Music Review: Mixing a Rare Verdi With a Difficult Babbitt
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The String Quartet in E minor, Verdiâs only surviving nonvocal work, concluded a concert given by the young Zukofsky Quartet on Saturday at Bargemusic.
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Gioranalista, critico e storico del grande schermo
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Three new CDÂs attempt to go beyond modern conceptions of piano sound to show, in various ways, what kind of music Mozart might have heard on his own instruments.
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Opera is no stranger to sensitive singers and demanding divas.
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âJerry Springer: The Operaâ  uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.
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Depending on how you look at it, âThree Lost Chordsâ is a single work in three loosely related acts, or three short, single-character operas yoked together.
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Ambitious new string quartets seem to be appearing on the classical landscape faster than condos on the Manhattan skyline. Many of them, like the vigorous Attacca Quartet, are embracing contemporary music.
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The motivation for a new Philip Glass opera echoes that of a much older one, and both works loom large in the new season.
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The orchestraâs performances at Carnegie Hall this week reminded listeners that character and distinctiveness in classical music have not been obliterated entirely.
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The music of Grieg, Mozart and J.S. Bach is enough to attract most classical music lovers.
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Yugendran is able to bring out feelings and emotions in his compositions. What is lacking though, is variety, originality and individuality of style.
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For opera fans, the sight of rattled tenor Roberto Alagna storming offstage after being booed at Milan's La Scala was stunning. But for those who don't follow opera, what was really stunning was the booing itself.
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The classical music critics of The New York Times list their favorite recordings of the year. Includes audio samples and links to related reviews.
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In a new work, âTerra Nova,â Ben Munisteri sets the fast, difficult beaten steps to a dreamily slow song by Bjork. The effect is both odd and perfect in its place.
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The orchestra offered a sublime program of Schubert and Bruckner, a weird but instructive all-Bartok program and a collection of Wagnerâs greatest hits over the weekend.
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Every opera season demands a scene-chewing scandal to feed fansâ appetites for outsize drama, and this summer that niche has been filled in Europe by the new production here of Wagnerâs âMeistersinger.â
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Latest to turn up in the Metâs shuffling and reshuffling of its stars is Roberto Alagna, who stepped in on Tuesday for an unwell Marco Berti as Radames in Verdiâs âAida.â