Critics' Week: The Decade in Classical Music
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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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 ...
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Soundcheck Critics' Week: Best Classical Music of the Decade
Anne Midgette, chief classical music critic of the Washington Post, joined Soundcheck to share her picks.
The Best Classical Music of the Decade
For me, in classical music, this was the decade of Osvaldo Golijov. The Argentine-born composer started the decade on a high note, with an extraordinarily colorful, multi-cultural setting of the St Mark Passion, and ended the decade wuth a world premiere based on the sounds of the radio.
Gig Alerts: Julianna Barwick
Julianna Barwick
"Bode"
Playing at: Cameo Gallery (93 N. 6th St., Williamsburg)
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Gig Alerts: Denise King Quartet
Denise King
"The Nearness Of You"
Playing at: Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th St., Upper West Side)
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Gig Alerts: My Cousin, The Emperor
My Cousin, The Emperor
"Montevideo"
Playing at: The Studio at Webster Hall
(125 E. 11th St., East Village)
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