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Philadelphia Orchestra conjures sorcerers and spells
Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges made up for an uneven first half that jumped from Mozart to Harry Potter.
Take me to church: Nézet-Séguin leads Bach's Mass in B minor
Bach's crowning musical achievement made a disappointing return to the Philadelphia Orchestra repertoire after a 34-year absence.
Philadelphia brought to life in Machover première
A première of Machover's latest City Symphony leaves its mark beyond works by Bernstein and Mussorgsky.
Maestro Rattle cooks up a fresh Ninth with the Berlin Phil
If you are going to hear any performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in the next decade, it should be from Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker.
A sublime Brahms Requiem in New York
The Vienna Philharmonic, the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Diana Damrau and Christian Gerhaher present a sublime Brahms Requiem on a snowy Sunday afternoon.
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mahler and Zombification
In the spirit of Hallowe'en, Mahler’s Second Symphony focuses on the idea of Zombification; however, any mention of eating brains didn’t pass Mahler’s final edits.