Euclid Quartet Hypnotic at Music Mountain

The Euclid Quartet bears the name of someone who underpins nearly everyone's life. Euclid's Elements (two volumes) is the third best-selling book in the history of the world. Almost every…

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Isidore Quartet Soars at Bard Olin Hall

Last Saturday evening at Bard's Olin Hall the Isidore Quartet opened with one of Franz Joseph Haydn's "Sun" quartets, Op. 20, no.2 in C Major (1772), one of the six…

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Baldouret Quartet Shines at Music Mountain

by Kevin T McEneaney With cumulus clouds scudding through blue skies at Music Mountain, the Baldouret Quartet created their own musical sunlight at Gordon Hall with a diversified menu. The…

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Espressivo! Delivers Deep Emotion at Bard College

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday Espressivo! quartet at Bard College Olin Hall opened with Piano Quartet No.in C Minor (1821-22); written at the age of thirteen, this was Felix…

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Beethoven’s Legacy at Music Mountain

In Falls Village, CT, Music Mountain's Season Opening Benefit Concert was introduced by Director Oskar Espina Ruiz. This was an unusual program designed by pianist Benjamin Hochman, world-renowned Steinway Artist,…

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Smithfield Chamber Orchestra Pops!

by Kevin T McEneaneyLast Saturday at Smithfield Church in Amenia, thirteen musicians under the direction of Matt Finley performed a one-hour concert conducted by Milt Lee, Conductor of the Skidmore…

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Tan Dun Soundscapes at Bard Sosnoff

Tan Dun is a visionary composer and conductor. His work resembles a time-traveling holiday excursion into a hitherto untraveled soundscape. The any-day-explosion Fireworks, Op. 4 (1908) by Igor Stravinsky opened…

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Musical Magic at The Stissing Center

by Kevin T McEneaney The Stissing Center in Pine Plains featured two young performers in a fascinating program of eclectic pieces chosen by 2023 Young Concert Artist Stissing Award Winner,…

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Musical Rarities at Bard Sosnoff

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday’s concert opened with delightful background commentary by violinist Concertmaster Eniko Samu about the first half of the program. Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) studied composition under…

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