CD reviews of Boston Etudes (New Focus Recordings) and American Sketches (First Hand Records). 15 December 2024.
CD reviews of Americascapes 2 (Ondine) and Playfair Sonatas (Ulricht AudioVisual). 14 December 2024.
CD reviews of Dvorak Legends & Slavonic Rhapsodies (Pentatone) and Stewart Goodyear playing Prokofiev (Orchid). 3 December 2024.
CD reviews of James Ehnes playing Sibelius (Chandos) and Frank Dupree playing Kapustin (Capriccio). 2 December 2024.
CD reviews of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique (Cleveland Orchestra) and Mendelssohn’s Elijah (LSO Live). 1 December 2024.
Concert review of the Berliner Philharmoniker playing Bruckner. 24 November 2024.
Concert review of The Belvedere Series playing Sibelius, Grieg, Nazaykinskaya, Vasks, and Shostakovich. 20 November 2024.
CD review of Klaus Mäkelä conducting Shostakovich (Decca). 4 November 2024.
CD reviews of Dvorak from Atlanta (Erato) and Prague (Pentatone). 3 November 2024.
CD reviews of Puccini’s Messa di Gloria (BR Klassik), Bernstein conducting Schumann & Bernstein (BR Klassik), and Bendix Symphonies (Ondine). 1 November 2024.
CD review of Four Symphonic Works (National Symphony Orchestra). 30 October 2024.
CD reviews of Magnus Lindberg Orchestral Works (Ondine) and Made in USA (Alpha). 29 October 2024.
Preview: Music Worcester’s The Complete Bach. 22 October 2024.
CD review of American Road Trip (Warner Classics) and Beyond the Years (Azica). 24 September 2024.
Concert review of Music Worcester’s The Complete Bach kickoff and In Memoriam, Richard Dyer. 23 September 2024.
CD review of American Organ Concertos (Naxos). 18 September 2024.
CD review of Grace (Pentatone). 17 September 2024.
CD reviews of Shorthand (Sony Classical) and Mendelssohn (Decca). 16 September 2024.
CD reviews of Keel Road (ECM), Rooted (Chandos), and The Kurt Weill Album (Deutsche Grammophon). 3 September 2024.
CD review of American Voices (Cedille). 31 August 2024.
CD reviews of Movements (Warner Classics) and Waves (Deutsche Grammophon). 7 August 2024.
CD reviews of Manfred Honeck conducting Bruckner and Bates (Reference Recordings) and Prokofiev & Sibelius Violin Concertos (Decca). 6 August 2024.
CD reviews of Eric Coates Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (Chandos) and Prokofiev Orchestral Works (Warner Classics). 5 August 2024.
CD reviews of Brahms: Reimagined Orchestration (Reference Recordings) and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5 (Warner Classics). 23 July 2024.
CD reviews of Sir Simon Rattle conducting Mahler (BR Klassik) and Vienna: Joyful Apocalypse (Warner Classics). 2 July 2024.
CD reviews of Elder conducts Elgar (Hallé) and Pappano conducts Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky (Warner Classics). 20 July 2024.
CD reviews of Price & Sowerby Music for String Quartet (Naxos Classical) and Decoda (Bright Shiny Things). 1 July 2024.
CD review of Mozart Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon). 30 June 2024.
CD reviews of Cantabile: Anthems for Viola (Delphian) and Forgotten Sounds (Delon). 29 June 2024.
CD reviews of Breve (Pentatone), Roots – Deluxe Edition (Decca), and Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy! (Alpha). 1 June 2024.
CD review of American Counterpoints (Bright Shiny Things). 1 June 2024.
CD review of Sir Simon Rattle conducting Britten (LSO Live) and All These Lighted Things (Alpha). 17 May 2024.
CD review of James Ehnes playing Bernstein and Williams (Pentatone) and Marin Alsop conducting John Adams (Naxos). 16 May 2024.
CD review of Paavo Järvi conducting Mendelssohn (Alpha). 13 May 2024.
Concert review of Marc-André Hamelin playing Ives, Hamelin, Schumann, and Ravel. 11 May 2024.
Preview: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Season Finale. 1 May 2024.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra playing Mozart and Bruckner. 29 April 2024.
Preview: Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra’s Centennial Tour. 26 March 2024.
CD reviews of the Sinfonia of London playing Ravel, Berkeley, and Pounds (Chandos), and Susannah Mälkki conducting Sibelius (Bis). 24 March 2024.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra playing Britten, Tchaikovsky, Ives, and Ravel and CD review of Isabelle Faust playing Britten (Harmonia mundi). 7 March 2024.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra playing Ravel, Berg, and Mahler. 29 February 2024.
CD reviews of African American Voices 2 (Linn) and A Voice of Her Own (Chandos). 24 February 2024.
CD reviews of Frank Peter Zimmermann playing Stravinsky, Bartók, and Martinu (Bis) and James Ehnes playing Stravinsky (Chandos). 23 February 2024.
CD reviews of A Lionel Tertis Celebration (Harmonia mundi) and Laws of Solitude (Alpha). 21 February 2024.
Commentary: In memoriam, Seiji Ozawa (1935-2024). 13 February 2024.
CD reviews of Má vlast (Pentatone) and Lieder ohne Worte (Sony Classical). 1 February 2024.
Book review of Time’s Echo (Knopf). 26 December 2023.
Film review of Maestro. 24 December 2023.
Commentary: Top Recordings of 2023. 21 December 2023.
CD reviews of The Four Moons (Naxos Classical) and Christopher Rouse’s Symphony No. 6 (CSO). 16 December 2023.
CD reviews of Aux étoiles (Bru Zane) and Saint-Saëns symphonic poems (Harmonia mundi). 15 December 2023.
CD reviews of Collective Wisdom (Bright Shiny Things) and Current (Other Minds). 1 December 2023.
CD review of Spanish Impressions (Cedille) and streaming reviews of the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestras in concert. 22 November 2023.
CD review of Shostakovich Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 12, and 13 (Deutsche Grammophon). 21 November 2023.
CD reviews of Infinite Voyage (Alpha) and Respighi’s Roman Trilogy (Ondine). 12 November 2023.
Preview: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s 45th season-opening concert. 18 October 2023.
Concert review of the Worcester Chamber Music Society playing Ben-Haim, Copland, Stravinsky, and Debussy. 4 October 2023.
CD reviews of For Clara (Deutsche Grammophon) and Bach Minimaliste (Alpha). 26 September 2023.
CD review of Divergent Paths (Azica). 17 September 2023.
CD review of Manfred Honeck conducting Tchaikovsky and Schulhoff (Reference Recordings). 16 September 2023.
CD reviews of Childhood Tales (Decca) and Bychkov conducting Mahler (Pentatone). 4 September 2023.
Commentary: Brandeis Axes the Arts. 30 August 2023.
CD review of Andrew Manze conducting Vaughan Williams ballets (Onyx). 29 August 2023.
CD review of Dependent Arising (Cedille). 28 August 2023.
CD review of Pierre-Laurent Aimard playing Bartók (Pentatone). 27 August 2023.
CD reviews of Les Siècles playing Ligeti (Harmonia mundi) and Revival (Curtis Studio). 2 August 2023.
CD review of Rautavaara and Martinů piano concertos (Bis). 30 July 2023.
CD review of Charles Villiers Stanford’s Requiem (Hyperion). 29 July 2023.
CD review of John Corigliano piano music (Naxos). 28 July 2023.
CD review of Randall Goosby playing Bruch and Florence Price (Decca). 27 July 2023.
CD reviews of Maya Beiser playing Bach (Islandia Music Records), Thomas Adès’ Dante (Nonesuch), and Beautiful Passing (Canary Classics). 1 June 2023.
CD review of Karina Cannelakis conducting Bartók (Pentatone). 28 May 2023.
CD review of Ecstasy and Abyss (Sony Classical). 27 May 2023.
CD review of Songbird (Warner Classics). 26 May 2023.
CD and streaming concert review of Semyon Bychkov conducting Mahler (Pentatone) and Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra playing Mahler. 9 May 2023.
Music documentary review of Music Under the Swastika (C Major Entertainment). 23 April 2023.
CD review of Klaus Mäkelä conducting Stravinsky (Decca). 9 April 2023.
CD review of Howard Hersh’s A Crown of Feathers. 2 April 2023.
CD review of HK Gruber conducting Weill (Bis). 31 March 2023.
CD review of Martyn Brabbins conducting Vaughan Williams (Hyperion). 30 March 2023.
CD review of Liebestod (Accentus). 12 March 2023.
CD review of Dark with Excessive Bright (Bis). 11 March 2023.
CD review of Metamorphosis (Pentatone). 8 March 2023.
CD review of Beatrice Rana playing Schumann (Warner Classics). 7 March 2023.
CD reviews of Gianandrea Noseda conducting Prokofiev (LSO Live) and Franz Welser-Möst conducting Prokofiev (Cleveland Orchestra). 3 March 2023.
CD reviews of Margaret Bonds’ Credo (Avie) and Scriabin Symphonies (Naxos). 2 March 2023.
CD reviews of the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2023 New Year’s Concert (Sony Classical) and Les Nuits de Paris (Bru Zane). 3 February 2023.
CD review of Daniel Barenboim conducting Schumann (Deutsche Grammophon). 28 January 2023.
CD review of God’s Time (Tiger Turn). 26 January 2023.
CD reviews of John Nelsons conducting Berlioz (Erato) and Vaclav Luks conducting Smetana (Accent). 3 January 2023.
CD review of Dvorak’s Poetic Tone Pictures (Sony Classical), Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations (Decca), and Immensity Of (New Focus Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 December 2022.
Commentary: Top Classical Recordings and Books of 2022. Published in Arts Fuse, 15 December 2022.
CD review of Rued Langgaard’s Symphony No. 1 (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 6 December 2022.
CD review of American Stories (Cedille). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 December 2022.
CD reviews of Heavenly Bach (Avie) and Sehnsucht (Alpha). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 December 2022.
CD reviews of Brahms and Clara Schumann (Sony Classical) and Thomas Quasthoff in Verbier (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 November 2022.
CD review of Shapeshifter (Delos). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 November 2022.
CD review of African-American Voices (Linn). Published in Arts Fuse, 2 November 2022.
CD review of Upon Further Reflection (Avie). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 November 2022.
CD review of Märchentänze (Ondine). Published in Arts Fuse, 31 October 2022.
Critic’s Notebook: Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. Published in Arts Fuse, 20 October 2022.
Preview: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season. Published in Arts Fuse, 12 October 2022.
CD review of Recuerdos (Warner Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 4 October 2022.
CD reviews of Secret Love Letters (Deutsche Grammophon) and Classics of American Romanticism (Bridge). Published in Arts Fuse, 4 October 2022.
CD review of John Adams (Alpha). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 October 2022.
CD review of Khachaturian Piano Music (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 2 October 2022.
CD review of Intonations (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 October 2022.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Williams, Bach, Montgomery, and Holst. Published in Arts Fuse, 23 September 2022.
Book review of Steve Reich’s Conversations (Hanover Square Press). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 September 2022.
CD reviews of Dvorak Symphonies Nos. 7-9 (Deutsche Grammophon) and Ex Tenebris Lux (Ondine). Published in Arts Fuse, 4 September 2022.
CD review of To Music (BMOP/Sound). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 August 2022.
CD review of Scenes in Tin Can Alley (Blue Griffin). Published in Arts Fuse, 13 August 2022.
CD review of Strauss (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 12 August 2022.
CD reviews of Semyon Bychkov (Pentatone) and Françoix-Xavier Roth (Harmonia mundi) conducting Mahler, David Lang’s the writings (Pentatone), and Andrew Staples singing Britten (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 August 2022.
CD review of Weill & Shostakovich Symphonies (Warner Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 28 July 2022.
CD review of Beethoven & Stucky (Reference Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 13 June 2022.
CD review of William Bolcom: The Complete Rags (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 28 May 2022.
CD review of Arc 1 (First Hand Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 22 May 2022.
CD review of Queen of Hearts (Tria Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 21 May 2022.
CD review of Nazareno (LSO Live). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 May 2022.
CD review of Lea Birringer playing Sinding and Mendelssohn (Rubicon). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 May 2022.
CD reviews of George Walker Sinfonias (NSO) and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 (LSO Live). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 May 2022.
CD review of When There Are No Words… (Cedille). Published in Arts Fuse, 28 April 2022.
CD review of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet’s Opalescent (LAGQ Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 27 April 2022.
CD reviews of Mendelssohn Violin Sonatas (Hyperion) and Piano Concertos (Ondine). Published in Arts Fuse, 10 April 2022.
CD review of Nicolas Altstaedt playing Salonen and Ravel (Alpha). Published in Arts Fuse, 9 April 2022.
Commentary: Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto – The Universal Concerto? Published in Arts Fuse, 27 March 2022.
CD reviews of Dance with Me (Alpha) and Eden (Erato). Published in Arts Fuse, 20 March 2022.
CD reviews of Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered (Rising Sun Music) and the New York Youth Symphony playing Price, Coleman, and Montgomery (Avie). Published in Arts Fuse, 18 March 2022.
Commentary: The Gergiev Case. Published in Arts Fuse, 11 March 2022.
CD reviews of Howard Shelley playing Mendelssohn (Hyperion) and the Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble playing Strauss (Reference Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 March 2022.
CD reviews of Klaus Mäkelä conducting Sibelius (Decca) and Owain Arwel Hughes conducting Sibelius (Rubicon). Published in Arts Fuse, 25 February 2022.
CD review of Uncovered, Vol. 2 (Azica). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 February 2022.
CD review of On DSCH (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 February 2022.
CD review of The Death of Juliet and Other Tales (Marquis). Published in Arts Fuse, 13 February 2022.
Commentary: In memoriam, George Crumb (1929-2022). Published in Arts Fuse, 9 February 2022.
CD reviews of the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2022 New Year’s Concert (Sony Classical) and Novus Quartet playing Shostakovich (Aparté). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 February 2022.
CD review of Renewal (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 16 January 2022.
CD review of Boston Modern Orchestra Project playing John Harbison (BMOP/Sound). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 January 2022.
CD reviews of the Dover Quartet playing Beethoven (Cedille) and Sarah Cahill playing Lou Harrison (CMA). Published in Arts Fuse, 8 January 2022.
Concert review of A Far Cry’s Flames to Ashes. Published in Arts Fuse, 22 December 2021.
Commentary: Top Performances and Recordings of 2021. Published in Arts Fuse, 20 December 2021.
CD review of Here with You (Cedille). Published in Arts Fuse, 18 December 2021.
CD review of Attacca Quartet’s Of All Joys (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse, 17 December 2021.
CD review of the Cleveland Orchestra playing Schnittke and Prokofiev (Cleveland Orchestra). Published in Arts Fuse, 12 December 2021.
CD reviews of Antonio Pappano conducting Berlioz (RPO) and Amata dalle tenebre (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 December 2021.
Concert review of Conrad Tao in recital. Published in Arts Fuse, 3 December 2021.
Concert review of A Far Cry’s Emergence. Published in Arts Fuse, 1 December 2021.
CD review of Scenes from the Kalevala (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 29 November 2021.
CD review of Trio Con Brio Copenhagen playing Arensky and Shostakovich (Orchid Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 20 November 2021.
CD review of Florence Price’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 3 (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 November 2021.
CD review of the Takács Quartet playing Hensel and Mendelssohn (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 13 November 2021.
Book review of Paul Griffiths’ Mr. Beethoven (New York Review Books). Published in Arts Fuse, 7 November 2021.
CD review of Manfred Honeck conducting Brahms and MacMillan (Reference Recordings). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 November 2021.
Concert review of NEC Philharmonia’s Making Choices. Published in Arts Fuse, 5 November 2021.
CD reviews of Stewart Goodyear’s Phoenix (Bright Shiny Things), Verdi’s Requiem (BR Klassik), and Hannah Collins’ Resonance Lines (Sono Luminus). Published in Arts Fuse, 4 November 2021.
Concert review of Enigma Chamber Opera’s Curlew River. Published in Arts Fuse, 31 October 2021.
CD review of Americascapes (Ondine). Published in Arts Fuse, 18 October 2021.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra playing Bruckner. Published in Arts Fuse, 16 October 2021.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Strauss and Mozart. Published in Arts Fuse, 12 October 2021.
CD review of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Enigma (Sono Luminus). Published in Arts Fuse, 10 October 2021.
Preview: Catching up and Looking Ahead with Benjamin Zander. Published in Arts Fuse, 9 October 2021.
CD reviews of First Light (Pentatone), Krystian Zimerman playing Beethoven (Deutsche Grammophon), and Jean-Jacques Kantorow conducting Saint-Saëns (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 7 October 2021.
CD review of The British Project (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 October 2021.
Preview: Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses John Williams’ Violin Concerto no. 2. Published in Arts Fuse, 29 September 2021.
CD review of Maya Beiser x Philip Glass (Islandia Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 September 2021.
CD review of Isata Kanneh-Mason’s Summertime (Decca). Published in Arts Fuse, 25 September 2021.
CD review of the Nash Ensemble playing Bruch (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 20 September 2021.
CD review of the Escher String Quartet playing Barber and Ives (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 19 September 2021.
CD reviews of American Discoveries (New Focus Recordings), Gustavo Dudamel conducting Mahler (Deutsche Grammophon), and Dialogo (Orchid). Published in Arts Fuse, 7 September 2021.
CD review of Joan Tower’s Strike Zones (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 September 2021.
CD review of the Boston Symphony playing Shostakovich (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 2 September 2021.
CD review of Ballets Russes (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 24 August 2021.
CD review of Trios from the City of Big Shoulders (Cedille). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 August 2021.
CD reviews of Pierre-Laurent Aimard playing Beethoven (Pentatone) and Antonio Pappano conducting Richard Strauss (Warner Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 10 August 2021.
CD review of John Adams Chamber Symphonies (BMOP/Sound). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 August 2021.
CD review of Sibelius Tone Poems (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 31 July 2021.
Concert review of John Williams’ Violin Concerto no. 2 World Premiere. Published in Arts Fuse, 25 July 2021.
CD review of American Quintets (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 24 July 2021.
CD review of the Kansas City Symphony’s One Movement Symphonies (Reference Recordings). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 July 2021.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Carlos Simon, Sibelius, and Dvorak. Published in Arts Fuse, 13 July 2021.
CD review of Randall Goosby’s Roots (Decca). Published in Arts Fuse, 9 July 2021.
CD reviews of Brahms’ Piano Concertos (ECM New Series) and Transformations (Albany Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 9 July 2021.
CD review of Americans (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 6 July 2021.
CD review of Alesso Pianelli’s A Sicilian Traveller (Rubicon). Published in Arts Fuse, 30 June 2021.
CD review of Augustin Hadelich playing Bach (Warner Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 29 June 2021.
CD review of Lise Davidsen’s Beethoven – Wagner – Verdi (Decca). Published in Arts Fuse, 17 June 2021.
Commentary: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass at 50. Published in Arts Fuse, 16 June 2021.
CD review of Camille Saint-Saëns Symphonies (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 June 2021.
CD review of Archetypes (Cedille). Published in Arts Fuse, 7 June 2021.
CD review of Richard Danielpour’s An American Mosaic (Supertrain Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 7 June 2021.
CD review of Antonio Pappano conducting Vaughan Williams (LSO Live). Published in Arts Fuse, 6 June 2021.
CD review of the Modigliani Quartet playing Haydn, Bartók, and Mozart (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 24 May 2021.
CD review of Prism III (ECM New Series). Published in Arts Fuse, 16 May 2021.
CD review of Boston Modern Orchestra Project playing Elliott Carter (BMOP/Sound). Published in Arts Fuse, 9 May 2021.
CD review of Colin Currie playing HK Gruber (Colin Currie Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 May 2021.
CD review of Susanna Mälkki conducting Bluebeard’s Castle (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 30 April 2021.
CD review of Neeme Järvi’s French Music for the Stage (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 18 April 2021.
CD review of Danny Driver playing György Ligeti’s Études (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 11 April 2021.
CD review of Johannes Brahms’s Viola Sonatas (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 April 2021.
Book review of Alex Ross’s Wagnerism (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Published in Arts Fuse, 2 April 2021.
CD review of Daniel Hope and Alexey Botvinov playing Alfred Schnittke (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 April 2021.
Commentary: In memoriam, James Levine (1943-2021). Published in Arts Fuse, 22 March 2021.
CD review of Hilary Hahn’s Paris (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 19 March 2021.
CD review of Gil Shaham and The Knights playing Beethoven & Brahms (Canary Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 12 March 2021.
CD review of Michael Tilson Thomas conducting Berg (SFS Media). Published in Arst Fuse, 5 March 2021.
CD review of Manfred Honeck conducting Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Reference Recordings). Published in Arts Fuse, 27 February 2021.
CD review of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2021 New Year’s Concert (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse, 21 February 2021.
Concert reviews of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Music in Changing Times nos. 1 & 2. Published in Arts Fuse, 20 February 2021.
CD review of the Minnesota Orchestra playing Mahler’s Symphony no. 10 (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 February 2021.
CD review of Ottorino Respighi Orchestral Works (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 8 February 2021.
CD review of the Jasper & Jupiter String Quartets playing Mendelssohn, Visconti, and Golijov (Marquis). Published in Arts Fuse, 31 January 2021.
CD review of Žibuoklė Martinaitytė’s Saudade (Ondine). Published in Arts Fuse, 22 January 2021.
CD review of John Adams Orchestral Works (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 13 January 2021.
CD review of Adrian Boult: A Musical Legacy (LPO). Published in Arts Fuse, 8 January 2021.
Commentary: Best Classical Recordings of 2020. Published in Arts Fuse, 22 December 2020.
CD reviews of Michael Gielen Edition, vol. 9 (SWR) and René Jacobs conducting Beethoven’s Missa solemnis (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 18 December 2020.
CD reviews of Babel (Signum Classics), Mass for the Endangered (New Amsterdam), and the Become Trilogy (Seattle Symphony). Published in Arts Fuse, 16 December 2020.
CD reviews of Silver Age (Deutsche Grammophon), Amici e Rivali (Erato), and Jonathan Leshnoff’s Symphony no. 3 (Reference Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 December 2020.
CD reviews of James Ehnes and Anthony Armstrong playing Beethoven (Onyx), Beethoven Around the World (Erato), and Nikolai Lugansky playing Beethoven (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 12 December 2020.
CD reviews of Uri Caine’s The Passion of Octavius Catto (Winter & Winter), Bernard Hoffer’s Chamber Music (Albany), and Igor Levit’s Encounter (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse, 11 December 2020.
CD reviews of Elgar’s Sea Pictures and The Music Makers (Onyx), Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols (Signum Classics), and Italian Postcards (Avie). Published in Arts Fuse, 2 December 2020.
CD reviews of Seiji Ozawa conducting Beethoven Seven (Decca), François-Xavier Roth conducting Beethoven Five (Harmonia mundi), and Thomas Adès conducting Beethoven & Barry (Signum Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 30 November 2020.
CD reviews of Mariss Jansons’ The Final Concert (BR Klassik), Ravel & Debussy Orchestral Works (LSO Live), and Tudor Queens (Erato). Published in Arts Fuse, 28 November 2020.
CD reviews of Beethoven played by Daniel Lozakovich (Deutsche Grammophon), Midori (Warner Classics), and Gidon Kremer (Accentus). Published in Arts Fuse, 27 November 2020.
CD reviews of Anna Clyne’s Mythologies (Avie), Simone Dinnerstein’s A Character of Quiet (Orange Mountain Music), and Hélène Grimaud’s The Messenger (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 24 November 2020.
CD reviews of Delibes Ballet Suites (Chandos), John Williams in Vienna (Deutsche Grammophon), and John Harbison Concertos (BMOP/Sound). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 November 2020.
CD reviews of Schumann’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 4 (Myrios), Brahms’s Symphony no. 1 (Pentatone), and Elgar’s Sea Pictures (Decca). Published in Arts Fuse, 21 November 2020.
CD reviews of Beethoven songs (Deutsche Grammophon), Bagatelles (Harmonia mundi), and Violin Sonatas (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 31 October 2020.
CD reviews of Harold Shapero Orchestral Works (BMOP/Sound), Peter Lieberson’s Songs of Love and Loss (Ondine), and Charles Ives’ Complete Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophone). Published in Arts Fuse, 30 October 2020.
CD reviews of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto (Deutsche Grammophon), Piano Concerto no. 2 (Decca), and Piano Concerto no. 4 (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 22 October 2020.
CD reviews of Michael Daugherty’s This Land Sings (Naxos), Ethel Smyth’s The Prison (Chandos), and David Lang’s prisoner of the state (Decca). Published in Arts Fuse, 21 October 2020.
CD reviews of Max Bruch’s Symphonies nos. 1-3 (CPO). Published in Arts Fuse, 12 August 2020.
CD reviews of Beethoven symphonies from the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Harmonia mundi), Britten Sinfonia & Thomas Adès (Signum Classics), musicAeterna & Theodor Currentzis (Sony Classical), and Freiburger Barockorchester & Pablo Heras-Casado (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 11 August 2020.
CD reviews of Michael Tilson Thomas Orchestral Works (SFS Media), Nielsen’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 (Seattle Symphony), and Arabella Steinbacher’s Four Seasons (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse, 27 July 2020.
CD reviews of David Lang’s love fail (Cantaloupe), Christopher Rouse orchestral music (Naxos), and Robert Honstein’s Soul House (New Amsterdam). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 July 2020.
CD reviews of Philip Glass’s Music in 8 Parts (Orange Mountain Music), Kirill Gerstein playing Thomas Adès (Myrios), and Anna Clyne’s Dance (Avie). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 July 2020.
Book review of The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price (University of Illinois Press). Published in Arts Fuse, 13 July 2020.
CD reviews of Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos Box Sets from Paul Lewis (Harmonia Mundi), Stewart Goodyear (Orchid Classics), Inon Barnatan (Pentatone), and Stephen Hough (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 July 2020.
CD reviews of Key of A (Ancalagon Records), Metamorphosis (Marquis Classics), and Reminiscences of Brazil (Divine Art). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 July 2020.
CD reviews of pieces by Janacek (Signum Classics), Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn (Hyperion), and Philip Glass (Steinway & Sons). Published in Arts Fuse, 2 July 2020.
CD reviews of music by Amy Beach and Edward Elgar (Hyperion), Mark Abel (Delos), and Shostakovich (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 July 2020.
CD reviews of Thomas Adès piano works (Naxos), Ecstatic Science (New Amsterdam), and Michael Gordon’s Anonymous Man (Cantaloupe). Published in Arts Fuse, 27 May 2020.
CD reviews of Françoix Xavier-Roth conducting Ravel and Mussorgsky (Harmonia mundi), Manfred Honeck conducting Tchaikovsky and Leshnoff (Reference Records), and Čiurlionis orchestral works (Ondine). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 May 2020.
CD reviews of James MacMillan’s Viola Concerto and Symphony no. 4 (Hyperion), Magnus Lindberg’s Accused (Ondine), and Richard Rodney Bennett Orchestral Works (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 25 May 2020.
CD reviews of Whither Must I Wander (Odradek), Death and the Maiden (Sancho Panza), and PBO & Caroline Shaw (PBO). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 May 2020.
Commentary: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season Announcement. Published in Arts Fuse, 30 April 2020.
CD reviews of Die Walküre (BR Klassik), Blindekuh (Naxos), and Die erste Walpurgisnacht (Carus). Published in Arts Fuse, 16 April 2020.
CD reviews of Offenbach Fantastique! (Genuin), Cavalleria rusticana (Pentatone), and The Rossini Project vol. 2 (Concerto). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 April 2020.
CD reviews of Thomas Adès Orchestral Works (Deutsche Grammophon), Aaron Copland’s Symphony no. 3 (SFS Media), and Leonard Bernstein’s Songfest (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 April 2020.
Commentary: In memoriam, Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) and Christopher Rouse (1949-2019). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 April 2020.
CD reviews of Clytemnestra (Bis), Der Einsiedler (Solo Musica), and Richard Strauss Lieder (Warner Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 March 2020.
CD reviews of Isabelle Faust playing Schoenberg (Harmonia mundi), Mariss Jansons conducting Saint-Saëns and Poulenc (BR Klassik), and Andrew Haveron playing Korngold (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 25 March 2020.
CD reviews of Knecht & Beethoven Orchestral Works (Harmonia mundi), Jakub Hrůša conducting Suk (BR Klassik), and Thierry Fischer’s Berlioz (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 24 March 2020.
CD reviews of Aspects of America: The Pulitzer Edition (Pentatone), Morton Gould Symphonettes (Naxos), and Bernstein’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse, 18 March 2020.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra playing Stravinsky and Berlioz. Published in Arts Fuse, 17 March 2020.
CD reviews of Luciano Berio’s Coro (Bis), Leonard Bernstein’s Mass (Capriccio), and Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 13 (CSO Resound). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 February 2020.
Book review: Leonard Bernstein and the Language of Jazz. Published in Arts Fuse, 25 February 2020.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic playing Kodály, Liszt, and Dvorak. Published in Arts Fuse, 20 February 2020.
Concert review of Odyssey Opera’s The Chronicle of Nine. Published in Arts Fuse, 4 February 2020.
CD reviews of Escales (Chandos), Jeux de Miroirs (Harmonia mundi), and Liszt’s Dante Symphony (Audite). Published in Arts Fuse, 25 January 2020.
CD reviews of Ádám Fischer conducting Mahler (Avi), Mariss Jansons conducting Shchedrin and Respighi (BR Klassik), and John Eliot Gardiner conducting Schumann (LSO Live). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 January 2020.
CD reviews of Andris Nelsons’ CBSO Recordings (Orfeo) and Mariss Jansons SACD Edition (BR Klassik). Published in Arts Fuse, 29 December 2019.
CD reviews of Strangers in PARadISe (Warner Classics), Saint-Saëns’ Ascanio (Naxos), and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 27 December 2019.
CD reviews of La damnation de Faust (Erato), Villa-Lobos Concertos (Naxos), and Messiaen Orchestral Works (Alpha). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 December 2019.
Commentary: Top Classical Performances and Recordings of 2019. Published in Arts Fuse, 25 December 2019.
CD reviews of Beethoven’s Leonore (Harmonia mundi), Joy and Desolation (Orchid Classics), and Dreamtime (Warner Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 22 December 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra playing Verdi, Mendelssohn, and Mahler. Published in Arts Fuse, 26 November 2019.
CD reviews of Michael Tilson Thomas conducting Ives (SFS Media), Conrad Tao’s American Rage (Warner Classics), and Gianandrea Noseda conducting Shostakovich (LSO Live). Published in Arts Fuse, 19 November 2019.
CD reviews of Ernst von Dohnányi orchestral works (Capriccio), Handel & Haydn Society playing Haydn (Coro), and Eric Coates orchestral works (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 17 November 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic playing Beethoven and Rachmaninoff. Published in Arts Fuse, 16 November 2019.
CD reviews of George Li playing Tchaikovsky (Warner Classics), Mariss Jansons conducting Shostakovich (BR Klassik), and Andris Nelsons conducting BSO commissions (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 16 November 2019.
CD reviews of Simon Rattle conducting Bruckner (LSO Live), Vladimir Jurowski conducting Mahler (LPO), and Theirry Fischer conducting Saint-Saëns (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 November 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing music by Betsy Jolas, Ravel, and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse, 14 November 2019.
CD reviews of Offenbach’s La Périchole (Bru Zane), Aaron Jay Kernis orchestral works (Naxos), and Baiba Skride playing Bartók (Orfeo). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 October 2019.
CD reviews of Thomas Dausgaard conducting Langgaard and Strauss (Seattle Symphony Media), Howard Griffiths conducting Offenbach overtures (CPO), and Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting Strauss and Beethoven (Alpha). Published in Arts Fuse, 22 October 2019.
CD reviews of Strauss/Korngold’s Eine Nacht in Venedig (CPO), Berlioz’s Requiem (Warner Classics), and Ethel Smythe’s Mass in D (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 21 October 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic playing Mozart, Brahms, and Bartók. Published in Arts Fuse, 20 October 2019.
CD reviews of Christian Tetzlaff playing Beethoven & Sibelius (Ondine), Rachel Barton Pine playing Dvorak & Khachaturian (Avie), and Sir Mark Elder conducting Wagner (Halle). Published in Arts Fuse, 4 October 2019.
CD reviews of To Paradise for Onions (Etcetera), Transatlantic (CSO Media), and Die Zauberflöte (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 4 October 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing music by Poulenc, Beethoven, and Eric Nathan. Published in Arts Fuse, 20 September 2019.
CD reviews of The Tchaikovsky Project (Decca), John Eliot Gardiner conducting Schumann (LSO Live), and Michael Stern conducting Holst (Reference Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 September 2019.
CD reviews of Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth (Decca), Donnacha Dennehy’s The Hunger (Nonesuch), and Derek Bermel’s Migrations (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 12 September 2019.
Commentary: 2019-20 Classical Music Season Preview. Published in Arts Fuse, 1 September 2019.
CD reviews of Nancy Dalberg String Quartets (Da Capo), Wynton Marsalis’ Violin Concerto (Decca), and Osmo Vänskä conducting Mahler (BIS). Published in Arts Fuse, 22 August 2019.
CD reviews of Blomstedt conducting Mahler (BR Klassik), Christopher Jacobsen playing Saint-Saëns (Pentatone), and Kirill Petrenko conducting Tchaikovsky (Berliner Philharmoniker). Published in Arts Fuse, 21 August 2019.
CD reviews of Bartók ballets (BIS), Saint-Saëns’ Complete Symphonies vol. 2 (Hyperion), Korngold’s Symphony in F-sharp (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 20 August 2019.
CD reviews of new Schubert lieder recordings. Published in Arts Fuse, 18 August 2019.
Commentary: Some Thoughts on the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s Brazilian Tour. Published in Arts Fuse, 1 August 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in concert in São Paulo. Published in Arts Fuse, 21 June 2019.
Concert review of Juventas New Music’s Pride: Hand in Hand. Published in Arts Fuse, 5 June 2019.
CD reviews of Mahler’s Titan (Harmonia mundi), Schumann & Schubert Symphonies (BR Klassik), and Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint (New Focus Recordings). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 June 2019.
CD reviews of Vasily Petrenko conducting Elgar (Onyx), Mendelssohn Overtures (Chandos), and My Paris Years (Warner Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 June 2019.
CD reviews of Vladimir Jurowski conducting Rachmaninoff (LPO), Yiddish Cabaret (Harmonia mundi), and Russian Masquerade (BIS). Published in Arts Fuse, 30 May 2019.
CD reviews of Theodore Kuchar’s Collected Recordings (Brilliant Classics), Eduard Strauss Centennial Edition vol. 2 (Marco Polo), Classical Music About Trains (SWR Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 21 May 2019.
CD reviews of Andris Nelsons conducting Shostakovich (Deutsche Grammophon), Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto (Sony Classical), and Chicago Sinfonietta’s Project W (Cedille). Published in Arts Fuse, 20 May 2019.
CD reviews of Charles Villiers Stanford’s Mass Via victrix (Lyrita), Pablo Heras-Casado conducting Mendelssohn (Harmonia mundi), and Anna Shelest playing Rubinstein (Sorel Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 19 May 2019.
CD reviews of Music for Horn and Orchestra (Ondine), Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto (Hyperion), and the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2019 New Year’s Concert (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse, 17 May 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Strauss, Currier, and Stravinsky. Published in Arts Fuse, 4 May 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic playing Ives and Mahler. Published in Arts Fuse, 28 April 2019.
CD reviews of Berlioz’s Harold in Italy (Harmonia mundi), Gounod Symphonies (Chandos), and Respighi’s Roman Trilogy (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 9 April 2019.
CD reviews of Bernstein’s Complete Piano Music (Piano Classics), Chaplin’s Smile (Warner), and Parry’s Piano Trios (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 8 April 2019.
CD reviews of Mahler’s Symphony no. 3 (Harmonia mundi) and Symphony no. 9 (Brattle Street Media). Published in Arts Fuse, 7 April 2019.
Commentary: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season Announcement. Published in Arts Fuse, 1 April 2019.
Concert review of the San Francisco Symphony at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse, 27 March 2019.
Concert review of Boston Musica Viva’s 2019 Family Concert. Published in Arts Fuse, 14 March 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Liszt, Adès, and Tchaikovsky. Published in Arts Fuse, 8 March 2019.
CD reviews of Colin Davis’s Berlioz Odyssey (LSO Live), Bernard Haitink: Portrait (BR Klassik), and The Age of Revolutions (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 March 2019.
CD reviews of orchestral music by Juan Arriaga (Chandos), Albert Lortzing (Naxos), and François Boieldieu (CPO). Published in Arts Fuse, 27 February 2019.
CD reviews of Michael Gordon’s The Unchanging Sea (Cantaloupe) and Alban Berg’s Wozzeck (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 February 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra playing Britten, Schwantner, and Holst. Published in Arts Fuse, 25 February 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s John Corigliano Portrait Concert. Published in Arts Fuse, 24 February 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic playing Beethoven. Published in Arts Fuse, 19 February 2019.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Olly Wilson, Karol Szymanowski, and Aaron Copland. Published in Arts Fuse, 8 February 2019.
CD reviews of Kirill Gerstein playing Busoni (Myrios), Leila Josefowicz playing Bernd Alois Zimmermann (Ondine), and Elina Vähälä playing Szymanowski (Accentus). Published in Arts Fuse, 4 February 2019.
Commentary: In memoriam, Sanford Sylvan (1953-2019). Published in Arts Fuse, 3 February 2019.
CD reviews of Florence Price’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 4 (Naxos), George Antheil’s Symphonies nos. 3 & 6 (Chandos), and 20th-century Russian Orchestral Music (Capriccio). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 February 2019.
CD reviews of Riccardo Muti’s Italian Masterworks (CSO Resound), the Utah Symphony playing Saint-Saëns (Hyperion), and Tasmin Little performing Amy Beach, Ethel Smyth, and Clara Schumann (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 30 January 2019.
Commentary: Best and Worst Classical Recordings of 2018. Published in Arts Fuse, 29 December 2018.
CD reviews of AEQUA (Sono Luminus), Philip Glass’s Symphony no. 11 (Orange Mountain Music), and Celebrating Piazzolla (Azica). Published in Arts Fuse, 25 December 2018.
CD reviews of ROCO’s Visions Take Flight (Innova), Nordic Affect’s He(a)r (Sono Luminus), and John Cage: Guitar (Stone Records). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 December 2018.
CD reviews of Harmonia mundi’s Debussy Centennial releases. Published in Arts Fuse, 22 December 2018.
Commentary: Best Classical Performances of 2018. Published in Arts Fuse, 21 December 2018.
CD reviews of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet playing Mozart (Chandos), Hannu Lintu conducting Lutoslawski (Ondine), and Ludovic Morlot conducting Berlioz (Seattle Symphony Media). Published in Arts Fuse, 8 December 2018.
CD reviews of American String Quartet’s American Romantics (American String Quartet), Faust and Melnikov playing Mozart (Harmonia mundi), and the Fischer Duo playing Brahms (Centaur). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 December 2018.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra playing Weber, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse, 27 November 2018.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic playing Ginastera, Ravel, and Strauss. Published in Arts Fuse, 17 November 2018.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting Haydn, Turnage, and Elgar. Published in Arts Fuse, 3 November 2018.
CD reviews of Suppé overtures (BR Klassik), Urspurch and Bronsart piano concertos (Hyperion), and Destination Rachmaninov (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 November 2018.
CD reviews of Hilary Hahn playing Bach (Decca) and Sakari Oramo conducting Rued Langgaard (DaCapo). Published in Arts Fuse, 29 October 2018.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. Published in Arts Fuse, 27 October 2018.
CD reviews of JoAnn Falletta conducting Franz Schreker (Naxos), Manfred Honeck conducting Beethoven and Strauss (Reference Recordings), and Baiba Skride’s American Concertos (Orfeo). Published in Arts Fuse, 10 October 2018.
CD reviews of Gerald Finzi’s Cello Concerto (Chandos), Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town (LSO Live), and Arvo Pärt Works for Violin (Onyx). Published in Arts Fuse, 9 October 2018.
Concert review of the New England Conservatory Philharmonia playing Barber, Bernstein, and Nielsen. Published in Arts Fuse, 5 October 2018.
Commentary: 2018-19 Orchestral, Opera, New Music, et al. Season Preview. Published in Arts Fuse, 24 September 2018.
CD reviews of Mariss Jansons’ Mahler Resurrection Symphony (BR Klassik), Daniel Harding’s Mahler Five (Harmonia mundi), and Arabella Steinbacher’s Strauss (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse, 16 September 2018.
CD reviews of Duo Noire’s Night Triptych (New Focus Recordings), Justin Taylor’s Continuum (Alpha), and Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 September 2018.
Concert review of Tanglewood’s Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Gala. Published in Arts Fuse, 28 August 2018.
CD reviews of Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Capriccio), Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben (Pentatone), and James MacMillan String Quartets (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 28 August 2018.
CD reviews of the Tesla Quartet (Orchid Classics), Bernstein’s Arias and Barcarolles (SFS Media), and Aspects of America (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 August 2018.
CD reviews of Strauss’s Schlagobers (Pentatone), Blomstedt’s Mozart (BR Klassik), and the Kopelman Quartet playing Kissin and Shostakovich (Nimbus). Published in Arts Fuse, 25 August 2018.
CD reviews of Visions and Variations (Crier Records), Songs from Chicago (Cedille), and Giuseppe Sinopoli conducting the Israel Philharmonic (Helicon). Published in Arts Fuse, 23 August 2018.
CD reviews of Mendelssohn music for cello and piano (Bridge), Neave Trio’s French Moments (Chandos), Schubert’s Octet (Harmonia mundi), and Andris Nelsons conducting Shostakovich (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 17 July 2018.
CD reviews of Schumann choral works (Ondine) and Mendlessohn’s Logbesang (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 July 2018.
CD reviews of Elgar’s Symphony no. 2 (Chandos), Francois-Xaver Roth conducting Ravel (Harmonia mundi), and National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic playing Harbison, Ruggles, and Stucky (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 July 2018.
CD review of Leonard Bernstein’s A Quiet Place (Decca). Published in Arts Fuse, 13 July 2018.
CD reviews of American Symphonies (Bis Records), Anna Shelest playing Rubinstein (Sorel Classics), and The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 76 (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 12 July 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #25: Esa-Pekka Salonen’s “Foreign Bodies.” Published in Arts Fuse, 11 June 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #24: Charles Villiers Stanford’s “Songs of the Fleet.” Published in Arts Fuse, 9 June 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #23: Henry Cowell’s Piano Concerto. Published in Arts Fuse, 7 June 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #22: Florence Price’s “Mississippi River Suite.” Published in Arts Fuse, 6 June 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #21: Alban Berg’s “Altenberg-Lieder.” Published in Arts Fuse, 3 June 2018.
Concert review of Boston Lyric Opera’s Trouble in Tahiti and Arias and Barcarolles. Published in Arts Fuse, 20 May 2018.
CD reviews of Andrew Manze conducting Vaughan Williams (Onyx) and Andris Nelsons conducting Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 19 May 2018.
CD reviews of Simone Dinnerstein playing Bach and Glass (Orange Mountain Music) and James Brawn’s Beethoven Odyssey, vol. 5 (MSR Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 18 May 2018.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra playing Ravel, Elgar, Ives, and Strauss. Published in Arts Fuse, 8 May 2018.
Book review of George Szell’s Reign: Behind the Scenes with the Cleveland Orchestra (University of Illinois Press). Published in Arts Fuse, 5 May 2018.
CD reviews of the Birringer Duo’s Lifelines (Rubicon Records), Steve Reich’s Drumming (Colin Currie Records), and Liza Stepanova’s Tones and Colors (Concert Artists Guild). Published in Arts Fuse, 30 April 2018.
CD reviews of Peter Oundjian conducting John Adams (Chandos) and Leonard Bernstein conducting Mahler (Helicon). Published in Arts Fuse, 28 April 2018.
Concert review of the Los Angeles Philharmonic playing Salonen, Varese, and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse, 26 April 2018.
Concert review of the Handel & Haydn Society’s The Fairy Queen. Published in Arts Fuse, 9 April 2018.
CD reviews of Alexander Melnikov’s Four Pianos (Harmonia mundi) and Leonard Bernstein’s Mass (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse, 29 March 2018.
CD reviews of Osmo Vänskä (BIS) and Daniel Harding (Harmonia mundi) conducting Mahler, Louise Farrenc symphonies (Naxos), and Handel & Haydn Society playing Haydn & Mozart (Coro). Published in Arts Fuse, 28 March 2018.
CD reviews of Lars Vogt playing Beethoven (Ondine), Francesca Dego playing Paganini & Wolf-Ferrari (Deutsche Grammophon), Denis Kozhukhin’s Ravel & Gershwin (Pentatone), and James Ehnes playing Walton (Chandos). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 March 2018.
Commentary: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2018-19 season announcement. Published in Arts Fuse, 22 March 2018.
Concert review of the St. Lawrence String Quartet playing Beethoven, Adams, and Sibelius. Published in Arts Fuse, 21 March 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #20: Vasily Kalinnikov’s Symphony no. 1. Published in Arts Fuse, 17 March 2018.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony. Published in Arts Fuse, 16 March 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #19: Charles Ives’s Orchestral Set no. 2. Published in Arts Fuse, 16 March 2018.
CD reviews of Smetana String Quartets (Praga), 2018 New Year’s Concert (Sony Classical), Haydn: An Imaginary Orchestral Journey (LSO Live), and Christian Lindberg conducting Bernstein (BIS). Published in Arts Fuse, 15 March 2018.
CD reviews of Michael Barenboim playing Sciarrino, Berio, Tartini, and Paganini (Accentus) and Marin Alsop’s Complete Bernstein Recordings (Naxos). Published in Arts Fuse, 14 March 2018.
Concert review of Boston Musica Viva’s annual Family Concert. Published in Arts Fuse, 13 March 2018.
Concert review of Chorus pro Musica’s “Together.” Published in Arts Fuse, 12 March 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #18: Max Bruch’s Symphony no. 3. Published in Arts Fuse, 10 March 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #17: Joan Tower’s “Chamber Dance.” Published in Arts Fuse, 8 March 2018.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #16: Franz Liszt’s “Dante” Symphony. Published in Arts Fuse, 4 March 2018.
Concert review of Leila Josefowicz playing Scheherazade.2. Published in Arts Fuse, 2 March 2018.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic playing Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky. Published in Arts Fuse, 25 February 2018.
Concert review of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s “Joan Tower Celebration.” Published in Arts Fuse, 13 February 2018.
Concert review of Hub New Music at Clark University. Published in Arts Fuse, 6 February 2018.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Mozart and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse, 2 February 2018.
CD reviews of the Buffalo Philharmonic playing Wagner (Naxos) and Michael Tippett’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 February 2018.
CD reviews of the San Francisco Symphony playing Schumann (SFS Media) and The Gershwin Moment (Myrios). Published in Arts Fuse, 1 February 2018.
CD reviews of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet playing Beethoven (Chandos), Vasily Petrenko’s Spring (Onyx), Toscanini 150 (Bridge), and Teodor Currentzis conducting Tchaikovsky (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse, 30 January 2018.
Concert review of Garrick Ohlsson in recital in Worcester. Published in Arts Fuse, 29 January 2018.
CD reviews of the Estonian Festival Orchestra playing Shostakovich (Alpha) and Andrew Manze’s Mendelssohn vol. 2 (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse, 29 January 2018.
CD reviews of Prokofiev’s Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution (Audite) and Music of the Americas (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse, 26 January 2018.
CD reviews of Kamus Quartet’s Homunculus (Alba) and Jeroen Van Veen playing Adams (Brilliant Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 22 January 2018.
CD reviews of Marek Janowski conducting Hindemith (Pentatone) and Tenebrae’s Symphonic Psalms (Signum Classics). Published in Arts Fuse, 21 January 2018.
Commentary: Top Classical Performances and Recordings of 2017. Published in Arts Fuse, 23 December 2017.
CD reviews of the London Philharmonic’s Tchaikovsky symphony cycle (LPO), Strauss in St. Petersburg (Chandos), Unbound (Solo Luminus), Walton Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 (Onyx), and Howard Hersh’s Dancing at the Pink House (Snow Leopard Music). Published in Arts Fuse, 19 December 2017.
CD reviews of Rosanne Philippens’ Prokofiev (Channel Classics), Voices of Defiance (Cedille), Longleash’s Passage (New Focus Recordings), Michael Gielen Edition Vol. 4 (SWR Music), and Crazy Girl Crazy (Alpha). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 December 2017.
CD reviews of Schubert’s Trout Quintet (Deutsche Grammophon) and Juan-Diego Florez’s Mozart (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 December 2017.
CD reviews of the National Orchestral Institute’s all-American album (Naxos) and Mahler’s Symphony no. 5 (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 8 December 2017.
CD reviews of David Del Tredici’s Child Alice (BMOP/Sound) and Scott Wollschleger’s Soft Aberration (New Focus Recordings). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 5 December 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Bermel, Prokofiev, and Strauss. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 December 2017.
CD reviews of Leann Osterkamp’s Bernstein “Piano Music” (Steinway & Sons) and Seong-Jin Cho’s Debussy (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 November 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 November 2017.
Commentary: Bernstein at 100, aka Tanglewood 2018. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 November 2017.
Preview of Boston Camerata’s Liberty Tree. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 October 2017.
Concert review of Martha Argerich and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 October 2017.
CD reviews of Brahms Piano Trios (Sony Classical) and Living in Light (Albany Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 October 2017.
CD review of the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia playing Saint-Saens (Warner Classics). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 October 2017.
CD reviews of Leif Ove Andsnes’ Sibelius (Sony Classical) and the Borusan Quartet’s Company (Onyx). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 October 2017.
CD reviews of Jonas Kaufmann’s L’Opera (Sony Classical) and Michael Spyres’ Espoir (Opera Rara). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 October 2017.
Concert review of Boston Lyric Opera’s Tosca. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 October 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Beethoven and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 3 October 2017.
CD reviews of Ebony Quartet’s Unheard (Channel Classics) and Martyn Brabbins conducts Vaughan Williams (Hyperion). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 September 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony’s all-Bernstein Opening Night. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 September 2017.
CD reviews of Joyce El-Khoury’s Echo (Opera Rara) and Haimovitz-O’Riley’s Troika (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 September 2017.
CD reviews of Arabella Steinbacher playing Britten (Pentatone) and Daniil Trifonov’s Chopin Evocations (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 September 2017.
CD reviews of Leonard Bernstein: Complete Works for Solo Piano (Bridge) and Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 September 2017.
Concert review of Odyssey Opera’s The Maid of Orleans. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 September 2017.
Commentary: 2017-18 Orchestra, Opera, and New Music Season Preview. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 September 2017.
CD review of Leonard Bernstein – The Composer (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 3 September 2017.
CD reviews of Pablo Heras-Casado conducting Mendelssohn (Harmonia mundi) and Michael Tilson Thomas conducting Berg (SFS Media). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 September 2017.
CD reviews of Sit Fast playing Dowland and Benjamin (Evidence Classics) and Vladimir Jurowski conducting Strauss and Mahler (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 August 2017.
CD reviews of Joshua Bell’s The Classical Collection (Sony Classical) and the Baltic Chamber Orchestra playing Strauss and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 August 2017.
CD reviews of Franz Schmidt’s Symphony no. 2 (Sony Classical) and Mendelssohn’s Complete Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 July 2017.
CD reviews of Alice Coote’s Mahler (Pentatone) and Honegger’s Le roi David (Mirare). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 10 July 2017.
CD reviews of “Op. 2” (RCA Red Seal) and Faust/Melnikov’s Faure et al. (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 July 2017.
CD reviews of the Heath Quartet playing Bartok (Harmonia mundi) and Natalie Dessay’s Schubert (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 June 2017.
CD reviews of Andris Nelsons conducting Brahms (BSO Classics) and Christian Gerhaher singing Brahms (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 June 2017.
CD reviews of Andris Nelsons conducting Bruckner (Deutsche Grammophon) and Andrew Manze’s Vaughan Williams, vol. 2 (Onyx). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 June 2017.
CD reviews of the Emerson Quartet playing Britten and Purcell (Deutsche Grammophon), and Simone Dinnerstein’s Mozart in Havana (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 June 2017.
CD reviews of the Iceland Symphony’s Recurrence and ACME Ensemble’s Thrive on Routine (Sono Luminus). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 June 2017.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #15: George Whitefield Chadwick’s “Symphonic Sketches.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 June 2017.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #14: Edward Elgar’s “Sea Pictures.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 June 2017.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #13: Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 31 May 2017.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #12: Ellen Taafe Zwilich’s Violin Concerto. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 May 2017.
Concert review of Chorus pro Musica’s Of Thee I Sing. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 May 2017.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #11: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Antar. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 12 May 2017.
Concert review of Boston Lyric Opera’s Le Nozze di Figaro. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 May 2017.
Concert review of New England Philharmonic’s A Fanfare and Fireworks. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 April 2017.
Concert review of Anne-Sophie Mutter playing Tchaikovsky and Takemitsu. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 April 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra playing Mahler. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 April 2017.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting Mozart and Bruckner. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 April 2017.
Concert review of Roomful of Teeth and A Far Cry at Sanders Theater. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 April 2017.
Concert review of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass at the Boston Conservatory Theater. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 April 2017.
Commentary: Thoughts on the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2017-18 Season. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 April 2017.
CD reviews of The Crossing’s Seven Responses (Innova) and Antoine Tamestit’s Bel canto (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 April 2017.
CD reviews of The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 70 (Hyperion) and Brahms String Quintets (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 April 2017.
CD reviews of Andrew Manze and the NDR Radiophilharmonie playing Mendelssohn (Pentatone) and Charles Wuorinen’s Eighth Symphony (Bridge Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 31 March 2017.
CD reviews of Philip Glass Piano Works (Deutsche Grammophon) and Natalie Dessay’s Pictures of America (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 March 2017.
Concert review of Grand Harmonie’s March Madness. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 March 2017.
CD reviews of Vasily Petrenko’s Elgar (Onyx) and Andres Orozco-Estrada’s Dvorak (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 March 2017.
Preview of Grand Harmonie’s March Madness. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 March 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Sibelius and Busoni. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 March 2017.
Commentary: New England Philharmonic at 40. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 March 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Gubaidulina and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 March 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s “Glass Works.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 February 2017.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Ravel, Benjamin, and Berlioz. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 February 2017.
CD reviews of Dennis Kozhukhin playing Brahms (Pentatone) and Emmanuelle Bertrand playing Saint-Saens (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 6 February 2017.
CD reviews of the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2017 New Year’s Concert (Sony Classical) and Previn plays Previn (Terezin Music Foundation). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 5 February 2017.
CD reviews of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s American Muse (BMOP/Sound) and Johannes Moser playing Elgar and Tchaikovsky (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 February 2017.
CD reviews of Shai Wosner’s Haydn/Ligeti (Onyx) and Justin Taylor’s La famille Forqueray (Alpha Classics). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 3 February 2017.
CD reviews of Odyssey Opera’s Zanetto (Odyssey Opera) and Virgil Thomson’s Four Saints in Three Acts (BMOP/Sound). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 January 2017.
CD reviews of Ken Thomson’s Restless (Cantaloupe) and Ginastera 100 (Oberlin). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 January 2017.
CD reviews of the Jerusalem Quartet playing Bartok and the Heath Quartet playing Tchaikovsky. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 January 2017.
Interview with Adam Schoenberg. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 January 2017.
Concert review of Cameron Carpenter playing Barber, Riley, and Elgar. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 January 2017.
Commentary: Notable classical recordings of 2016. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 December 2016.
Commentary: Notable classical performances of 2016. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 December 2016.
CD reviews of new recordings of music by Mason Bates: Mothership (BMOP/Sound), Works for Orchestra (SFS Media), and Anthology of Fantastic Zoology (CSO Resound). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 December 2016.
CD reviews of Mitsuki Uchida playing Mozart (Decca), Seong-Jin Cho playing Chopin (Deutsche Grammophon), and Sarah Beth Briggs performing Gal & Mozart (Avie Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 December 2016.
Commentary: Music for Times of Trouble. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 November 2017.
Concert review of Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 November 2016.
Concert review of Thomas Ades conducting Britten, Sibelius, and Ades. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 November 2016.
Concert review of Grand Harmonie’s Gods and Mortals. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 November 2016.
Preview of Grand Harmonie’s Gods and Mortals. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 November 2016.
CD reviews: Pablo Heras-Casado conducts Tchaikovsky, Isabelle Faust plays Mozart (Harmonia mundi), and Marek Janowski conducts Wagner (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 26 October 2016.
Concert review: Boston Philharmonic plays Auerbach, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 October 2016.
Book review: Virgil Thomson’s The State of Music & Other Writings (Library of America). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 12 October 2016.
Concert review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s “American Masters.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 October 2016.
Concert review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Widmann and Brahms. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 October 2016.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #10: Mark-Anthony Turnage’s “Frieze.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 October 2016.
Interview with Jörg Widmann. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 3 October 2016.
CD reviews: Dvorak’s Symphonic Variations and Slavonic Rhapsodies (Pentatone), The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca), Harmonie Ensemble plays Gershwin (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 October 2016.
Concert review: Calixto Bieito’s Carmen at Boston Lyric Opera. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 September 2016.
Concert review: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Gala Opening Night. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 September 2016.
CD review: Radius Ensemble’s Fresh Paint. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 September 2016.
Concert review: Odyssey Opera’s Dimitrij. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 September 2016.
Preview of Odyssey Opera’s Dimitrij. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 September 2016.
CD reviews: Leonidas Kavakos’ Virtuoso (Decca), Daniel Harding conducts Rameau and Berlioz (Harmonia mundi), and Ballet music by Roussel et al. (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 31 August 2016.
CD reviews: Kristian Bezuidenhout plays Mozart (Harmonia mundi), Arabella Steinbacher’s Fantasies (Pentatone), and Maya Beiser’s TranceClassical (Innova). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 August 2016.
CD review: Chiara String Quartet’s Bartok by Heart (Azica Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 August 2016.
CD reviews: Jan Vogler’s Tchaikovsky (Sony Classical), Benjamin Beilman’s Spectrum (Warner Classics), and Elgar’s Piano Quintet (Avie Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 July 2016.
CD review: New York Philharmonic plays Christopher Rouse (DaCapo). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 July 2016.
Book review: Franz Liszt: Musician, Celebrity, Superstar (Yale University Press). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 July 2016.
Commentary: The Boston Globe Cleans House. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 June 2016.
CD reviews: Jean-Guihen Queyras’ Schumann (Harmonia mundi), the Naughton’s Visions (Warner Classics), and Janowski’s Ring Cycle (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 June 2016.
CD reviews: Ensemble Pygmalion’s Rhinemaidens (Harmonia mundi), Johann Strauss’ Der Zigeunerbaron (Pentatone), and Aurora Orchestra’s Introit (Decca). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 12 June 2016.
CD review: Under Stalin’s Shadow, vol. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 May 2016.
Concert review: A Far Cry’s “All-American” season finale. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 May 2016.
Preview of Grand Harmonie’s Brass Menagerie. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 May 2016.
CD review: Michael Nicolas’ Transitions (Sono Luminus). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 May 2016.
Feature: Longy School of Music at Bard College – Going Strong at 100. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 May 2016.
CD reviews: Paul Lewis and Trio Wanderer play Brahms (Harmonia mundi), Barbara Hannigan sings Hans Abrahamsen (Winter & Winter). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 May 2016.
CD review: John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles (Pentatone). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 May 2016.
Concert review: Radius Ensemble plays Zhurbin, Harbison, and Schubert. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 May 2016.
Concert review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Season Finale. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 April 2016.
CD and concert reviews: Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting Beethoven (Sony Classical) and Bernard Haitink conducting Mahler. Published in Arts Fuse (www.artsfuse.org), 23 April 2016.
CD reviews: Dvorak Overtures (Pentatone) and Dawn to Dust (Reference Recordings). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 April 2016.
Concert review: Handel & Haydn Society play Mozart and Beethoven. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 12 April 2016.
Concert review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Kancheli, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 March 2016.
Concert review: Boston Musica Viva’s Family Concert. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 March 2016.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #9: Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 10 March 2016.
Concert review: Charles Dutoit conducts Ravel and Javier Perianes plays Manuel de Falla. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 8 March 2016.
CD review: Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky from MusicAeterna (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 March 2016.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #8: Sibelius’s “Night Ride and Sunrise.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 5 March 2016.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #7: Christopher Rouse’s “Phantasmata.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 3 March 2016.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #6: Mendelssohn’s “Die erste Walpurgisnacht.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 March 2016.
Concert review: Boston Philharmonic at Sanders Theater. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 February 2016.
CD reviews: Handel’s Water Music (Harmonia mundi) and the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2016 New Year’s Concert. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 February 2016.
Concert review: The Bard in Boston – Part 3. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 February 2016.
Preview of George Tsontakis’ Sonnets. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 February 2016.
Concert review: The Bard in Boston – Part 2. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 February 2016.
Concert review: The Bard in Boston – Part 1. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 February 2016.
CD reviews of Emmanuelle Bertrand playing Dutilleux, Pablo Heras-Casado conducting Mendelssohn, and Amanda Forsythe singing Handel. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 26 January 2016.
Concert review: Daniele Gatti and the Orchestre National de France at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 January 2016.
Commentary: 2016 Orchestral Winter/Spring Preview. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 10 January 2016.
Commentary: “Boulez est mort.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 8 January 2016.
CD review of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 3 and Mass in C (SFS Media) and Karen Gottlieb’s Music for Harp (Innova). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 January 2016.
Commentary: Kurt Masur (1927-2015). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 3 January 2016.
CD review of Manfred Honeck conducting Beethoven Symphonies nos. 5 and 7 (Reference Recordings). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 December 2015.
Commentary: Notable classical performances of 2015. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 December 2015.
Commentary: Notable classical recordings of 2015. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 5 December 2015.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony playing Haydn, Bartok, and Tchaikovsky. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 December 2015.
Concert review of BMOP’s Gunther Schuller Memorial. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 November 2015.
Concert review of Isabelle Faust playing Berg. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 November 2015.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic playing Wagner at Sanders Theater. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 November 2015.
CD review of Jonas Kaufmann singing Puccini (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 November 2015.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 3 November 2015.
CD review of Elizabeth Watts singing Scarlatti (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 October 2015.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #5: Leonard Bernstein’s “Songfest.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 October 2015.
Concert review of Richard Strauss’s Elektra at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 October 2015.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #4: James MacMillan’s “Tryst.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 October 2015.
CD reviews: Daniil Trifonov plays Rachmaninov (Deutsche Grammophon) and Michael Lewin performs Debussy (Sono Luminus). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 October 2015.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #3: Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Symphony no. 6. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 October 2015.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #2: Anna Clyne’s “Night Ferry.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 5 October 2015.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 October 2015.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire #1: Saint-Saens’ Symphony in E-flat. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 September 2015.
Commentary: Rethinking the Repertoire: an Introduction. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 September 2015.
CD review of Julia Wolfe’s Anthracite Fields (Cantaloupe). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 September 2015.
CD review of Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov playing Brahms et al. (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 September 2015.
Commentary: Orchestral 2015-16 Fall Season Preview. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 September 2015.
Concert review of Odyssey Opera’s Le Cid. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 September 2015.
Commentary: Kapellmeister Nelsons. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 10 September 2015.
CD reviews of Renee Fleming and the Emerson Quartet playing Berg, Wellesz, and Zeisl (Decca) and the Jerusalem Quartet playing Beethoven (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 August 2015.
CD reviews of Vadim Kholodenko playing Grieg and Saint-Saens and Javier Perianes playing Grieg (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 August 2015.
CD reviews of John Adams’ Absolute Jest (SFS Media) and Alexander Melnikov playing Schumann (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 August 2015.
Concert review of the Monadnock String Quartet (in Trio Form). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 5 August 2015.
CD reviews of James MacMillan conducting Vaughan Williams, MacMillan, and Britten (Harmonia mundi) and MacMillan’s Clemency (Bis). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 July 2015.
CD reviews of Andris Nelsons conducting Shostakovich (Deutsche Gramophon) and James Brawn playing Beethoven (MSR Classics). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 July 2015.
CD reviews of Isabelle Faust playing Schumann and the Dmitri Ensemble playing Shostakovich (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 July 2015.
Concert review of Powder Her Face at the Boston Conservatory Theater. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 June 2015.
Concert reviews of Odyssey Opera’s “The British Invasion” (First Wave). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 June 2015.
CD review/commentary of symphonic recordings by the Boston Symphony and Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 May 2015
Commentary/preview of Andris Nelsons’ first season in Boston and the 2015-16 BSO season. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 May 2015.
Preview of Odyssey Opera’s “The British Invasion.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 May 2015.
Concert review of Radius Ensemble’s “Insight.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 May 2015.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting Schuller, Mozart, and Strauss. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 April 2015.
Concert review of Christian Tetzlaff playing Beethoven with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 6 April 2015.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting Gandolfi and Mahler. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 March 2015.
CD review of Simone Dinnerstein playing Ravel, Lasser, and Gershwin (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 March 2015.
Concert review of Boston Lyric Opera’s Kátya Kabanová. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 March 2015.
Concert review of Julia Fischer playing Brahms with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 March 2015.
CD review of Andris Nelsons conducting Wagner and Sibelius (BSO Classics). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 February 2015.
CD reviews of Hindemith Sonatas, Gloria Cheng’s Montage, Ensemble Epomeo playing Schnittke et al., and chamber music by Vittorio Giannini. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 February 2015.
Concert review of Ken-David Masur and Stefan Asbury conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 February 2015.
Concert review of Asher Fisch conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 February 2015.
Concert review of Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra’s “Russian Portraits.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 10 January 2015.
CD review of Seattle Opera’s Der Ring des Nibelungen (Avie Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 5 January 2015.
Commentary: Notable Classical Music Performances of 2014. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 December 2014.
Commentary: Notable Classical Recordings of 2014. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 December 2014.
Interview with Tim Page on the Virgil Thomson: Music Chronicles, 1940-54. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 December 2014.
CD review of the San Francisco Symphony’s “Masterpieces in Miniature” (SFS Media). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 November 2014.
Concert review of Boston Lyric Opera’s “The Love Potion.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 November 2014.
Concert review of Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 November 2014.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Hakan Hardenberger. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 November 2014.
Concert review of the New England Philharmonic’s “Shall we Dance?” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 October 2014.
Commentary: “I’ve neither seen nor heard it, but I don’t like it. (And neither should you.)” The Death of Klinghoffer Meets the Know-Nothing Protest. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 October, 2014.
Concert review of Thierry Fischer conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 October 2014.
Concert review of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s “Surround Sound.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 October 2014.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting Beethoven, Bartok, and Tchaikovsky. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 October 2014.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 September 2014.
Concert review of Odyssey Opera’s Die tote Stadt. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 September 2014.
Preview of the Worcester Chamber Music Society’s 2014-15 season. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 8 September 2014.
CD reviews of the Camerata Pacifica playing John Harbison and Beethoven’s complete music for cello and piano (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 8 September 2014.
Commentary: The Mess at the Met – …curtain!. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 August 2014.
Concert review of Monadnock Music’s season finale. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 August 2014.
Commentary: Closing Thoughts on the Discovery Ensemble. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 August 2014.
Commentary: The Mess at the Met. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 July 2014.
Concert review of Joshua Bell and Andris Nelsons at Tanglewood. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 July 2014.
Concert review of Opening Night at Monadnock Music. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 July 2014.
CD review of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story (SFS Media). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 July 2014.
CD reviews of Mozart’s “Haydn” Quartets, James Gaffigan conducting Dvorak (Harmonia mundi), and James Brawn’s Beethoven Odyssey 3 (MSR Classics). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 July 2014.
Concert review of Commonwealth Lyric Theater’s Mozart and Salieri. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 June 2014.
Preview of Commonwealth Lyric Theater’s Mozart and Salieri. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 June 2014.
CD reviews of John Adams’ City Noir (Nonesuch) and Howard Hersh’s Angels & Watermarks. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 May 2014.
Concert review of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s “A Fine Centenary.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 May 2014.
CD reviews of James Brawn’s Beethoven Odyssey (volumes 1 and 2) and “In Recital” (MSR Classics). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 12 May 2014.
Concert review of Charles Dutoit conducting Mozart and Mahler. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 April 2014.
Concert review of the Winsor Music Chamber Series at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brookline. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 18 April 2014.
Concert review of the Discovery Ensemble/Courtney Lewis. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 April 2014.
CD reviews of Jon Nakamatsu playing Schumann, Bach’s “Brandenburg” Concertos, and Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 April 2014.
CD reviews of Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ, Mozart/Bach Adagios and Fugues (Harmonia mundi), and Mahler’s Symphony no. 2 (Avie Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 April 2014.
CD reviews of music by Milton Babbitt and George Antheil (BMOP/Sound) and Chris Wild’s Abhanden (Navonna Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 April 2014.
Concert review of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 March 2014.
Commentary: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2014-15 Season Announcement. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 March 2014.
Concert review of Andris Nelsons conducting Salome. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 8 March 2014.
Concert review of the Nicolas Altstaed and the Discovery Ensemble. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 March 2014.
Concert review of Bernard Haitink conducting music by Steven Stucky, Schumann, and Brahms. Published in Arts Fuse (arts fuse.org), 10 February 2014.
CD reviews of Benjamin Hochman’s “Hommage a Schubert” and the Cypress Quartet’s “American Album” (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (arts fuse.org), 9 February 2014.
Concert preview of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players 50th Anniversary Concert. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 February 2014.
Concert review of Bernard Haitink conducting Ravel. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 February 2014.
Concert review of Andris Poga conducting Wagner, Lutoslawski, and Shostakovich. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 26 January 2014.
Concert review of Osvaldo Golijov’s La Pasión según San Marco at Symphony Hall, Boston. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 January 2014.
CD reviews of music by Andy Vores, Arthur Berger, and Matthew Rosenblum (BMOP/sound). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 December 2013.
CD reviews of the 2013 Van Cliburn Competition finalists (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 December 2013.
CD reviews of Lang Lang playing Prokofiev and Bartok (Sony Classical) and the Philadelphia Orchestra playing The Rite of Spring (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 November 2013.
CD reviews of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Che Puro Ciel (Harmonia mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 November 2013.
Concert review of Joshua Bell and Sam Haywood in recital. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 19 November 2013.
Concert review of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem conducted by Charles Dutoit. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 November 2013.
Concert review of Charles Dutoit conducting Ravel, Penderecki, and Elgar. Published in Arts Fuse, 4 November 2013.
Concert review of Daniel Harding conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 October 2013.
Concert review of the Discovery Ensemble playing Mozart, Ligeti, and Sibelius. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 October 2013.
CD reviews of Kevin Puts’ Symphony no. 4 and Hanns Eisler songs (Harmonia Mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 October 2013.
CD reviews of Harmonia Mundi Christmas 2013 releases. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 October 2013.
CD review of Martin Schlumpf’s Steams (Navona Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 October 2013.
Concert review of Thomas Ades conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 October 2013.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 September 2013.
CD reviews of Michael Gandolfi’s “From the Institutes of Groove” and Jacob Druckman’s “Lamia” (BMOP/Sound). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 September 2013.
CD reviews of Jeremy Denk (Nonesuch), Jan Vogler (Sony Classical), and Helene Grimaud (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 September 2013.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s all-Brahms Opening Night. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 September 2013.
Concert review of Odyssey Opera’s Rienzi. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 September 2013.
Preview of the 2013-14 Boston orchestral season. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 September 2013.
CD reviews of Kent Nagano conducting Bruckner and Mahler (Farao and Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 September 2013.
CD reviews of Schubert symphonies and Elgar’s Cello Concerto (Harmonia Mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 September 2013.
CD review of Lutoslawski: the Complete Symphonies (Sony Classical). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 July 2013.
Concert review of Commonwealth Lyric Theater’s Aleko. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 June 2013.
CD reviews of “Martin Boykan: Orchestral Works” and “Reza Vali: Toward that Endless Plain” (BMOP/sound). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 May 2013.
CD reviews of Harmonia Mundi Spring/Summer 2013 releases. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 May 2013.
Judicial review of John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 May 2013.
Fuse News: BSO Music Director-designate Andris Nelsons. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 May 2013.
Concert review of Nikolaj Znaider and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 6 May 2013.
Commentary: A Critic’s Responsibility? Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 May 2013.
Concert review of The Flying Dutchman at Boston Lyric Opera. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 April 2013.
Fuse News: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 Season – An Appraisal. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 April 2013.
Commentary: In memoriam, Sir Colin Davis (1927-2013). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 April 2013.
Concert review of Michael McHale and the Discovery Ensemble/Courtney Lewis. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 April 2013.
Classical concert picks for April 2013. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 March 2013.
Concert review of Boston Musica Viva’s “Role-Play.” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 26 March 2013.
Concert review of Michelle DeYoung and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Daniele Gatti. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 25 March 2013.
CD reviews of Harmonia Mundi Winter 2013 releases. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 March 2013.
CD review of Fellow Traveler (Azica Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 March 2013.
Concert review of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra/Benjamin Zander at Sanders Theater. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 February 2013.
Concert review of Renee Fleming and Susan Graham at Symphony Hall. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 6 February 2013.
Concert review of the Discovery Ensemble/Courtney Lewis. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 February 2013.
Classical concert picks for February 2013. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 February 2013.
Commentary: Discovery Ensemble’s Education Outreach. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 February 2013.
CD review of Paul Moravec: Northern Lights Electric and Thomas Oboe Lee: Six Concertos (BMOP/sound). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 January 2013.
CD review of Hywel Davies (Prima Facie). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 24 January 2013.
Concert review of the Worcester Chamber Music Society at the Worcester Art Museum. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 January 2013.
Concert review of Julian Rachlin and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Alan Gilbert. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 January 2013.
Classical concert picks for January 2013. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 December 2012.
CD reviews of “Barber: An American Romantic” and “Imogen Holst: Choral Works” (Harmonia Mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 December 2012.
CD review of “Out of Nowhere” (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 17 December 2012.
Concert preview of Ilana Zaks and the New England Philharmonic’s Family Concert. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 December 2012.
Concert review of the Discovery Ensemble/Courtney Lewis. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 December 2012.
CD reviews of Brahms: Clarinet and Piano Quintets, and Schubert: String Quintet in C (Harmonia Mundi). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 November 2012.
Classical concert picks for December 2012. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 November 2012.
Commentary: Tanglewood 2013. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 November 2012.
Concert review of Kirill Gerstein and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Ades. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 November 2012.
Concert review of the Handel and Haydn Society surveying the Classical symphony. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 November 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Saariaho, Britten, and Dvorak. Published in Arts Fuse, 6 November 2012.
Classical concert picks for November 2012. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 November 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Dutoit. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 October 2012.
CD reviews of John Harbison’s Winter Tale (BMOP Sound) and Derek Bermel’s Canzonas Americanas (Cantaloupe Records). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 October 2012.
CD review of Bruckner: Complete Symphonies (Querstand). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 27 October 2012.
Concert review of Joshua Weilerstein and the Discovery Ensemble/Courtney Lewis. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 October 2012.
Concert review of Joshua Bell and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Marcelo Lehninger. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 5 October 2012.
Classical concert picks for October 2012. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 October 2012.
Concert review of Joseph Silverstein and the Boston Conservatory Orchestra/Bruce Hangen. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 26 September 2012.
Concert review of the Worcester Chamber Music Society. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 September 2012.
Preview of the 2012-13 Boston orchestral season. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 September 2012.
CD review of Schumann, Wagner, and Strauss (Farao Classics). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 September 2012.
Commentary: “The Perilous Life of the Handel and Haydn Society?” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 11 September 2012.
CD review of Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration, Part 2. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 September 2012.
Classical concert picks for September 2012. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 September 2012.
Concert review of Gil Shaham and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra/Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 August 2012.
CD review of Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration, Part 1. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 August 2012.
Classical concert picks for August 2012. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 August 2012.
Concert review of the Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Gala. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 July 2012.
Commentary: “Just How Perilous is the Life of the Boston Symphony Orchestra?” Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 July 2012.
Classical concert picks for July 2012. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 June 2012.
CD review of Shostakovich’s Prologue to Orango and Symphony no. 4 (Deutsche Grammophon). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 June 2012.
Classical concert picks for June 2012. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 28 May 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 May 2012.
Concert review of Stephen Hammer and Michelle Graveline at the Worcester Arts Museum. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 May 2012.
CD review of Jeremy Denk’s “Ligeti/Beethoven” (Nonesuch). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 10 May 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 May 2012.
Concert review of Leila Josefowicz and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 April 2012.
CD review of Yevgeny Kutik’s “Sounds of Defiance” (Marquis). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 April 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 April 2012.
Concert review of Frank Peter Zimmermann and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Juraj Valcuha. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 March 2012.
Concert review of Nicholas Kitchen and Yeesun Kim at the Worcester Art Museum. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 March 2012.
Concert review of Yeol Eum Son at Mechanics Hall, Worcester. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 March 2012.
Concert review of Alexander Baille and the Boston Philharmonic/Benjamin Zander. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 March 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/John Oliver. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 26 February 2012.
Review of John Adams Harmonielehre and Short Ride in a Fast Machine (SFS Media). Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 February 2012.
Concert review of Peter Serkin and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Stephane Deneve. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 February 2012.
Concert review of Emmanuel Ax and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Jaap van Zweden. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 15 February 2012.
Review of The Perilous Life of Symphony Orchestras by Robert J. Flanagan. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 4 February 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Bramwell Tovey. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 30 January 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 January 2012.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Giancarlo Guerrero. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 22 January 2012.
Concert review of the Concord Chamber Players and Jessica Zhou at Concord Academy, Concord. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 16 January 2012.
Concert review of Trio con Brio Copenhagen at Tuckerman Hall, Worcester. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 6 January 2012.
Concert review of Boston Baroque at Sanders Theater. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 2 January 2012.
Concert review of the Aviv String Quartet at Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 13 December 2011.
Concert review of the 102nd Annual Christmas Carol Services at Memorial Church, Harvard University. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 12 December 2011.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Ludovic Morlot. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 29 November 2011.
Concert review of Richard Goode, Elizabeth Rowe and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Ludovic Morlot. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 21 November 2011.
Concert review of the Worcester Chamber Music Society. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 20 November 2011.
Concert review of Garrick Ohlsson and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Myung-Whun Chung. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 14 November 2011.
Concert review of Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and the New Century Chamber Orchestra. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 10 November 2011.
Concert review of Verdi’s Macbeth at the Boston Lyric Opera. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 7 November 2011.
Concert review of Lang Lang’s recital at Symphony Hall, Boston. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 1 November 2011.
Concert review of Nicholas Angelich and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Kurt Masur. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 23 October 2011.
Concert review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Sean Newhouse. Published in Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org), 9 October 2011.