Tuesday, June 21, 2016
It doesn't get much better for father and sons than when these virtuosos give their superb all for the Bach clan..
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:15AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 3, 2016
A vital part of  Susan Graham's appeal is her winning personality; she makes a recital hall audience happy to be here before she sings a note.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:31AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Boston Baroque staged a very enjoyable and entertaining performance of Mozart's much-loved opera.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 5, 2016
There was no question that Music Director David Hoose loves these four pieces. The chorus was meticulously prepared, and sounded wonderful.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:58AM[SHARE]Friday, March 11, 2016
The extremely prolific viol virtuoso Jordi Savall clearly has deep feelings about Celtic music.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:50PM[SHARE]Monday, February 29, 2016
Those assembled at Boston's Jordan Hall were thoroughly prepared to be enraptured.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:31PM[SHARE]Monday, February 1, 2016
I look forward to more collaborations between these two ensembles, who were born to make, as they say, really beautiful music together.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:32PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 16, 2015
As an aged Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson creates a spellbinding picture of vulnerability and strength.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 6, 2015
No other concerts I've heard this summer can come close to the thrill I experienced hearing the Borromeo Quartet.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:49AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 18, 2015
After experiencing, in seven days, Monteverdi's three extant operas and his Vespers of 1610, I am in awe of BEMF and everyone associated with it.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 11, 2015
The Boston Early Music Festival's production of Monteverdi's final opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, is not to be missed"that is, if you can get a ticket.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:02PM[SHARE]Monday, June 8, 2015
Sunday's performance of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria"by a company whose members know each other's abilities, voices, and personalities well"gave every indication of an extraordinary week ah…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 23, 2015
Had they not had interesting and flourishing careers already in place, Elizabeth Schumann and Gloria Chien could give many full-time piano duos a run for their money.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:13AM[SHARE]Monday, April 20, 2015
Joseph Calleja's voice is absolutely gorgeous, and he has been compared to the great Golden Age tenors Gigli and Caruso.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:35PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2015
After hearing pianist Daniil Trifonov in this recital performance, I would say no one on the celebrity circuit has a more impressive technique.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:52AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2015
The BSO's captivating performances of King Roger received unanimous rave reviews from the local press, to which I add mine.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:02AM[SHARE]Friday, February 27, 2015
The first in what is surely going to be Blue Heron's memorable series of testaments to the neglected brilliance of composer Johannes Ockeghem.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:11PM[SHARE]Monday, January 19, 2015
The fooling around was far more compelling than I could have imagined: the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain know how to throw a fun, funny, family-friendly show.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:04PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 13, 2014
Pianist Inon Barnatan's Celebrity Series recital felt like a tremendous occasion. In fact, it communicated a sense of joy, of invigorating discovery, which is rather rare.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:21AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 4, 2014
BEMF's double bill of two short and comic Pergolesi operas made for an unusual and totally delightful presentation.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:10AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The Boston Camerata's imaginative staging of The Play of Daniel generated plenty of "serious fun."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:28AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 20, 2014
I am starting to love Vespers of 1610 deeply, so I am happy to be given so many opportunities by first-rate groups to re-experience it.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:50AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Pianist Richard Goode provided everything that is asked of a Beethoven master: color, infinite shadings, interesting, convincing tempi, and soul.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:55PM[SHARE]Monday, October 20, 2014
Simply put, Blue Heron is one of the best perks of concertgoing in 21st century Boston.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:17AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Maurizio Pollini's Chopin was breathtakingly beautiful, and often downright thrilling.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Chanticleer has armies of longtime fans; I am now unquestionably going to join the club.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:29PM[SHARE]Monday, June 30, 2014
What I'll remember most is how the BCE's various choral pieces seemed custom-made for the Hayden Planetarium's celestial projections, and how, for an hour, the so-called real world faded awa…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Cassandra Speaks is yet another dazzling vehicle for actor Tod Randolph, who excels in etching brilliant stage portraits of famous, complicated women.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 12, 2014
Violinist Stefan Jackiw and pianist Anna Polonsky created another Rockport Music evening to remember.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:20AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 31, 2014
What is perhaps most astonishing is that the Lorelei Ensemble seems, in its current formation, like the most natural of phenomena.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:59AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 27, 2014
A critic can only wish pianist Sean Chen well in what bodes to be a spectacular career.
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