Saturday, January 26, 2019

BSO — 2019/01/26

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This week the BSO gives us three works by Finnish composers and one by Mozart. The orchestra's program detail page has the usual links ...
Friday, January 18, 2019

BSO — 2019/01/19

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This post is being published earlier than usual because I'm trekking to Brooklyn on Saturday to join the celebration of my nephew's ...
Saturday, January 12, 2019

BSO — 2019/01/12

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This week it's Harbison, Mozart, and Vaughan Williams, in that order. The program detail page (which see for links to the usual backg...
Saturday, January 5, 2019

BSO — 2019/01/05

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This week the Boston Symphony resumes its (resume their, if you're British) subscription series at Symphony Hall. There are apparently n...
Saturday, December 29, 2018

BSO/Classical New England — 2018/12/29

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WCRB tells us: Saturday night at 8 in an encore broadcast from Tanglewood, the American mezzo-soprano [Susan Graham] joins the Boston Sym...
Saturday, December 22, 2018

BSO/Classical New England — 2018/12/22

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This week's offering isn't a rebroadcast of a concert. Instead, WCRB is presenting three recordings of the BSO under its former, lon...
Saturday, December 15, 2018

BSO/Classical New England — 2018/12/15

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This week WCRB gives us a repeat of the August 3 Tanglewood concert. At the time, I posted this about it: We begin with approximately five...
Saturday, December 8, 2018

BSO/Classical New England — 2018/12/08

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As usual, the Boston Symphony takes December off, and the Boston Pops (with many BSO musicians) performs Holiday Pops concerts. So this week...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Winter Orgy® Period 2018

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Once again, an Orgy Period has begun on WHRB without my realizing it. Here's a link to the Program Guide.  (I just realized as I wrote i...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

BSO — 2018/12/01

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Tonight's concert starts a half hour early. We are in for a treat: the Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach.  As Christmas music it is to ...