous climax. The Scherzo, placed third, returns us to the darker world of the opening movement, effectively paving the way for the ultimate tragedy of the finale. Here too, Rattle’s tempo was driven and ...
Hrůša, Bamberg Symphony deliver a memorable evening of …
WEBApr 25, 2024 · There’s nothing like making up for lost time. That, on the one hand, is what the Bamberg Symphony did in their first Celebrity Series concert since 1983, delivering one of the meatiest—and most canon-centric—programs of the season Tuesday night atSymphony Hall in Boston.
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WEBAug 1, 2024 · The Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, one-stop online source for classical music coverage.
The Classical Review » » Trifonov’s rare artistry illuminates Bach’s ...
WEBMar 4, 2020 · Trifonov’s wide and nuanced range of colors, dynamics and expression consistently illuminated this rarely performed score. The stately fugues has apt poise and somber dignity yet the quicker Contrapuncti went with quicksilver rhythms and an almost jazz-like swing. Far from being austere, there was an …
The Classical Review » » MTT makes a heartening CSO return with ...
WEBDec 4, 2023 · Tilson Thomas, 78, returned to Orchestra Hall Thursday night, in what was a heartening and emotional occasion. In 2021 the conductor announced that he has glioblastoma multiforme, a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer. Following removal of a large tumor, and a period of convalescence, MTT has courageously renewed his podium career ...
A lively, exuberant “Barber” contrasts with a dismal, revisionist ...
WEBAug 3, 2022 · The programming formula at Santa Fe Opera generally includes two perennial opera favorites that are an easy sell to large audiences. The chestnuts this summer, heard in succession on Monday and Tuesday evening, are Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Georges Bizet’s Carmen.. From top to bottom, the cast assembled for this Barber of Seville is extraordinary.