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Louis Langrée begins final week with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

Louis Langrée and Randall Goosby © Lawrence Sumulong
Langrée's incoherent but enjoyable program skips through five centuries of music history from Lully to Valerie Coleman. 
***11
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Contrasting halves from Mostly Mozart Orchestra and Heyward

Jonathon Heyward and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra © Lincoln Center | Lawrence Sumulong
Jessie Montgomery's 2016 Records from a Vanishing City enthralls, Barber’s Violin Concerto is exquisite; Schumann's Rhenish disappoints.
***11
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In New York, Gemma New makes “Mostly Mozart” mostly magic

Gemma New and Stewart Goodyear © Lawrence Sumulong
Gemma New makes a positive impressive in the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra's lively rendition of the “Prague” Symphony. 
****1
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Langrée pairs ambitious premiere with uneven Mass at Mostly Mozart

Amir ElSaffar © Lawrence Sumulong

The world premiere of Iraqi-American composer Amir ElSaffar's ambitious Dhikra (Remembrance) very nearly succeeds in its ambitions. 

****1
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra offers a Requiem for itself

Louis Langrée leads the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra © Steven Pisano for Bachtrack

Amid an uncertain future for the Mostly Mozart Festival, conductor Louis Langrée led a fiery program that overflowed with rage rather than grief.

****1
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Mozart and Brahms shine in a bold, romantic glow

Romanticized but highly enjoyable Mozart performances, monumental Brahms, but more gusto than tenderness characterized the program.
****1
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