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Music NewsMusic Review | Alfred Brendel: A Pianist Bids Farewell With Schubertia...2008-02-23 05:40 - The Austrian pianist ended the New York chapter of his 60-year career displaying undiminished focus and utter integrity at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday. Exploring Different Sides of One of Handel’s Styles 2008-02-22 06:01 - The Dutch conductor Ton Koopman spent last week presiding over a choral workshop quite different from those the great choral conductor Robert Shaw used to lead. Out of Adventurous, Reactionary Vienna 2008-02-22 06:01 - Do not look for the Viennese soul in the waltzes of Johann Strauss. Try instead the dark places of Anton Webern’s Six Pieces for Orchestra or Alban Berg’s Three Orchestra Pieces, both played by James Levine and his Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Sunday. Primal Call and Response at a Band’s Rumbling Bash 2008-02-22 06:01 - This group brings back ?80s memories of hard, slovenly noise, when punk bands realized they could slow down and let their music fall apart a bit. The Changed Seasons of Today’s Salt and Pepa 2008-02-22 06:01 - ?The Salt-n-Pepa Show? could almost appear on the ABC Family Channel, not for what it is but for what it isn?t. Today, Class, We?re Playing Carnegie Hall 2008-02-22 05:42 - The ensemble is well tuned, reasonably together and certainly not lacking in enthusiasm. Its size was not right for the space. A Quirky Night for Quirky Romance 2008-02-22 05:42 - Together with a fine and quirky singer, Nancy King, Kurt Elling performed under the auspices of Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of a Valentine-weekend charm offensive. Demystifying Messiaen, With a Little Help From the Birds 2008-02-22 05:42 - David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra gave an engaging, informative and unabashedly quirky demonstration of how to demystify a daunting contemporary work for the public. Forging a Singular Vision From a Many-Sided Talent 2008-02-22 05:41 - On Friday at Symphony Space, Ms. Monk and her ensemble presented the first installment of Meredith Monk/Multi-Musics, a four-part series meant to demonstrate the sustainability and influence of her work. Hispanic Classics Flavor a New York Debut 2008-02-22 05:41 - The first New York appearance by the State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico had all the makings of an occasion. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 |
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