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Ionarts: Dip Your Ears, No. 202 (Schulhoff on the Piano)
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Dip Your Ears, No. 202 (Schulhoff on the Piano). Saturday, August 01, 2015. Piano Works: Sonata No.2; Five Pittoresques op.31; Two Pieces; Music for Piano op.35; Esquisses de Jazz. Sonatas Nos.1 and 3; Improvisations de Jazz; 5 Burlesques op.23; 5 Grotesques op.21; Five Pittoresques op.31; Ironies op.34 et al. Sonatas and other Rarities. And catchy Charleston comes with classical variation forms. Made possible by Listen Music Magazine. 183; critic's picks.
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Ionarts: 'Salome' / 'La Finta Giardiniera': My Heart Belongs to Daddy
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Salome' / 'La Finta Giardiniera': My Heart Belongs to Daddy. By Charles T. Downey. Saturday, August 08, 2015. Charles T. Downey, Powerful “Salome” and problematic Mozart at Santa Fe Opera. Mozart, La Finta Giardiniera. S Karthäuser, A. Penda, Freiburger Barockorchester, R. Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi, 2012). Why do people laugh so much in performances of Richard Strauss’s Salome? John Stege, Salome Agonistes. Santa Fe New Mexican. Filed under Ionarts at Large.
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Ionarts: Production Photos from the Bayreuth Festival's Siegfried
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Production Photos from the Bayreuth Festival's Siegfried. Sunday, August 09, 2015. He realizes he’s just a bit short on cash and with the words “Dort seh’ ich Siegfried nahn! 8220; (“Woha, I think Siegfried approaches! Full review on Forbes.com. Click on excerpted images below to find a higher resolution version of the full picture. All images courtesy Bayreuth Festival, © Enrico Nawrath. Filed under Bayreuth Festival. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Ionarts: À mon chevet: 'Go Set a Watchman'
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. À mon chevet: 'Go Set a Watchman'. By Charles T. Downey. Tuesday, August 04, 2015. À mon chevet is a series of posts featuring a quote from whatever book is on my nightstand at the moment. Mr Stone had pronounced the benediction and was on his way to the front door when she went down the aisle to corner Herbert, who had remained behind to shut the windows. Dr. Finch was faster on the draw:. You aren't going to take something like that lying down, are you?
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Ionarts: Winter in Summer: Matthias Goerne at Tanglewood
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Winter in Summer: Matthias Goerne at Tanglewood. By Charles T. Downey. Friday, August 07, 2015. We welcome this review from Tanglewood, an Ionarts exclusive, by guest contributor Seth Arenstein. M Goerne, C. Eschenbach. Harmonia Mundi, 2014). Winter Journey), a favorite of this site. Not that Goerne’s 2014 recording of Winterreise. With Christoph Eschenbach on piano. Or to those of his pianist this night, Markus Hinterhäuser. From the piano’s op...8221; (...
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Ionarts: Steve Jobs Opera for Santa Fe
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Steve Jobs Opera for Santa Fe. By Charles T. Downey. Friday, August 07, 2015. Charles T. Downey, Santa Fe company commissions an iOpera: Should there be an app for that? Santa Fe Opera celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2016, when the season will focus on three great operas of the 20th century: Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West. And Samuel Barber’s Vanessa. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 183; a concert calendar. 183; critic's picks. August 28, 2016.
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Ionarts: Production Photos from the Bayreuth Festival's Rheingold
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Production Photos from the Bayreuth Festival's Rheingold. Thursday, August 06, 2015. Full review on Forbes.com. Click on excerpted images below to find a higher resolution version of the full picture. All images courtesy Bayreuth Festival, © Enrico Nawrath. Filed under Bayreuth Festival. August 06, 2015 1:34 PM. If it is true that she didnt like that production (for whatever reasons), than that does indeed speak less-than-well for her. And now this Ring.
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Ionarts: Dip Your Ears, No. 203 (Jennifer Koh in Bach and Beyond)
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Dip Your Ears, No. 203 (Jennifer Koh in Bach and Beyond). Saturday, August 08, 2015. JSBach, E.Ysaÿe, K.Saariaho, M.Mazzoli,. 8220;Bach and Beyond Part 1”. Partitas Nos.2 and 3, Sonata op.27/2, Nocturne, Dissolve, O My Heart. Bach and Just a Little Beyond. And Missy Mazzoli’s simplistic-lovely-harmless Bach-infused Dissolve, O My Heart. The pivot is Kaija Saariaho’s five-minute breathy-fragile Nocturne. Made possible by Listen Music Magazine. May 27, 2016).
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Ionarts: Ionarts in Santa Fe: 'Cold Mountain'
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Ionarts in Santa Fe: 'Cold Mountain'. By Charles T. Downey. Thursday, August 06, 2015. Ensemble in Cold Mountain. 2015, Santa Fe Opera (photo by Ken Howard). C Frazier, Cold Mountain. Grove Press, 1997). Charles T. Downey, “Cold Mountain” is a long, bleak night in Santa Fe Opera premiere. Few moments equal the excitement of the world premiere of a new opera. The theater darkens, and music that very few people have heard before unfolds before you. James M&...
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Ionarts: Musical Heroes at Tanglewood
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Something other than politics in Washington, D.C. Musical Heroes at Tanglewood. By Charles T. Downey. Monday, August 03, 2015. We welcome this review from Tanglewood by guest contributor Seth Arenstein. Shostakovich, Symphony No. 10, Boston Symphony Orchestra, A. Nelsons. When prominent soloists, cast in the role of musical heroes, overshadow a concert program, smaller pieces may receive less attention, perhaps even diminished rehearsal time. Fortunately the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The soulful second ...
