At Carnegie Hall, Weimar Is Irresistible but Vaguely Defined Posted by By Zachary Woolfe April 14, 2024Posted inAntheil, George, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Brecht, Bertolt, Carnegie Hall, Classical Music, Cleveland Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Gruber, H K, Hindemith, Paul, Knights, The, Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, Krenek, Ernst, Lemper, Ute, Mahler, Gustav, Music, Schoenberg, Arnold, Stravinsky, Igor, Vienna Philharmonic, Weill, Kurt, Zemlinsky, Alexander Carnegie’s intermittently illuminating festival “Fall of the Weimar Republic” has suffered from interjections of too much standard repertory.
Thomas Adès Takes a Step Toward the Classical Music Canon Posted by By Joshua Barone March 15, 2024Posted inAdes, Thomas, Aquifer (Musical Work), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bieito, Calixto, Classical Music, Music, Opera, Paris Opera, Rattle, Simon, The Exterminating Angel (Opera) As Adès premieres an orchestral work, “The Exterminating Angel” is receiving something rare in contemporary opera: a new production.