The New York Times – Music:
Geirr Tveitt’s reputation was tarnished by his nationalist politics. But a new generation of musicians is bringing this composer’s music to an international audience.
Author: Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim
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Review: Handel’s ‘Hercules’ at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:
At Carnegie Hall, the English Concert made a case for “Hercules” as a strikingly modern dramatic oratorio of psychological and musical depth.
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A Philharmonic Conductor’s Concerts Surprise, for Better and Worse
The New York Times – Music:
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla returned to the New York Philharmonic for a pair of programs, but only one formed a cohesive arc of ideas.
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Two Approaches to Musical Time, From the Vienna Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
The orchestra returned to Carnegie Hall for three concerts, led by Andris Nelsons, in which the playing was inconsistent but also moving.
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What Can Musical Variations Teach Us About Creativity?
The New York Times – Music:
Anthony Brandt, a musicologist whose work focuses on music cognition, talks about what this musical form and how human beings approach open-ended problems.
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What Happens in a Performer’s Brain While Playing Music?
The New York Times – Music:
The pianist Nicolas Namoradze teamed with neuroscientists for a breakthrough in experiment design.
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‘DWI: Drinking With Instruments’: Experiments in Tipsy Music Making
The New York Times – Music:
In “DWI: Drinking With Instruments,” musicians played some thorny new music twice: the first sober, the second under the influence.
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Viva the Absurd: ‘What to Wear’ and a Wave of Opera Surrealism
The New York Times – Music:
Michael Gordon and Richard Foreman’s “What to Wear” at BAM is a visually rich, textually odd work — and a hot commodity.
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Review: Two New Bach Pieces? The Real Thrill Was in the Chase.
The New York Times – Music:
Two workmanlike pieces by the teenage Bach had their New York premiere at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.