May 26, 2020
Encountering a composer
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On Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020).
Topic: “Music”
May 26, 2020
Lockdown listening, volume III
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More recommendations for the classical aficionado.
May 22, 2020
Get your Mozart, for now
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Igor Levit and friends in a piano concerto.
May 21, 2020
Poulenc’s voice
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A review of Poulenc: A Biography by Roger Nichols.
May 20, 2020
Lockdown listening, volume II
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A couple more options for the classical aficionado.
Music June 2020
New York chronicle
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On Igor Levit in Germany; Maxim Vengerov, Peter Laul & Boris Andrianov in St. Petersburg; Robert Kahn’s “America the Beautiful”; and the Met’s “at-home gala.”
May 14, 2020
Order, order! Part III
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On how singers enter, exit, bow, etc.
May 13, 2020
Lockdown listening: volume I
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A few finds for the classical aficionado.
May 05, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Churchill, the Louvre, many, many menus & more from the world of culture.
May 04, 2020
For the duration
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On recent closures in the performing arts world.