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Happy merry

Holiday cheer, tenor style.

By Anne Midgette | December 24, 2009; 1:10 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: random musings
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Thoughts on the death of the soprano Mary Curtis-Verna.

By Anne Midgette | December 23, 2009; 1:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: opera
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More thoughts on "composers of the decade," mulling over people's suggestions for the (dubious) crown.

By Anne Midgette | December 23, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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A link to Sequenza 21's post of the seasonal classic "A visit from J.S. Bach."

By Anne Midgette | December 22, 2009; 12:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: music on the Web
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A run of best-of-the-decade list leaves me musing about the composers of the decade: who are yours?

By Anne Midgette | December 22, 2009; 6:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (17)
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Links to reviews of the Parker Quartet and the NSO's "Messiah" (Goossens version), by Joe Banno.

By Anne Midgette | December 21, 2009; 5:59 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: local reviews
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A link to my picks for the best CDs of the year.

By Anne Midgette | December 20, 2009; 2:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: CD reviews
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