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The Takács Quartet's Fresh Approach to Masters Old & New
On paper, the program for the Takács Quartet’s recent 92nd Street Y appearance was unremarkable: standard works by Haydn and Beethoven sandwiching a piece of new music. But the March 13 concert carried no trace of routine, … »
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Another View of Ratmansky's Solitude
Alexei Ratmansky’s first new work as artist-in-residence of the New York City Ballet stands apart from his internationally acclaimed body of work. Neither a reconstruction of a full-length ballet nor an innovative treatment of codified … »
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Celebrating an Esteemed Composer Who Won't Grow Up
CHICAGO—When Bernard Rands crossed the threshold from adolescence to adulthood, his parents had had enough. It was time, they said, to give up this music business—it was fine as a hobby, but not as a profession. Rands’s … »
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Giant, a Grueling Tale as Opera
LONDON—The tale of Charles Byrne, known to history as the Irish Giant, is a tragedy of operatic proportions. That’s one reason Sarah Angliss’s dramatization of his final year on earth makes such a powerful piece of music … »
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At Skirball: Revisiting Anthony Davis; Introducing Leila Adu-Gilmore
George Lewis is a man with a mission, opening the concert-music field to composers previously marginalized or overlooked, and International Contemporary Ensemble audiences are reaping the benefits of his zeal. Since he became artistic director in … »
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Circus Whimsy Lifts (Literally) Death in Venice to Magnificent Effect
CARDIFF–Welsh National Opera is currently on a hunt for a new general director, Aidan Lang having thrown in the towel after just four years in the job amid drastic cuts to the company’s touring program by Arts Council England. Holding … »
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Vienna Phil Completes Bruckner 9 with Berg 3
A Bruckner symphony in a standard orchestral concert will almost always serve as the closer—the major work after the intermission—or, in the case of the sprawling Eighth, fill the entire program. But Symphony No. 9 is a special case … »
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At the Annual Frequency Festival, European Experimentalists Reign
CHICAGO—At any experimental music function, taking the good with the not-so-good is a given. Experiments, by definition, sometimes fail. That made the end-to-end dazzle of this year’s Frequency Festival (Feb. 20 to 25), anchored at … »
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Rattle Finesses Beguiling Americana with the LSO + an Adams Premiere
LONDON—When Simon Rattle recorded The Jazz Album back in 1987 it became clear that here was a British conductor with an affinity for American music and an instinct for Gershwin. Likewise, his lasting friendship with John Adams can be dated … »
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A Full-Senses Trip to the Funhouse with Scriabin & Salonen
SAN FRANCISCO—Alexander Scriabin, to put it mildly, had a multi-track mind. His never-realized dreams for Mysterium called for a seven-day, appeal-to-all-senses piece to be staged in a cathedral built for the occasion in the Himalayan … »
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