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Stockhausen: The road not taken
At a critical point in his career, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen took the wrong fork in the road. That’s a shame, because he inspired me to take the right fork.
Dolce Suono: Triumph of the winds
After 19-plus seasons as a reviewer, our critic admits he’s undervalued a major musical form. In appropriate hands, the wind quintet can produce an interplay of tone colors and well-defined instrumental voices that puts it in a class by itself.
Dolce Suono: Ibert’s Trois Pieces Breves, Reicha Quintet #20 in D minor, Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin (arr. Mason Jones), Barber’s Summer Music (Mimi Stillman, flute; Geoffrey Deemer,
Dolce Suono: Ibert’s Trois Pieces Breves, Reicha Quintet #20 in D minor, Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin (arr. Mason Jones), Barber’s Summer Music (Mimi Stillman, flute; Geoffrey Deemer,
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José LimÓ³n Dance Company at Annenberg
The Mexican choreographer José Limón died in 1972 but left an artistic bounty that remains a valuable resource when it comes to building the complete modern dancer. His distinctive style came through with joy at the Zellerbach even in an erratically danced program.
José Limón Dance Company. December 6-8, 2007 at Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-3900 or
José Limón Dance Company. December 6-8, 2007 at Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-3900 or
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Hélène Grimaud plays Beethoven
The pianist Hélène Grimaud plays as if she has thought deeply about every single note. It’s as if Grimaud is hearing Beethoven’s lyrics in her inner ear.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto; Edgar Varèse’s Ameriques; Ravel’s La Valse. James Conlon, conductor; Hélène Grimaud, piano. December 7-8, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto; Edgar Varèse’s Ameriques; Ravel’s La Valse. James Conlon, conductor; Hélène Grimaud, piano. December 7-8, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
EgoPo's 'Vieux Carré'
In his revival of Tennessee Williams’s forgotten sequel to The Glass Menagerie, director Lane Savadove stresses physicality and intense emotion. That’s what makes this 30-year-old play jump out at us.
Vieux Carré. Drama by Tennessee Williams; directed by Lane Savadove; musical director Daniel T. Peterson. EgoPo production through December 22, 2007 at Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. (215) 552-8773 or
Vieux Carré. Drama by Tennessee Williams; directed by Lane Savadove; musical director Daniel T. Peterson. EgoPo production through December 22, 2007 at Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. (215) 552-8773 or
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Understanding tonality (Sonata-form, Part 4)
In his fourth article on sonata-form, Dan Coren invites readers to sing along as he explains not only tonality— the sense of being in a key— but the concept of modulation to the dominant, the glue that holds sonata-form together.
Jason Reitman's "Juno'
Director Jason Reitman, who gave us Thank You For Smoking, is at it again, with a quirky comedy about a pregnant teenager that refuses to follow predictable paths.
Juno. A film directed by Jason Reitman. Opens December 14, 2007 at Ritz at the Bourse, Fourth and Ludlow Sts., and Showcsae at the Ritz, New Jersey. www.ritzfilmbill.com.
Juno. A film directed by Jason Reitman. Opens December 14, 2007 at Ritz at the Bourse, Fourth and Ludlow Sts., and Showcsae at the Ritz, New Jersey. www.ritzfilmbill.com.
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"Passports to Paris' at Harrisburg
The novelist Baudelaire asked French artists of the 19th Century to render what he called “the heroism of modern life.” As this exhibition attests, by and large they responded— though in art’s oblique fashion.
“Passports to Paris: Nineteenth-Century French Prints from the Georgia Museum of Art.” Through December 30, 2007 at Susquehanna Art Museum, 301 Market St., Harrisburg. Pa. (717) 233-8668 or
“Passports to Paris: Nineteenth-Century French Prints from the Georgia Museum of Art.” Through December 30, 2007 at Susquehanna Art Museum, 301 Market St., Harrisburg. Pa. (717) 233-8668 or
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Orchestra's "Das Paradies und die Peri' (3rd
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s premiere performance of Das Paradies und die Peri under Sir Simon Rattle revealed buried treasure: an hour and a half of top-drawer Schumann that Wolfgang Sawallisch overlooked.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Schumann, Das Paradies und die Peri. Simon Rattle, conductor; Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano; Christine Brandes, soprano, Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Mark Padmore, tenor; Joseph Kaiser, tenor; Luca Pisaroni, bass-
Philadelphia Orchestra: Schumann, Das Paradies und die Peri. Simon Rattle, conductor; Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano; Christine Brandes, soprano, Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Mark Padmore, tenor; Joseph Kaiser, tenor; Luca Pisaroni, bass-
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On boycotting Greg Wood
Greg Wood, Grace Gonglewski, Tom Teti, Frank X…. It’s fun to see local actors evolve and grow in new roles. But even Laurence Olivier could become tiresome if you watched him every week. Is this a world-class theatrical community or a small town?
The School For Wives. Comedy by Molière; directed by Kathryn Nocero MacMillan. Lantern Theater Co. production through December 9, 2007 at St. Stephen’s Theater, Tenth and Ludlow Sts. (215) 829-0395 or 
The School For Wives. Comedy by Molière; directed by Kathryn Nocero MacMillan. Lantern Theater Co. production through December 9, 2007 at St. Stephen’s Theater, Tenth and Ludlow Sts. (215) 829-0395 or 
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