VIEWPOINTS – HANDEL’S MESSIAH, two-ways: Assessing New York Philharmonic’s spirited rendition beside Trinity Church’s urgent take on the beloved oratorio
- By drediman
- December 17, 2024
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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to compare, side-by-side, arguably two of New York’s premiere presentations of Handel’s Messiah. As always, read on below for my thoughts on these … Continue Reading →
VIEWPOINTS – Bespoke, immersive music-making: JOURNEY LIVE at BAM and Death of Classical’s THE LITTE MATCH GIRL PASSION
- By drediman
- December 9, 2024
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This past week, I pursued two live music experience that immersed audiences in compelling and unique ways beyond your typical concert outing. Here are my thoughts on these adventurously bespoke … Continue Reading →
VIEWPOINTS – Singer-songwriters completely of their own creation: BEN ABRAHAM at Joe’s Pub and WILL WOOD at The Bitter End
- By drediman
- December 7, 2024
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This week, I encountered two singer-songwriters completely of their own creation. As per usual, read on for my thoughts. BEN ABRAHAM CHRISTMAS SPECIALJoe’s Pub On Wednesday night, I had the … Continue Reading →
THE HANGOVER REPORT – Kirill Petrenko leads the BERLIN PHILHARMONIC in an indisputably masterful reading of Bruckner’s Fifth
- By drediman
- November 19, 2024
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On Monday night, I had the great pleasure of catching the mighty Berlin Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. Led by the Philharmonic’s music director — Russian-Austrian conductor Kirill Petrenko — the … Continue Reading →
THE HANGOVER REPORT – Susanna Mälkki incisively conducts the NY PHILHARMONIC, producing an existential soundtrack for our times
- By drediman
- November 2, 2024
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One usually goes to the concert hall to escape the realities of life. But on a recent visit to David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, I was struck by how … Continue Reading →
THE HANGOVER REPORT – Osvaldo Golijov’s fiery opera AINADAMAR makes its Met debut in an evocative, dreamy production
- By drediman
- October 24, 2024
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The major mounting of any contemporary opera is cause for attention — especially during this challenging period for that most extravagant of art forms — which is the reason why … Continue Reading →
THE HANGOVER REPORT – A pulse beats through Nézet-Séguin’s reading of Mahler’s Third via THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
- By drediman
- October 16, 2024
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Last night at Carnegie Hall, the great Philadelphia Orchestra performed Gustav Mahler’s expansive Third Symphony, one of the undisputed titanic works in the orchestral canon (in fact, the symphony is … Continue Reading →