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Music NewsMusic: Meticulous Jazzman of the World2008-02-19 05:40 - The Cuban-born pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba is finally swimming with the recent undercurrent of Afro-Latin jazz. Music: From Dancehall Rapper to Nursery Rhymer 2008-02-19 05:40 - Father Goose, a k a Wayne Rhoden, has come a long way since he was known as Rankin Don, but he hasn?t tried to play down his rough-and-tumble dancehall days. Music Review | Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia: Today, Clas... 2008-02-19 05:40 - The ensemble is well tuned, reasonably together and certainly not lacking in enthusiasm. Its size was not right for the space. Music Review | Kurt Elling and Nancy King: A Quirky Night for Quirky R... 2008-02-19 05:40 - 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. Music Review | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Demystifying Messiaen, Wi... 2008-02-19 05:40 - 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. Taste Schmaste! This Is for a Diva 2008-02-18 06:01 - When Bette Midler opens at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas with ?The Showgirl Must Go On,? the stage will reflect this pop diva’s reputation for extravagance. Headlong Rush for All Occasions 2008-02-18 06:01 - Joshua Bell, the young violinist, is one of American classical music’s continuing success stories. Exploring Influences and Finding Inspirations 2008-02-18 06:01 - When the violinist Midori and the pianist Marc-André Hamelin performed Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Piano at the Rose Theater, notes and phrases were as carefully placed as stones in a Japanese garden. Sometimes Those Magicians of Song Need to Show What’s Up Their Sleeves... 2008-02-18 06:01 - Magicians are generally ill advised to reveal their tricks, but when the conductor Kent Tritle let the audience in on a few crafty secrets during a concert by the Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola, the tactic paid off. New Works That Employ or Disregard Electronics 2008-02-18 06:01 - Bang on a Can’s People’s Commissioning Fund is a lovely idea, but the fine print in the program book shows that the grass-roots ideal is not easily reached. 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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