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Classical Beat: November, 2012

Posted at 05:18 PM ET, 11/13/2012

Castleton announces 2013 season
By Anne Midgette
Lorin Maazel’s festival in Rappahannock County to offer some of the biggest operas in the repertory.

By Anne Midgette  |  05:18 PM ET, 11/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Castleton

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 11/12/2012

Weekend roundup: Lang Lang and more
By Anne Midgette

By Anne Midgette  |  05:13 PM ET, 11/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NSO, Eschenbach, Lang Lang, Joan Reinthaler, Grace Jean, Stephen Brookes

Posted at 02:34 PM ET, 11/12/2012

Braun and Meade: a study in contrasting recitals
By Anne Midgette
Reviews of the baritone Russell Braun and the soprano Angela Meade in very different performances at the Terrace Theater.

By Anne Midgette  |  02:34 PM ET, 11/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Vocal Arts DC, WNO, Cecelia Porter

Posted at 11:31 AM ET, 11/12/2012

Classical music makes new records
By Anne Midgette
The label Naxos celebrates 25 years in the business.

By Anne Midgette  |  11:31 AM ET, 11/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:46 PM ET, 11/06/2012

Review digest: of Lang Lang, Midori, Josh Bell, and more
By Anne Midgette
The last two weeks saw recitals by Andrey Baranov, Paul Huang, Alexandre Tharaud, and I Musici di Roma.

By Anne Midgette  |  12:46 PM ET, 11/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NSO, Lang Lang, Eschenbach, Battey, Reinthaler, Brookes, Downey, Porter, Jean

Posted at 12:21 AM ET, 11/06/2012

RIP Carter and Henze: two voices of the 20th century
By Anne Midgette
Thoughts on Elliott Carter, who died Monday at 103, and Hans Werner Henze, who died last weekend: great voices of the 20th century.

By Anne Midgette  |  12:21 AM ET, 11/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

 

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