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772 Fleischer Randall

Chamber Orchestra's two Randalls

In the wrong hands, this could have been a so-so concert, since none of the pieces on the program could be considered major attractions. Two Randalls— Scarlata and Fleischer— turned it into one of the most enjoyable Chamber Orchestra concerts I’ve attended.

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Mozart, Symphony No. 28 in C Major; Ravel, Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé; Stravinsky, Deux Poèmes de Paul Verlaine (Randall Sc
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 2 minute read
769 Janitsch

Tempesta di Mare revives Janitsch

Five pieces by one of Frederick the Great’s court composers received their first performances in two centuries and warmed the hearts of 21st-Century Philadelphians. You couldn’t hear these pieces without visualizing the private, cultivated setting they were written for.

Tempesta di Mare: Janitsch Sonata die Chiesa in A Minor, Sonata da Camera in C, Sonata da Camera in E-flat, Sonata da Camera in G Minor, Quadro in G. Gwyn Roberts, flute and recorder; Geoff
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 3 minute read
762 Cohenanat

Israeli Jazz and Pierre Boulez

Jazz and Pierre Boulez— the perfect antidote for a classical musician’s malaise.

Anat Cohen Quintet. Israeli Jazz Festival 2008, January 24, 2008 at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St. (215) 222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com.

Orchestra 2001: Boulez, Le Marteau Sans Maitre. James Freeman, conductor. January 26, 2008 at Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.
Dan Coren

Dan Coren

Articles 4 minute read
754 Shaham Rinat

Jennifer Higdon Festival (third review)

Both Jennifer Higdon works premiered at the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Leonard Bernstein Festival were seriously flawed. Her song sequence Bentley Roses, on the other hand, was a pure delight.

Philadelphia Orchestra: Higdon, The Singing Rooms. Jennifer Koh, violin; Philadelphia Singers Chorale; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. January 17 and 23, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 5 minute read
753 Bernstein Leonard

Higdon, Bernstein and the Orchestra (2nd review)

What was Jennifer Higdon thinking when she wrote The Singing Rooms? For that matter, what was Leonard Bernstein thinking when he wrote Jeremiah?

Philadelphia Orchestra: Bernstein Jeremiah Symphony, Schumann Second Symphony, Higdon The Singing Rooms. Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. January 17-19, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce Sts. (215.) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 4 minute read
750 Haydn2

Tunes in sonata-form (Part 5)

In the fifth in his series on sonata-form, Dan Coren corrects some common misconceptions about the role of tunes in a sonata-form. Along the way, he re-introduces Haydn at his wittiest and most sophisticated.
Dan Coren

Dan Coren

Articles 8 minute read
752 Ross Robert A M

Music or performers? (Critic's reply)

Corbin Abernathy, of Voces Novae et Antiquae, complains in a letter that my recent review of For So The Children Come focused solely on the poet and the composer, to the neglect of the performers. He’s right, and he deserves a response.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 2 minute read
744 Higdoncat

Orchestra plays Bernstein and Higdon (1st review)

As the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Bernstein festival proceeds, his youthful Jeremiah Symphony, and Schumann’s Second, framed the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s The Singing Rooms. It’s one of the few works I’ve heard in recent years that deserves not only the occasional performance but also a place in the permanent repertory.

Philadelphia Orchestra: Bernstein Jeremiah Symphony, Schumann Second Symphony, Higdon The Singing
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 5 minute read
748 rain2

"Rain: The Beatles Experience' (2nd review)

The late lamented Beatles were introspective (or stoned) and fearful of crowds. These Beatles imitators are extroverted and determined to please the audience, which they certainly do. But what we have here is the louder sound that the public has become accustomed to since the Beatles disbanded.

Rain: The Beatles Experience. Through January 20, 2008 at the Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 893-1999 or www.kimmelcenter.org.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 4 minute read
746 Ax Emanuel

Critic's alert: Catch these concerts

If you have a taste for the unusual – or for Mozart -- here are some concerts you won’t want to miss.
Dan Coren

Dan Coren

Articles 1 minute read