The Classical Beat: June 28, 2009 - July 4, 2009
Glorious Fourth(s)
Link to the article and the video about the NSO violinist who made a violin out of a baseball bat.
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Anne Midgette
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July 4, 2009; 12:46 PM ET |
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King of the Castleton
Returning to Maazel, since he's returning to us: the Castleton Festival opens tonight, a spate of Britten opera performances, recitals, and orchestral concerts on the conductor's estate in Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1.5 hours (or so) from DC.
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Anne Midgette
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July 3, 2009; 6:30 AM ET |
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Big Brother Is Listening
A new site called musoc.org promulgates the view, so damaging to our field, that classical music is simply better across the board than all other forms of music.
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Anne Midgette
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July 2, 2009; 9:30 AM ET |
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Do Critics Matter?
Do critics matter? Today's Post feature seems to miss the point of what it is that being a critic is all about.
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Anne Midgette
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July 1, 2009; 12:36 PM ET |
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Opera Returns to Baltimore
Giorgio Lalov finally announces the maiden season of his Baltimore Opera Theater with two performances; in July, Baltimore's Artscape festival offers some other local opera fare.
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Anne Midgette
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July 1, 2009; 10:30 AM ET |
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On the Record - or CD
Questions on readers' CD consumption: who is listening, and to what?
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Anne Midgette
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June 30, 2009; 6:45 AM ET |
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In Performance: Messiaen's "Quartet" at KenCen
Link to a review of the Kennedy Center Chamber Players's season-ending "Quartet for the End of Time."
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Anne Midgette
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June 30, 2009; 6:30 AM ET |
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In Performance: Wolf Trap Opera opens, NOI concludes
A link to today's review of "Così fan tutte" at Wolf Trap Opera; Joan Reinthaler reviews the final concert of the National Orchstral Institute (NOI).
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Anne Midgette
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June 29, 2009; 10:44 AM ET |
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To Dai For: More on the Chinese Tenor
Some of the back story on today's Washington Post story on Dai Yuqiang, the tenor who was to become the next Pavarotti, and didn't.
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Anne Midgette
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June 28, 2009; 12:20 PM ET |
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