Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The singers were in the mood, in a manner of speaking, and although they seemed quite still in posture, their voices generated an inner dance filled with delightful variations as they advanc…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 13, 2012
This handsome edition of Yves Bonnefoy's recent poetry and prose in English translation is a stunning presentation of a major poet.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:26AM[SHARE]Monday, March 12, 2012
Twenty-one years after she received a Golden Globe for "Europa Europa," director Agnieszka Holland returns with another uncompromising vision of perseverance and the power of human connectio…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 11, 2012
An unusual and powerful historical drama that looks at the troubled relationship between Jews and freed slaves at the end of The Civil War.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:14PM[SHARE]Friday, March 9, 2012
Ms. Son's performance of Debussy's Preludes nos. 3 " 8, while mostly note-perfect, was marked by a tentativeness that kept any of them from really blossoming.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:47PM[SHARE]While sound is certainly important, and language in the proper hands has its own music, syllabic harmonies need not be trumpeted as though they were the foundation of good prose.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:44PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 8, 2012
There is much to commend all participants. The work itself is challenging and asks nothing more than a fully committed heart. This quality was present in abundance.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Jonathan I. Israel has written a monumental three-volume history of the Enlightenment, approximately 2500 pages long, not including three lengthy bibliographies. His erudition is fabulous; h…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:50AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 4, 2012
What's coming up now in this small gap between the Awards shows and the Film Festival Season? Lots! This month is a cornucopia of adventurous off-the-radar films. March features several grea…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:43AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 3, 2012
Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s current recording, T…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:09PM[SHARE]Friday, March 2, 2012
Both productions play around with chronology in order to show the dark side of history, to unmask convenient illusions of social or personal well-being by juxtaposing the myopia of the past …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:54PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 1, 2012
Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s cur…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:10PM[SHARE]Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s cur…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:10PM[SHARE]Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s cur…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:09PM[SHARE]Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s cur…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:09PM[SHARE]Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s cur…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:09PM[SHARE]Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s cur…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:08PM[SHARE]We're in this virtual reality age now, asking new questions about what art is. What has true meaning and what doesn't?
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:54PM[SHARE]The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra handled LutosÅ‚awski's aleatoric textures with confidence, though the all-important brass interruptions felt more hesitant than decisive, making the work…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:32AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 28, 2012
"So There!" comes off as a poetic species of chick lit, its female characters desperate to break deadly dull routines, longing for more (not even sure what) but generally expecting the doorw…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:03PM[SHARE]This invaluable addition to the Austen literature offers two for the price of one: a beautifully designed and printed edition of the novel many consider her best and a parallel critical comm…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:22AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 26, 2012
John Oliver, director of the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, deserves the thanks of all involved for his willingness to take on this unenviable assignment, as well as credit for ensuring that…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:14AM[SHARE]Saturday, February 25, 2012
When young photographers went up to the famous war photographer, Robert Capa, and asked him what they could do to make their pictures more gripping, he said: "Go closer!"
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:51PM[SHARE]Friday, February 24, 2012
A meditation on the art of Mark Rothko, ranging from memories of a mystical encounter with his art to thoughts on the recent SpeakEasy Stage production of "Red," which is based on life of th…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:52AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Four strong contenders: production values are high, the actors excellent, and four are beautifully grounded in their settings "- Norway, Calcutta, and two in Ireland.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:22AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 21, 2012
In light of the many translations of Cyprian Norwid's verse into English, Danuta Borchardt thought carefully about what she was going to focus on.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:47PM[SHARE]The recording was made in December 2010 in San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall, and reveals an orchestra fully at home in John Adams' distinctive idiom.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:22AM[SHARE]Monday, February 20, 2012
Perhaps most remarkably, BSO conductor Stéphane Denève managed to create an atmosphere in which the Symphony Hall audience, which at this time of year sometimes sounds like it's made up of…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:40AM[SHARE]Saturday, February 18, 2012
A staged reading of an illuminating play by Motti Lerner about the devastating impact of war on men and women in Israeli society.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 15, 2012
To judge from the all-around energetic playing of the BSO, it seems conductor Jaap van Zweden has struck a good rapport with the players and I, for one, look forward to hearing more from him…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:22AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 14, 2012
All the works were done with balance, appropriate embellishments in the vocal solo and instrumental parts, and with the energy necessary to bring this music into the twenty-first century.
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