Critics' Week: The Decade in Classical Music
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Gustavo Dudamel (Silvia Lelli)
Soundcheck’s Critics' Week continues. In a decade when tenor Luciano Pavarotti died, the New York Phil went to North Korea and 28-year-old Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel became the director of the LA Phil, we'll hear about the highs and lows in classical music and opera. And later: Medieval soul sisters Anonymous 4 perform live in our studio.
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The Decade in Classical Music
It was the decade when movie theaters started showing opera, and the LA Philharmonic hired a 28-year-old whose nickname was "The Dude" to run the show. Today, Critics' Week continues with a look at the decade in classical and opera music. Anne Midgette, chief classical music critic of the Washington ...
Anonymous 4
Since 1986, the women of Anonymous 4 have been leading interpreters of medieval chant and polyphony. They've even branched out into Renaissance and sacred American folk music. Today, they return to their bread-and-butter repertoire with a live preview of The Cherry Tree, a holiday program consisting of medieval English carols ...
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