Archive for the ‘BSO’ Category
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
To start ringing in the occasion, Marin Alsop (pictured left) led the BSO in a rousing take on Leonard Bernstein’s Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1. After that, she followed it up with Mahler’s first Symphony, affectionately named Titan. In case you think Bernstein was nothing but a show pony for Broadway, ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
My first thought was: What’s the least necessary “new” recording to add to classical stacks? Dvorak’s New World Symphony would be tops. But the Baltimore Symphony's recent album just might prove a naysayer wrong...
This won’t be a rant against pandering to the gray old guard who pay up for ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
This weeekend, the Baltimore Symphony pays tribute to the celebrated American composer George Gershwin.
Marin Alsop will lead the programs with guest pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. On Thursday and Friday, the program consists of Gershwin's first major classical work, Rhapsody in Blue, along with his Concerto in F and Ravel's Le Tombeau ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Yuja Wang & the BSO's performance program of Yardumian, Prokofiev and Berlioz was hands down the best performance I've seen this season, equaling if not surpassing opening weekend, and maintaining consistently high-quality performance throughout.
The first piece was Yardumian's Armenian Suite. Immediately apparent was French guest-conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier's conducting ...
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
When Marin Alsop took over from Yuri Temirkanov as music director of the BSO this past season, there was a huge ruckus. She was bringing in huge names in modern classical like John Adams, Tan Dun, and fairly renowned fiddler/composer Mark O'Connor (who delivered a hell of a performance ...
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The Secret Machines: Secret Machines
The Bug: London Zoo
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Vinyl Mono LP only)
Arbouretum/Pontiak: Kale (Vinyl LP only)
Small Sur: We Live in Houses Made of Wood
Abe Vigoda: Skeleton
Imperial China: Methods: EP