Tag: music
group name: bso
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October 09, 2007 11:16 AM EDT --
Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of his Sixth Symphony, Pathetique, on October 28, 1893. Nine days later he was dead. While musicologists may never know why he died when he did (some speculate . . . more
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October 22, 2007 04:54 PM EDT --
If fate was the salient feature of the last two BSO programs, then death is the theme for this coming weekend. On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday, the BSO will perform Shostakovich’s . . . more
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October 06, 2008 01:18 PM EDT --
Performance Dates:
Friday, October 10, 2008 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 11, 2008 8:00 PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:00 PM
MAHLER - Symphony No. 6
Continuing a multi-year survey . . . more
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October 29, 2007 02:08 PM EST --
Many of us do Sudoku puzzles when we’re sick and bored at home. Perhaps we’ll read a novel or watch some TV if we’re taking care of a family member. Instead, while . . . more
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November 14, 2007 04:09 PM EST --
Classical music is a genre obsessed with anniversaries. Every year, it seems like classical music institutions all over the world acknowledge the significant dates of at least one famous composer. . . . more
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October 25, 2007 04:10 PM EDT --
For all of our gather.com readers between the ages of 21 and 38, remember that our first Repartee program concert is coming up on October 30th. Join us at 7 PM at Symphony Hall for a pre-concert . . . more
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November 01, 2007 02:53 PM EST --
Gather.com community members! Remember that the BSO’s first Bolero Program concert is quickly approaching!
Bolero is a series of concerts for classically-minded singles . . . more
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April 03, 2008 02:08 PM EST --
Levine 's Brahms performances at Tanglewood in years past crackled with the kind of intensity of sound and rhythmic punch that makes the maestro one of the best in the world. And Brahms's . . . more
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November 08, 2007 11:44 AM EST --
Young classical music fans and non-classically inclined socialites alike will enjoy the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Repartee pre-concert reception. Never been to Symphony Hall? . . . more
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November 21, 2007 12:54 PM EST --
“I’m a complete unabashed Smetana nut,” writes James Levine in this week’s BSO program book, “and I’m so happy to be playing both these works with the BSO, which hasn’t . . . more
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November 05, 2007 11:05 AM EST --
It’s a packed week for Symphony Hall. The exciting new conductor (who just can’t seem to get any bad press) and most recent appointment for music director of the L.A. Philharmonic, . . . more
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February 11, 2008 03:23 PM EST --
Bringing Boston's A-list together for an evening of elegance and entertainment, the BSO's Repartee group in conjunction with Stuff@Night Magazine and The Boston Phoenix will host an exclusive . . . more
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February 11, 2008 02:52 PM EST --
Shostakovich was on a roll in the 1920s. His First Symphony, a graduation piece from his final days at the Leningrad Conservatory, catapulted him to international stardom and secured for him . . . more
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April 28, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
In November we heard Mahler's Ninth Symphony, a musical monument to life yet haunted by death, a piece the stares through and transcends mortality, an otherworldly farewell that has to be experienced . . . more
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January 17, 2008 10:20 AM EST --
Mitsuko Uchida has been playing Mozart for what seems likean eternity. She has studied, performed, and recorded all 27 concerti, and her thoughtful and nuanced approach borrows from the insights of . . . more
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February 28, 2008 11:30 AM EST --
Anyone who witnessed the glorious recital that Thomas Quasthoff presented with James Levine this past weekend of the complete Winterreise song cycle by Schubert knows that he is blessed with . . . more
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February 26, 2008 09:38 AM EST --
Especially with a maestro like Levine at the helm of the Boston Symphony , we've gotten used to hearing huge masterpieces—works that exploit the grandeur, the huge sound and dexterous playing . . . more
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January 25, 2008 11:24 AM EST --
Performances of The Dream of Gerontius are rare. From a logistical standpoint, the piece raises some problems. It requires a large orchestra, full chorus, and vocal soloists, which for a work that . . . more
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February 01, 2008 12:20 PM EST --
It seems like symphony concerts across the country offer the opportunity to see only one soloist per evening. We generally hear one concerto in between a shorter overture and a symphony, and . . . more
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March 18, 2008 03:12 PM EST --
With the recent passing of Craig Smith, founder and Artistic Director of Emmanuel Music, Boston has grown a little more sensitive to the music of Bach. Early music has always flourished here, . . . more
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