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Category: music
The Great Opera Singer Who Was Discovered By Chaliapin, Thrilled London, Disappeared Twice, And Ended Up In Delaware, Forgotten
“Seldom does such a strong, complete vocal personality leap across the decades – full of steely confidence, haunting mystery, and emotional gravity – especially one attached to a name that’s completely unknown. … ‘She had a shimmering quality to her voice … and every note that comes out of her mouth is connected to intent. There’s not one empty note on the entire CD.'”
Sibelius And The Symphony That Never Was
“The gestation of the [8th] symphony may have been long and troubled, but Sibelius had, at various times, referred to his manuscript as ‘brilliant,’ ‘a great work in the making,’ a piece that would have been ‘the reckoning of [his] whole existence.’ For so long, he had had but one desire: to finish the piece before drifting off ‘to the final silence.’ Why, then, did Sibelius destroy such a highly anticipated and promising work? This remains one of the most perplexing questions in all of music history.”
Thomas Adès On His New Partnership With Boston Symphony
“There’s the feeling that if you can focus these activities in one place, then instead of making just a little pile of sand that blows away, you can build something more. For five or six years I had the Aldeburgh Festival, and then it became time to close that chapter, and I’ve been affiliated with nobody since that time. Now there is a place where I can build something with bricks again, instead of with sand!”
The Naked Pharoah: Countertenor Buffs Up And Bares It All
Anthony Roth Costanzo recounts how – from diets to workouts to (ouch!) full waxing – he prepared for the new production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten at English National Opera. (includes video and audio)
Seven Rising Women Conductors To Whom Attention Must Be Paid
This isn’t a list for the likes of Marin Alsop, JoAnn Falletta, and Susanna Mälkki, who are already established. You’ve heard of some of these women; you will be hearing more of all of them. (They forgot Karina Canellakis, though.)
Boston Symphony Names Composer As Its First Artistic Partner
“In his new role, … [he] will conduct the BSO in his own music and other repertoire. He also will compose a new BSO-commissioned Piano Concerto, perform as a chamber musician, teach at the Tanglewood Music Center, and direct two upcoming editions of the TMC’s Festival of Contemporary Music (in 2018 and 2019).”
More Proof That Choral Singing Is Really Good For You
“The synchronistic physical activity of choristers appears to create an unusually strong bond, giving members the emotionally satisfying experience of temporarily ‘disappearing’ into a meaningful, coherent body.”
Watching A Violinist’s Brain At Work
“Laying motionless on her back in the MRI machine while her brain activity was being measured, [Jennifer] Koh was asked to imagine playing a series of classical works for solo violin by Paganini and Bach, to listen to them, or to read their musical scores. [Dr.] Overath then studied how Koh’s brain reacted to each.”
Depravity At The Paris Opera, Courtesy Of Bret Easton Ellis
The author of American Psycho, Less Than Zero, and countless ill-advised tweets has scripted and directed a video for the company’s Troisième Scène with a, um, singular riff on The Barber of Seville.