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Stillman and Abramovic; Prism Quartet; Bengtson
CDs featuring Philly-area performers
Three recent CDs highlight performances by Philadelphia area musicians.
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'Chopin without Piano' at Fringe Arts
A perverse concept
Some of Barbara Wysocka's theatricality crossed the line into sensationalism, but the overall effect of the performance was highly stimulating, as she revealed a vivid sense of history and also a deep love for the music of Chopin.
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Loreena McKennitt at the Keswick
A musical odyssey
Over a career now spanning three decades, Loreena McKennitt remains a singular artist who resists easy categorization.
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Marin Alsop Conducts the Shostakovich Fifth
'This game may end badly'
The Philadelphia Orchestra stepped through its paces as a chamber ensemble, a jazz band, and a full symphonic ensemble in its program with guest conductor Marin Alsop.
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On the importance of melody
Myth and melody
Music isn’t broken into the three parts of melody, harmony, and rhythm. It’s just melody.
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In search of Philadelphia operas
Kitty Foyle and yellow fever, set to music?
With all this operatic creativity, money, and synergy in Philadelphia nowadays, how come no one past or present has written an opera that takes place in Philadelphia?
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PCMS presents the Borodin Quartet
Heavenly delights
The intimate collaboration between Shostakovich and the Borodin Quartet is one of the most remarkable relationships in musical history, and it would warrant the Borodin a special place in cultural memory even if it had long since disbanded. Instead, it's celebrating its 70th anniversary.
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Verdi's 'Otello' at the Metropolitan Opera
Is blackface necessary?
The ill-considered decision to use a white Otello in the Met's current production of Otello stole attention that should have been focused on the musical performance led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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Tom Lawton's 'Man Ray Jazz Suite'
Where the ear meets the eye
Tom Lawton's Man Ray Jazz Suite, performed in the main hall of the Art Museum, was a stunning musical evening that combined the intimate, spontaneous experience of a jazz club with the seriousness of a classical concert.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra plays Grieg, Bartók, and Sibelius
Dazzling Bartók, burnished Sibelius
The Philadelphia Orchestra is going from the sublime to the kitschy this year, with Mahler on the one hand and John Williams on the other, and few concerts that veer far off the beaten track. This week, the season’s second, offered two substantial works with a lollipop.
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