The New York Times – Music:
The sprawling organ collection “Clavier-Übung III” is not as widely known as it should be. An excellent new recording could change that.
Category: Classical Music
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Elisabeth Waldo Dies at 107; Fused Indigenous and Western Sounds
The New York Times – Music:
A classically-trained violinist, she incorporated traditional instruments native to Latin America in Western-style scores to create an atmospheric hybrid.
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The Volcano Lover: An Anarchic Young Composer’s Masterpiece
The New York Times – Music:
Simon Hanes, a leading musician in New York’s downtown scene, has recorded his “Gargantua,” a work for 15 musicians that nods to volcanoes, Rabelais and Dante.
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Salzburg Festival Fires Its Artistic Director
The New York Times – Music:
The board terminated Markus Hinterhäuser’s contract early, leaving the leadership of the world’s largest classical music festival in limbo for now.
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Mozart Wouldn’t Be Mozart Without These Three Objects
The New York Times – Music:
Hear the instruments and scores, on view in a new exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum, that proved foundational for Mozart’s life in music.
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Robert White, Tenor Renowned for Irish Ballads, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:
A performer from childhood, he became a versatile singer in the mold of the Irish superstar James McCormack, adept at both classical repertoire and traditional songs.
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Bernard Rands, Pulitzer-Winning Composer, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Music:
His early successes in the 1960s, writing in the complex vein of high modernism, yielded later in his career to a more accessibly lyrical style.
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Gustavo Dudamel’s Portrait Emerges From a Season of Introductions
The New York Times – Music:
The New York Philharmonic’s next music leader, slowly revealing facets of his personality, used his latest visit to showcase his political conscience.
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At the Met’s Blockbuster 5-Hour Opera, Caffeine Is the Real Star
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Audiences packed the house for a new production of “Tristan und Isolde.” They also came prepared, with (at least) five different forms of coffee.