Friday, October 28, 2011

BSO — 2011/10/27-11/01; 2011/11/03-05

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I'm posting about two weeks' programs because the BSO website has the same page for both . My guess is they are doing it because bot...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

A Mass Audience for Classical Music — contra "The Rest Is Noise"

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I've been reading The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century,  by Alex Ross. It's a wonderful book, and if you're not...
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Haydn — "The Creation"

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Actually, it was "Die Schöpfung," since they performed it in German. In this case "they" are Boston Baroque, and I att...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

BSO — 2011/10/20-22

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As usual, we start with the BSO website description . All-Brahms Program  October 20-22, Kurt Masur Leads the Orchestra in an all-Brahms ...
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

I Liked It and So Did The Globe

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I was at the concert on Thursday, October 13 — the one that will be broadcast/streamed live this evening (Saturday) and retransmitted Sunday...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

BSO — 2011/10/13-18

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As usual, we begin with an excerpt from the BSO's website describing this weeks program. Dvořák and Bartók Buy Tickets $30.00  - ...
Monday, October 3, 2011

BSO — 2011/10/06 & 08; Apology; News about WCRB

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First the apology. I'm not sure it was entirely my fault, but I didn't realize that last Saturday's concert would not be broadca...
Friday, September 30, 2011

BSO — 2011/10/02

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As usual, we begin with what the BSO website says about the concert which will be broadcast and streamed live on Saturday evening on WCRB ...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Concert Season Begins; Good News for Europe

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Concert Season Begins.  On Saturday the sailing season ended for me as I helped run the last Saturday races for 2011. On Sunday the concert...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Tanglewood — 2011/08/26-28 — Season Finale

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The BSO website informs us: Final Weekend of BSO Concerts at Tanglewood!  Gerswhin's  Porgy and Bess   Friday, August 26, 8:30PM Th...