Classical Music – Page 55

Tanglewood Opens for the Summer, With Change in the Air

The Boston Symphony Orchestra gave its first concerts of the Tanglewood season, which is already showing signs of its new leader’s ambitions.

By David Allen

Classical Music Guth, Claus Opera Pichon, Raphael Rameau, Jean-Philippe Samson (Opera) Voltaire

A Lost Masterpiece of Opera Returns, Kind of

The Aix Festival is presenting a new version of “Samson,” a never-performed work by Rameau and Voltaire, two of France’s most important cultural figures.

By Zachary Woolfe

Beethoven, Ludwig van Classical Music Symphony No 9, Beethoven (Musical Work)

Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later

Beethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or place. The music makes sure of that.

By Joshua Barone

Carnegie Hall Classical Music If This Hall Could Talk Jazz Podcasts Vosk, Jessica

4 Objects That Explain the History of Carnegie Hall

A new podcast explores an array of items from the 133-year-old hall’s archive, like Ella Fitzgerald’s glasses and an opening-night ticket.

By Javier C. Hernandez