South Florida Classical Review

Cellist’s offbeat tastes are hitting the mark

When Mark Kosower takes the stage, or sanctuary, Thursday night at Coral Gables Congregational Church, his recital will offer fare by familiar names like Bach, [...]

Mon Jul 28, 2008
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Miami Lyric’s "Butterfly" takes a late flight

By now Miami Lyric Opera regulars know what to expect. As with an eccentric but loveable, well-intentioned relative, you overlook the faults to focus on [...]

Sun Jul 27, 2008
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"Boheme" times two

Puccini: La Boheme.Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, Nicole Cabell, Boaz DanielBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and ChorusBertrand de Billy (Deutsche Grammophon)
Puccini: La BohemeNorah Amsellem, Marcus Haddock, Georgia [...]

Sat Jul 26, 2008
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South Beach "Butterfly"

In May, Miami Lyric Opera presented a startlingly good Lucia di Lammermoor, in a production that was well sung and dramatically compelling. Raffaele Cardone’s [...]

Thu Jul 24, 2008
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From Mozart to Martinu

The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival presents another distinctive program this weekend, featuring Mozart’s Duo for violin and viola, Max Reger’s Flute Trio, Martinu’s delightful [...]

Thu Jul 24, 2008
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Sounds of near-silence

Feldman: The Viola in My Life I-IVMarek KonstantynowiczCikada EnsembleNorwegian Radio Orchestra/Christian Eggen(ECM)
The art of Morton Feldman, like the man himself, is a study in contrasts. [...]

Sat Jul 19, 2008
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A festive musical repast

The second program of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival continues its juxtaposition of rarely heard music with more standard items. Once again, the Helen [...]

Sat Jul 19, 2008
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Cafe Table and musical chairs

Part deux of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival spans the centuries with an emphasis on works inspired by or arranged for the salon, café, [...]

Thu Jul 17, 2008
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Love songs, live from Aspen

Peter Lieberson’s Neruda Songs comprise the most moving and unearthly beautiful song cycle since Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs. Like Strauss’s valedictory work, these five [...]

Thu Jul 17, 2008
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Exiting the stage

A personal note about my friend Jack Zink, theater, music and cultural affairs writer at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. A fixture in the region’s [...]

Tue Jul 15, 2008
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Beethoven rarities spark Chamber Fest opener

The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival is the perfect answer for listeners feeling concert deprivation during the summer doldrums. Each of the four weekend programs [...]

Sat Jul 12, 2008
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Copland from the Heartland

Copland: The Tender Land Suite; Piano Concerto; Old American Songs, Sets 1 and 2.Benjamin Pasternack, pianistSt. Charles SingersRobert Hanson/Elgin Symphony OrchestraNaxosThe Naxos label’s invaluable American [...]

Fri Jul 11, 2008
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Got Ludwig if you want it

Yes, it’s peak summer in South Florida, and, yes, there is scant classical music happening. But for those of us unwilling or unable to escape [...]

Thu Jul 10, 2008
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CD Review

Amazing Grace: A Gospel and Bluegrass JourneySeraphic FirePatrick Dupre Quigley, artistic directorFolk, bluegrass and gospel normally fall far outside the Classical Review’s charge. But even [...]

Sun Jul 06, 2008
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CD Review Lara goes Australian

Hindson: Violin Concerto; Corigliano: Suite from The Red Violin; Liszt/Kennedy-St. John: Totentanz.
Lara St. JohnSarah Ioannides/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Ancalagon)
With her latest CD, Lara St. John serves [...]

Fri Jul 04, 2008
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