Kudos to these musicians and the Chamber Music Society for dusting off an extraordinary creation by Joachim Raff and giving it a fair and muscular airing.
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Concert Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – ‘Liszt and Bartók: A Night in Budapest’
The musicians achieved a lyrical ease, built to a satisfying romantic climax, and ratcheted up the tension...
Read More »Concert Review: A ‘Rococo Repast’ from Musicians of the American Classical Orchestra
Musicians of the ACO enveloped us in the pure joy of sweet-sounding, often deeply inspired chamber music of the Rococo period by J.C. Bach, Michael Haydn, and Mozart.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Then and Now: Chamber Music of Richard Festinger’
A lot of contemporary music comes my way, and rarely do I hear a collection as appealing as this one, full of interesting ideas and curiously beautiful sounds.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: All-Haydn Season Opener with Pinchas Zukerman, Michael Stephen Brown
The Chamber Music Society launched its new season with a sold-out all-Haydn concert that revealed the composer's seminal importance to the development of classical music.
Read More »Concert Review: Music by Mozart for Two Pianists, with Michael Stephen Brown and Adam Golka
Concerts like this tribute to classical music's fun side are just what's needed to perpetuate love and support for the tradition.
Read More »Concert Review: ‘Alla Zingarese’ – Brahms, Liszt, and the Imprint of Romani Music
We may be avoiding calling it "Gypsy music" now, but its spirited influence on both Brahms and Liszt is unmistakeable.
Read More »Concert Preview and Interview: Pianist Michael Stephen Brown on ‘Mozart as Harlequin’ (May 1, NYC)
Michael Stephen Brown and Adam Golka perform music by Mozart for piano four hands and for two pianos at the Aspect Chamber Music Series.
Read More »Brahms, Liszt, Mozart and More: Aspect Chamber Music Series Continues in NYC and London
"I just have a hard time believing Brahms would deliberately be such a rude guest!" Pianist Per Tengstrad talks to us about his upcoming concert in New York City playing the music of Brahms and Liszt.
Read More »Concert Review: “From My Life” – Chamber Music of Dvořák, Beethoven, Smetana with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Wu Qian, Nicholas Canellakis
What's happening in composers' lives often reverberates in the music they produce. The Asepct Chamber Music Series explored this at a revealing concert.
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