The Classical Beat: July 12, 2009 - July 18, 2009
Estival Festivals: Song of the South
A look at festival events this coming weekend in the DC area.
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Anne Midgette
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July 17, 2009; 1:00 PM ET |
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From Readers: Radio
More readers weigh in on the question of whether classical radio can (should?) survive.
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Anne Midgette
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July 17, 2009; 6:30 AM ET |
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Che Sera, Serail
On the anniversary of the world premiere of Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio," a recording of Edda Moser shows how it should be sung.
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Anne Midgette
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July 16, 2009; 6:30 AM ET |
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Radio Waves: Interference Patterns
Further thoughts on WNYC and WQXR, new music,and the dumbing down of classical radio.
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Anne Midgette
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July 15, 2009; 1:00 PM ET |
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In Performance: Beyond the Fringe
Belated link to yesterday's review of opera at the Capital Fringe Festival. It turns out both these pieces are products of the MM program in stage composition at Catholic University.
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Anne Midgette
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July 15, 2009; 7:30 AM ET |
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In Performance: Bach Festival Finale
Joe Banno reviews a reconstruction of a Bach organ program played by Mendelssohn in 1840, the final concert of the Grace Church Bach Festival.
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Anne Midgette
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July 15, 2009; 6:30 AM ET |
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Radio Waves
America's largest public radio station, WNYC in New York, has just purchased the city's main classical music station, WQXR, from the New York Times.
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Anne Midgette
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July 14, 2009; 3:00 PM ET |
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Carpe Dignitas
The conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife have died in an assisted-suicide clinic in Switzerland.
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Anne Midgette
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July 14, 2009; 2:30 PM ET |
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Estival Festivals: II. Views from the U.K.
Coverage of current festivals in the U.K.
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Anne Midgette
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July 14, 2009; 6:30 AM ET |
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Estival Festivals: News Break
Bayreuth's technical staff threatens to strike, negotiates today with the festival administration; and Lorin Maazel announces the Castleton Festival's dates for 2010.
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Anne Midgette
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July 13, 2009; 1:00 PM ET |
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In Performance: More from Castleton
Links to reviews in the Washington Post of recent recordings from artists with DC-area connections and of two more operas from the Castleton Festival
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Anne Midgette
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July 13, 2009; 11:37 AM ET |
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Haydn in Plain Sight
Oxford University Press reissues a Haydn dictionary, a nice volume for the casual enthusiast.
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Anne Midgette
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July 13, 2009; 6:34 AM ET |
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