Music
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Beethoven, Fidelio, part I
James Levine, the Boston Symphony, and a dream cast set a new standard for Boston opera in concert
By: - Apr 02nd, 2007James Levine, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and a dream cast headed by Christine Brewer and Johan Botha, presented a memorable Fidelio.
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Master Pianist Garrick Ohlsson plays Beethoven Sonatas at the Colonial Theater
Help! The Colonial needs a piano!
By: - Apr 02nd, 2007Garrick Ohlsson's played four Beethoven Sonatas with his usual mastery in spite of an undersized piano of poor quality
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An Outstanding Meistersinger at the Metropolitan Opera
James Levine and consistently fine cast in Richard Wagner's comic masterpiece
By: - Mar 19th, 2007The Metropolitan Opera's beautiful production Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" is graced with a consistently excellent cast of singers.
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Patti Smith and the Dance Group Streb
Institute of Contemporary Art Performances
By: - Mar 06th, 2007The New Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston features performances by poet/ rocker, Patti Smith and the dangerous dance company Streb.
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Richard Giarusso and the Aoede Consort Triumph in Schütz'
Superb performance of Heinrich Schütz's choral masterpiece
By: - Feb 21st, 2007Williamstown Early Music and the Aoede Consort of Troy, New York, present seventeenth century church music in performances of the highest caliber.
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Albany Symphony Orchestra plays new Greek music and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony at the Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
The Colonial Theatre's superb acoustics and a mixed concert
By: - Feb 18th, 2007The Albany Symphony Orchestra played for the first time in the wonderful Colonial Theatre, offering pleasing new pieces by young Greek composers, but disappointing Beethoven.
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Tanglewood 2007 Preview
Tanglewood 2007 tickets go on sale Sunday, February 11
By: - Feb 09th, 2007James Levine will conduct eleven concerts in an ambitious season, which includes a wealth of opera performances, several distinguished musicians from the Netherlands, and Hesperion XXI.
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Sir Colin Davis Conducts Vaughn Williams and Beethoven with the BSO
A Rare Performance of Vaughn Williams's Sixth Symphony and Beethoven's Familiar Pastoral
By: - Jan 28th, 2007Sir Colin and the BSO were at the very top of form for Vaughn Williams stark postwar symphony and Beethoven's Pastoral Reflections
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Sir Colin Davis and Imogen Cooper Return to the BSO with Mozart and Haydn
Energetic symphonies and a probing Mozart C Minor piano concerto
By: - Jan 24th, 2007Sir Colin Davis and Imogen Cooper delighted the matinée audience at Symphony Hall with symphonies by Mozart and Haydn and a memorable reading of Mozart's great concerto.
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Berkshire Bach Ensemble's
A 15-year-old Berkshire tradition moves to Colonial Theatre
By: - Jan 05th, 2007Kenneth Cooper's lively and idiosyncratic versions of Bach's Brandenurg Concertos brighten up New Year's in the Berkshires.
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James Brown: Said It Loud, Black and Proud
Remembering the Godfather of Soul
By: - Dec 26th, 2006Recalling the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who is dead at the age of 73. He calmed the nerves of Boston after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King when his performance at Boston Garden was broadcast live on WGBH and repeated all that weekend.
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Williamstown Early Music Presents Seven Times Salt
Holiday Concert by English Consort Band with Allison Mondel, Soprano
By: - Dec 23rd, 2006Playing a colorful array of instruments the brilliant Seven Times Salt offered Yuletide songs and dances ranging from Britain to the Mediterranean.
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The Weilerstein Trio play Mozart, Shostakovich, Dvorák...and Piazzolla at Williams
A fiery Berkshire evening from a family ensemble
By: - Dec 10th, 2006The Weilersteins, trio in residence and the New England Conservatory of Music, show a thrilling new approach to chamber music.
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Classical Music for the Season in the Berkshires: a Preview
A wealth of holiday concerts from early music to contemporary local composers
By: - Dec 08th, 2006The Messiah from Albany Pro Musica, Mozart Opera from the Albany Symphony, Williamstown Early Music, and the Berkshire Bach Ensemble highlight the season.
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Anita Belle Colton O'Day: October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006
Remembering a Jazz Legend
By: - Nov 29th, 2006Considering the tough life of drugs and booze it is amazing that Anita O'Day survived into her late 80s. Recalling hanging with her at Sandy's.
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Sawyers, Goldmark, and Sibelius by David Lockington and the Albany Symphony Orchestra
with a triumphant violin performance by Dylana Jenson
By: - Nov 12th, 2006Guest conductor David Lockington, Music Director of the Grand Rapids Symphony offers new work by Philip Sawyers and excels in Sibelius, while Dylana Jenson earned ovations with an exemplary Goldmark Violin Concerto.
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Learning to Take the Triangle Seriously: Liszt at Bard III
The Final Liszt Weekend at Bard College Sums Up a Monumental Career
By: - Nov 07th, 2006The final weekend of Bard's Liszt Festival looked at his achievement in the context of the Romantic debates about what music should be.
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Ronald Feldman and the Berkshire Symphony Play Mozart, Hummel, Vivaldi, and Haydn
Haydn Rules in Williamstown, or almost...
By: - Oct 28th, 2006Ronald Feldman and the Berkshire Symphony start their season with an enjoyable program of 18th and early 19th Century Music.
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Berkshire Summer Music Overview: Part Two
Super OTW!!!
By: - Oct 09th, 2006BFA classical reviewer offers an enthusiastic retrospective of the summer season...with a few apologies and complaints
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Beginnings...
Williams College Music Season Opens with Music of the Haystack Period
By: - Sep 18th, 2006Fine Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven in Williams' acoustically flawed recital hall accompanied a few early 19th century curiosities.
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Summer Retrospective I: The Bard Music Festival: Franz Liszt and his Times
In Search of Liszt
By: - Sep 18th, 2006Two intensive weekends of music by Franz Liszt and his contemporaries.
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Dylan Rocks Pittsfield
Not Quite Like a Rolling Stone
By: - Aug 30th, 2006Bob Dylan rocked Pittsfield for the second straight summer but attendance declined from 10.000 in 2005 to just 6,000 this time.
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Great performances End the Tanglewood Season
Bronfman and Frühbeck de Burgos
By: - Aug 30th, 2006Bronfman and Frühbeck de Burgos captur the essence of Beethoven
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Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax Play Beethoven Sonatas at Tanglewood
Historical Instruments Share the Evening with Modern
By: - Aug 30th, 2006Yo-yo Ma and Emanuel Ax carry on their long collaboration in an all- Beethoven evening shared between modern and historical performance practices. The concert was both fascinating and inspired
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Unforgettable Bruckner Seventh under Blomstedt at Tanglewood
Emmanuel Ax's Elegant Beethoven
By: - Aug 28th, 2006Emmanuel Ax and Herbert Blomstedt excelled Saturday night at Tanglewood. Blomstedt's Bruckner Seventh was both original and moving.
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