by Brian Weidy (Photo: New York Times)On this unseasonably warm January Saturday, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band came into New York to celebrate their 50th anniversary in grand style. The […]
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by Michael Cirigliano II Placing Messiaen between two Bach works may seem like a bold move, but in all actuality, the two composers are brethren in their pursuit of the
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by Caleb Easterly(photo: http://www.alexander-schimpf.de/) A great performer can make the silence between the notes just as important as the notes themselves, and that's just what pianist Alexander Schimpf did last night at
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By Scott Rose Richard Termine for The New York Times The program that tenor Ian Bostridge and composer/pianist Thomas Adès chose for their Carnegie Hall recital this Monday centered on themes
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"All praise of the Vienna Philharmonic reveals itself as understatement." – Richard Strauss In this world, there are good orchestras, and there are great orchestras. And, then, there is the
