The Irresistible Beauty of Schubert
Two recent concerts in New York provided a rare opportunity for a back-to-back savoring of some of the composer’s greatest works.
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The new curator placed surpassingly ugly statues in the large niches, which were better left empty.
‘Bach to the Future’: Concert to Make One Feel Lucky to Live in New York
The selection of chorales and songs by Bach, Schubert, and Brahms was a masterpiece.
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Nézet-Séguin Impresses in His Met Debut, with La Traviata
Under his baton, the glorious music made up for so-so staging and ugly costumes.
The Met’s La Bohème Is Tasteful and Delightful
Impeccable sets and outstanding performers bring Puccini’s music to life.
Magnificent Mahler
An unlovely contemporary piece, opening the Carnegie Hall program, set the stage for Mahler’s triumph.
A Perfect Night of Schubert & Beethoven at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
If all concerts were this good, there’d be no need to review any of them.
Schubert, Early and Late, and Beethoven — in an Exceptional Concert
We’d be lucky if Iván Fischer conducted every week at the New York Philharmonic.
With Mozart and Haydn Masses, Less Is More
The Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall was less an ocean liner than a zippy roadster, able to stop on a dime.