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Wagner's “Götterdämmerung” at the Met
The letdown of the gods: Robert Lepage phones it in
What's the meaning of Wagner's Ring cycle— the destruction of civilization or the birth of a new world? Robert Lepage's tepid Götterdämmerung suggests a third possiblity: nothing much, really.
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Chamber Orchestra spotlights McGill and Mackey
If Mozart used Twitter
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia paired the rising young clarinetist Anthony McGill with a world premiere by Steven Mackey, whose career straddles the worlds of rock and the Big Five orchestras.
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Dolce Suono: Mahler and Schoenberg
The not-so-odd couple
Mahler the traditionalist and Schoenberg the atonal apostate actually liked and respected each other. But at this concert, Shulamit Ran's Moon Songs spoke to me above all.
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Tempesta di Mare's "Italians in Vienna'
When Italy conquered Austria
Tempesta di Mare's “Italians in Vienna” raises an interesting question: Who was greater— Vivaldi, or the Hapsburg Emperor Leopold I?
Tempesta di Mare: “Italians in Vienna.” Vivaldi, Concerto for Two Flutes in C, and Perche son molli; Caldara, Concerto for Cello in D Minor; Parsile, Le sofferte; Jommelli, Trio No. 6 for Two Flutes and Cello in D; Fux, Trio Sonata in A; Badia, La Fenice. Michael Maniaci, soprano; Emlyn Ngai, concertmaster. February 4, 2012 at Arch Street Meeting House, 320 Arch St. (215) 755-8776 or www.tempestadimare.org.
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Verdi's "Oberto' by AVA
Before Verdi was Verdi
Verdi demonstrated amazing talent in this first effort, staged when he was 26 years old. Credit AVA's Christofer Macatsoris for beating Muti and Levine to the punch.
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Nicola Luisotti leads the Orchestra
Leaping Luisotti, or: The return of the hyperkinetic conductor
Guest conductor Nicola Luisotti opened his debut performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra with the hokiest of Stokowski's Bach transcriptions. More substance emerged in the Shostakovich Violin Concerto and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, but Luisotti's podium antics didn't enhance his otherwise straightforward readings.
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Leila Josefowicz at the Perelman
Unexpected pleasures
From de Falla to John Adams, the violinist Leila Josefowicz explored the world beyond the standard repertoire. I ended up getting my biggest satisfactions from the three pieces I had least looked forward to.
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Orchestra 2001 at Trinity Center
What inspires composers?
Orchestra 2001 ranged across the spectrum of modern musical styles, with the usual hits and misses, depending on your personal biases.
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Peter Serkin at Curtis
A family affair at Curtis
Beethoven's sublime Diabelli Variations, one of the summits of Western art, capped Peter Serkin's benefit recital at the Curtis Institute, his alma mater. With family members both in attendance and on the program, it was in every sense a successful homecoming.
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Nézet-Séguin conducts Mahler (2nd review)
Yannick's first big test
Yannick Nézet-Séguin returned to his new Orchestra on a flying visit but with a weighty load: Mahler's titanic Sixth Symphony, which shared the program with Bach's Fifth Brandenburg Concerto. The lightly scored Bach was a bit swamped in Verizon Hall's cavernous spaces, but Mahler's mightiest score amply filled it in a disciplined and expressive reading.
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