A new take on Wynton Marsalis’s “Blues Symphony,” a piano cycle by Gregory Spears and Rosa Feola’s solo debut are among the highlights.
Category: Ives, Charles Edward
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At 150, Charles Ives Still Reflects the Darkness and Hope of America
This pioneering composer is not the easiest to love. But while he explores the poison of American nationalism, his music also offers an antidote.
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Review: A Concerto Makes Two Soloists a Many-Tentacled Creature
The New York Times – Music:Felipe Lara’s sensational Double Concerto, with Claire Chase and Esperanza Spalding, was played by the New York Philharmonic under Susanna Mälkki.