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Is there a pianist in the house?
A last-minute Emperor at the BSO, Gatti and Ohlsson, BLO’s Elisir, and Brahms meets Weill with the Cantata Singers
Moved and excited by pianist Leon Fleisher in Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with the Boston Symphony, I wanted to hear it again.
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LLOYD SCHWARTZ
| March 18, 2008
The marriage of Heaven and Hell
Levine’s Schubert and Bolcom, Boston Baroque’s King Arthur, Jan Curtis
It’s been a joy to see James Levine back on the Symphony Hall podium, with his admirable combination of vitality and sensitivity.
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LLOYD SCHWARTZ
| March 07, 2008
Conquering heroes
Winterreise from Thomas Quasthoff and James Levine, the Cecilia’s Handel, Levine’s return, Brendel’s farewell
One sign of Boston’s rich classical-music scene is that there are often hard choices to make when two outstanding events are scheduled at the same time.
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LLOYD SCHWARTZ
| February 29, 2008
Too much too soon?
Classical goodies for 2008
Two of the most exciting concerts announced for this winter are on the same date, February 24.
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LLOYD SCHWARTZ
| January 31, 2008
Love and loss
Classical: 2007 in review
Boston’s biggest classical-music story this year was also its saddest.
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LLOYD SCHWARTZ
| December 18, 2007
Hail and farewell
The Berlin Philharmonic’s Mahler, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and the BSO’s Smetana
The season’s most eagerly awaited (and, with its $187 top ticket price, most expensive) classical concert was not a disappointment.
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LLOYD SCHWARTZ
| November 27, 2007
Not quite eternal
Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde
When what’s arguably the world’s best symphony orchestra expectations run high.
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JEFFREY GANTZ
| November 26, 2007
Voice of authority
Thomas Quasthoff holds forth
German baritone Thomas Quasthoff has overcome adversity (his mother took Thalidomide) to become the outstanding German lieder singer of his generation.
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JEFFREY GANTZ
| November 14, 2007
World music
The BSO goes traveling, and Berlin comes to Boston
There’s more to Boston’s classical music scene than the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
By
LLOYD SCHWARTZ
| September 12, 2007
From Berlioz to Bayadère
The BSO and Boston Ballet announce 2007–2008
The czy ambiance at Symphony Hall made the announcement of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2007–2008 season seem like a family chat with James Levine.
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JEFFREY GANTZ
| April 03, 2007
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