The Classical Beat: January 23, 2011 - January 29, 2011
Milton Babbitt RIP
Milton Babbitt, composer, 1916-2011.
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Anne Midgette
| January 29, 2011; 6:42 PM ET |
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Links: docu-opera and Dinnerstein
Links to my Sunday feature on documentary operas (from "Nixon in China" through "The Gonzales Cantata" and "Anna Nicole," all coming in February) and Mark Estren's review of Simone Dinnerstein's Bach CD, the pianist's debut on Sony.
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Anne Midgette
| January 29, 2011; 2:57 PM ET |
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Margaret Price RIP
Dame Margaret Price, 1941-2011.
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Anne Midgette
| January 28, 2011; 11:08 PM ET |
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Link: Eschenbach and the NSO
My review of last night's NSO concert with Christoph Eschenbach.
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Anne Midgette
| January 28, 2011; 11:33 AM ET |
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Link: JFK tribute, continued
A link to my review of the Yo-Yo Ma tribute to the Casals/JFK concert in 1961, in Thursday's Washington Post.
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Anne Midgette
| January 27, 2011; 8:27 AM ET |
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Two critics Verge
Two contrasting reviews of the Verge Ensemble's Sunday afternoon concert, "When Kandinsky Met Schoenberg."
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Cecelia Porter, Charles T. Downey
| January 25, 2011; 9:52 AM ET |
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Link: Amit Peled
Joe Banno reviews Amit Peled, cellist (with a guest turn by Neale Perl, WPAS's president).
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Joe Banno
| January 25, 2011; 9:30 AM ET |
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Weekend links: strong pieces in Monday's Post
Links to reviews and articles from Monday's Washington Post, including a must-read piece by Philip Kennicott on the New World Symphony's new Frank Gehry building: a concert hall that really tries to deal with the 21st century.
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various critics
| January 24, 2011; 10:39 AM ET |
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