http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/ Classical music and theater in Baltimore: Critic Tim Smith writes about classical music, opera, theater, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Centerstage, and more en Copyright 2012 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:58:54 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ... [fast-moving opera that grabs hold from the first jazzy flourishes form the orchestra. Throughout, the composer's distinctive thematic reiteration and ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/virginia_opera_captures_spirit.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/virginia_opera_captures_spirit.html Clef Notes Opera Tim Smith Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:58:54 -0500 Leontyne Price turned 85 on Friday. I should have stopped what I was doing that day to make note of the occasion, but will try to make amends now.No s ... Leontyne Price turned 85 on Friday. I should have stopped what I was doing that day to make note of the occasion, but will try to make amends now.No s [she so nobly represents a peak of vocal art during a time that could be described with the line: They had voices!This soprano has lived for art, just ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/belated_birthday_wishes_for_le.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/belated_birthday_wishes_for_le.html Clef Notes Tim Smith Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:20:38 -0500 Some works of art pull you in by the clearest, most direct of means; you know why you're hooked at the start and you know what you've been through whe ... Some works of art pull you in by the clearest, most direct of means; you know why you're hooked at the start and you know what you've been through whe [ ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/peabody_chamber_opera_sends_co.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/peabody_chamber_opera_sends_co.html Clef Notes Opera Peabody Institute Tim Smith Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:07:13 -0500 Simone Dinnerstein, one of the most interesting pianists on the scene today, will be presented in recital at Goucher College as part of the 52nd Annua ... Simone Dinnerstein, one of the most interesting pianists on the scene today, will be presented in recital at Goucher College as part of the 52nd Annua [so fluent, so expressive, and so minutely inflected that they sound as though they might at any moment burst suddenly into speech. They sound like som ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/pianist_simone_dinnerstein_to.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/pianist_simone_dinnerstein_to.html Clef Notes Tim Smith Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:03:08 -0500 As some of you know well -- because I frequently go on and on about it -- I love piano transcriptions. Over the years, I managed to find quite a few, ... As some of you know well -- because I frequently go on and on about it -- I love piano transcriptions. Over the years, I managed to find quite a few, [Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. I was still thinking about the exquisite performance of that piece I heard performed by Jorg Widmann with Christoph Escheb ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/the_addictive_attraction_of_th.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/the_addictive_attraction_of_th.html Clef Notes Tim Smith Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:09:24 -0500 It's Midweek Madness time again, and, for no reason whatsoever, I thought of Perry Como. And that made me think of this promo for his last great tour: ... It's Midweek Madness time again, and, for no reason whatsoever, I thought of Perry Como. And that made me think of this promo for his last great tour: [ ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/midweek_madness_perry_como_and.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/midweek_madness_perry_como_and.html Clef Notes Drama Queens Tim Smith Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:28:08 -0500 Vocal music fans invariably have a list of singers they feel are not sufficiently appreciated. Topping my list is Welsh tenor Stuart Burrows, who cele ... Vocal music fans invariably have a list of singers they feel are not sufficiently appreciated. Topping my list is Welsh tenor Stuart Burrows, who cele [ ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/birthday_greetings_to_stuart_b.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/birthday_greetings_to_stuart_b.html Clef Notes Tim Smith Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:59:41 -0500 The Baltimore Symphony welcomed Nicholas McGegan back to the podium last week. His expertise in historically informed performances to music from the b ... The Baltimore Symphony welcomed Nicholas McGegan back to the podium last week. His expertise in historically informed performances to music from the b [the fabulously expressive podium choreography of Joseph Olefirowicz.) The Rameau suite proved to be a highlight of the evening. For one thing, the m ... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/nicholas_mcgegan_returns_to_bs.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/02/nicholas_mcgegan_returns_to_bs.html BSO Clef Notes Tim Smith Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:13:57 -0500