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BOSTON PHILHARMONIC just announced the 2013-14 Season and they will be playing Bruckner Symphony No. 7 on Friday, February 28, Symphony Hall, 8pm. Special BPO Concert (rescheduled from April, 2013)Beethoven, Coriolan OvertureBeethoven, Symphony No....
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For four decades I have detested that European video style (busy cameras, quick zooms, musically irrelevant shot framing). The BSO's Jordan Whitelaw pioneered the American style -- lots of long shots, and slow cuts. But now it appears that all the Am...
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This is as good a short notice on the truth about Brian, as I've ever seen. He visited me here in Boston many times, certainly for professional reasons but soon as we adjourned the talk was all about music. Also we went to several concerts (Symphony ...
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It was something VERY different. The Boston Philharmonic lead by Zander gave a concert with Lutoslawski’ Concerto for Orchestra and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Gabriela Montero at piano
http://www.bostonphil.org/BP...
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Wow, what a concert! Incontestably the very best live broadcast in 2008-09 seasons and the most impressive Götterdämmerung I heard, at least orchestral play. Did you pay attention how Levine cooked up the pressure and how smart he built up drama? So,...
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On this Saturday Boston Baroque performed in Jordan Hall Beethoven’s Symphony No.9. Boston Baroque is a very interesting group. It was a small perhaps 20 people chorus with truly phenomenal singer and it was a spectacular period-instrument band. You...
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Last night we attended a stellar performance of Brahms 4th at Jordan Hall in Boston. It was preceded by Brahms 1st piano concerto which I found lackluster and uninspiring. I was prepared for a dull second half of the evening. This Brahms 4th wi...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Two hours after the end of the glorious Götterdämmerung from MET, I was sitting at the D row, center sit of Jordan Hall right in front of conducting podium of Boston Philiharmonic and Natalia Gutman. What can I say? I ...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Romy the Cat wrote: Amphissa wrote: Mats, I agree with you. The recording of the cello concerto by Natalia Gutman with Svetlanov conducting is the best overall performance of this beautiful concerto. It is unfortunate...
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Romy is being very kind to me and not shouting at me for wasting everyone's time.Paul, I really do not think that lipstick on a pig get's to the heart of the DX 4 transform. It's much more like a stick of dynamite hanging from the pigs lips and...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]
Amphissa wrote:Mats, I agree with you. The recording of the cello concerto by Natalia Gutman with Svetlanov conducting is the best overall performance of this beautiful concerto. It is unfortunate that she never toured i...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The Levine’s Mozart was not exiting, the last week and this week… I hope today on Saturday, the last convert of the series with the most famed Mozart symphony the BSO will show off something more interesting.
However, toda...
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It should be VERY interesting as reportedly, it is a great orchestra!!!!NEC to Present Simon Bolivar National Youth Orchestra, Brilliant Young Conductor Gustavo Dudamel in 3-day Residency, Nov. 6--9The Simon Bolivar National Youth Orchestra of Venezu...
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]I feel you may be doing John Attwood a disservice here. There are two reviews of this book. The first one which you quote extensively from appears to have been written by Lynn Olson. The second, much shorter review is ...
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Kids, do not let kids to subscribe the popular audio-freakish myths of the records spinning people about “the extraordinary beauty” of the Denon cartridges. Yes, the myth has some reasons: many more expensive cartridges are bad, very bad for th...
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My local WGBH just broadcasted this morning thier own recording of Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan playing Chopin: Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 65. What is magnificent play!!!
http://streams.wgbh.org/online/play.php?xml=clas/...
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As good as there was the FM broadcast with Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan the actual concert today in New England Conservatory was a minor disappointment. Well, not really a disappointment – the program was too good to leave indifferent but my i...
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Fostex T 500A MK 2 Horn Super TweeterArticle By Bill Gaw at www.enjoythemusic.com
As most of you know by now, I'm a horny type of guy. While my wife may dispute this, my audio system (actually my second partner) would have to agree as all seven spea...
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Cellist Natalia Gutman and the Boston Philharmonic: Prokofiev and Brahms at their Best
by Elizabeth Perten
Under the baton of Benjamin Zander, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra presented two masterpieces: Prokofiev’s Symphony-Conce...
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I have admitted that I have some freakish affection to lover mirage “moments” in sound and the cellos concertos are my “specially” beloved concertos:
http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2630
The very same goes with voices. The ...
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Josh, are you upset and are you yawning for a public sympathy
because I did not find you worthy “education”? I think it is my prerogative to decide
and at this point you most likely will not understand my motives. To understand
my motives you will...
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RE Peralmusic soundfilesThis is something that a Jacob Ganz wrote for NPR (my underlining):"I spoke again with Bob Ludwig, the mastering engineer quoted in the
story, who has submitted "Mastered for iTunes" tracks to Apple. He says
the compan...
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A new WCRB, and a shrinking classical dialBy Jeremy Eichler, Boston Globe Staff December 18, 2009
In a city passionate about classical music, a lot of listeners get their fill by catching the Boston Symphony Orchestra and other progr...
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...to transcribe that Oscar Peterson song.
You can even use the video, pause and replay as much as you like.
As somewhat of a musician myself, I understand that a lot of patterns that he plays have been done bef...
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Well, sadly James Levin is out the summer season and will be substituted but it is what it is.
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 8:00 PM - Emerson String Quartet performing all Mozart program a...
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This there is the last in the “THE PROBLEMS WITH HORNS” cycle. The previous threads might be found at:
Problems with horns: tweeters.Problems with horns: mid-range horns.Problems with horns: mid-range drivers.
This would be probably the most contro...
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