A new project completes Bach’s plans for his kaleidoscopic “Orgelbüchlein,” with a 21st-century touch.
Category: Classical Music
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Finishing Bach’s Organ Music, With Help From 118 Composers
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Review: A Conductor Takes a Victory Lap With Her Orchestra
The New York Times – Music:Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has returned to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, now as a guest, for a tour that stopped at Carnegie Hall.
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Geoff Nuttall, First Among Equals in Acclaimed Quartet, Dies at 56
The New York Times – Music:With the St. Lawrence Quartet, he played with such enthusiasm that often he swept himself from his seat. At the Spoleto Festival USA, he was a shaping force.
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How the Philharmonic’s New Home Sounds, From Any Seat
The New York Times – Music:After a major renovation, the acoustics throughout David Geffen Hall are strikingly consistent — but complicated.
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An Artist Embodies an Approach to Music Without Borders
The New York Times – Music:Steve Lehman’s varied stylistic language draws from classical and jazz traditions as well as funk and hip-hop.
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Review: Igor Levit Takes on a Shostakovich Kaleidoscope
The New York Times – Music:The pianist returned to Carnegie Hall with the first complete performance of the 24 Preludes and Fugues there.
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In New York, Masks Will Not Be Required at the Opera or Ballet
The New York Times – Music:Many arts groups, worried about alienating older patrons, have maintained strict rules. Now “the time has come to move on,” one leader said.
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Review: Iranian Female Composers Speak Indirectly to the Moment
The New York Times – Music:Planned before anti-regime protests broke out in Iran, a concert centered on connectivity finds itself tied to the news of the day.
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After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate
The New York Times – Music:Judgments on the hall’s acoustics at this early stage are provisional, but a mighty improvement is already obvious.
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Review: Musicians of Color Reclaim Control in a White Space
The New York Times – Music:In “Everything Rises,” the violinist Jennifer Koh and the bass-baritone Davóne Tines recount their complicated relationships with classical music.
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In ‘Tár,’ a Female Maestro Falls Into the Same Old Traps
The New York Times – Music:The film’s thesis is blunt: Put a woman in power, and she’ll be as sexually inappropriate and badly behaved as any man.