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Carlos Chávez receives his belated due with Sony box set – Nov 10, 2023
Carlos Chávez: The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Sony 7-CD box) The […]
The present becomes prologue to the past with Aimard’s extraordinary Ligeti-plus evening – Nov 09, 2023
Classical music is generally thought of as something that’s just old, […]
“X” fires Met stage with compelling character portrait, colorful staging – Nov 08, 2023
The existence of a compelling opera about Malcolm X by the […]
“Dead Man Walking” powerfully opens Met season, video excess apart – Sep 29, 2023
It was a long trek, but Dead Man Walking finally made […]
Han Chen’s remarkable playing equal to the genius of Ligeti’s Etudes – Sep 26, 2023
György Ligeti’s three books of Études for piano are among the […]
Denève eager to set sail at helm of New World Symphony – Sep 14, 2023
Stephane Denève believes concerts are “a transcendent experience that can only […]
Freud to depart Lyric Opera two years early at end of this season – Sep 14, 2023
Anthony Freud will depart Lyric Opera at the end of the […]
Hahn delivers gleaming performance of Ysaÿe sonatas – Aug 09, 2023
Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin. Hilary Hahn. Deutsche Grammophon (CD). […]
Santa Fe season of rarities rounded out by a “Rusalka”of probing psychological depth – Aug 05, 2023
As if there were not enough reasons to visit Santa Fe […]
Dubious “Dutchman” and trenchant “Tosca” refract two classics through modern lenses at Santa Fe Opera – Aug 02, 2023
General director Robert Meya has given Wagner fans cause to rejoice: […]
