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Oct 15, 2024 · The Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, one-stop online source for classical music coverage.
Articles - The Classical Review
The Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, one-stop online source for classical music coverage.
Stephen Hough’s new concerto looks to the past as well as the …
Jan 10, 2024 · The spirit of Brahms, a composer whom Hough describes as writing music that has “a heart as well as a head,” also infuses the work. He specifically cites Brahms’s skill with counterpoint and his tight structural approach, as well his ability to “turn themes upside down.”
The Classical Review » » After 18-month Covid hiatus, Lyric Opera ...
Sep 20, 2021 · The Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its 2021-22 season Friday night with Verdi’s Macbeth, the first live performance on its stage since the Covid-19 pandemic forced the company’s historic closing 18 months ago. (For the record, the last Lyric opera with an audience was Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on March 8, 2020.). With the pandemic still lingering, there were new health strictures in ...
2023 - The Classical Review
Dec 5, 2023 · The Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, one-stop online source for classical music coverage.
The Classical Review » » Chicago Symphony musicians shine in a ...
Jun 10, 2023 · Jakub Hrůša conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a dynamic and skillful rendition of Mahler's Symphony No. 9, his last completed work. The review praises the orchestra's playing, especially the horn section, but finds the interpretation lacking in …
The Classical Review » Lawrence A. Johnson
Oct 15, 2024 · The Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, one-stop online source for classical music coverage.
The Classical Review » » Hrůša, Bamberg Symphony deliver a …
Apr 25, 2024 · There’s nothing like making up for lost time. That, on the one hand, is what the Bamberg Symphony did in their first Celebrity Series concert since 1983, delivering one of the meatiest—and most canon-centric—programs of the season …
George Crumb 1929-2022 - The Classical Review
Feb 7, 2022 · George Crumb, a composer whose music connected the long tradition of classical music to the post-WWII avant-garde and to global culture, drawing in listeners outside the classical world, died on Sunday at the age of 92.
Performances - The Classical Review
Oct 4, 2024 · The Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, one-stop online source for classical music coverage.