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Deceptive Cadence
2:35 pm
Fri July 13, 2012

Around The Classical Internet: July 13, 2012

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Conductor Kent Tritle in Times Square. (And that's WNYC's John Schaefer in the Saratoga T-shirt.)
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By Anastasia Tsioulcas
  • So we did this thing in Times Square, and some people have seen the video.
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The Record
2:23 pm
Fri July 13, 2012

You Can't Always Get What You Want: On Music And Expectation

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The singer and songwriter Frank Ocean, whose first full-length studio album, Channel Orange, was released on iTunes this week.
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The Dirty Projectors, whose album Swing Lo Magellan was released on Tuesday.
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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 7:31 pm

Birthdays come but once a year, but for music lovers, what I like to call "that birthday feeling" is a semi-regular thing. I'm talking about the rush, tinged by anxiety, greeting the first download click on an album you've been longing to hear for months. It's a complicated wash of emotions, boosted by conflicting hopes and assumptions. You're about to get exactly what you've wanted; but what if it's not exactly what you want? And boy, that bike Mom promised to buy had better be cherry red.

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Music Reviews
12:56 pm
Fri July 13, 2012

Tanglewood Celebrates 75th With Free Web Stream

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The scene at Tanglewood.
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Originally published on Sun July 15, 2012 10:53 am

On July 20, 1958, at Tanglewood — the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra — pianist Leon Fleisher played an electrifying Brahms First Piano Concerto with the orchestra under its former music director, Pierre Monteux. This remarkable teaming has not been heard since then.

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Deceptive Cadence
11:58 am
Fri July 13, 2012

Sweatin' To The (Really) Oldies

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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 4:22 pm

Got an idea for a classical cartoon, or a reaction to this one? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. You can see more of his work at Artworld Salon and on his own site.

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A Blog Supreme
3:55 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Back Home With Canada's Greatest Living Jazz Musician

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Oliver Jones.
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An older publicity photo of Oliver Jones.
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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 5:15 pm

A week ago, Oliver Jones — the greatest living jazz musician in Canada — played his hometown Montreal International Jazz Festival, one of the world's largest. "Oliver Jones Plays Oliver Jones," read the bill. It was the first time, he said in a conversation earlier last week, that the pianist, now 77, would be playing strictly his own tunes for an entire set.

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The Two-Way
2:48 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

No Reason To Get Excited, Dylan Says: PBS Has The Wrong Guitar

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Bob Dylan in April 1965, just as he was going electric.
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History Detectives' Elyse Luray (left) and Wes Cowan (right), with Dawn Peterson and the guitar Bob Dylan may or may not have played in '65. Peterson says her father came into possession of the famous instrument.
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Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 4:48 pm

The sleuths at PBS' History Detectives show think they've had their hands on the guitar Bob Dylan played when he famously (or infamously?) "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

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Deceptive Cadence
1:23 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Get Out And Hear Music: Classical Summer Festivals 2012

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Music and food mix well on the lawn of the Ravinia Festival outside Chicago. This year's edition runs through Sept. 9.
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Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 6:17 pm

With the July Fourth holiday behind us, now is the time to map out a musical adventure. Below is a sampling of just a few of the dozens of summer classical music festivals around the country, grouped by region. From outdoor extravaganzas and picturesque locales to intimate indoor settings, live music thrives in the summertime. Been to a good summer fest not listed here? Tell us all about it.

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Music Review
12:00 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Music Review: Everyone Should Own Korngold

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Erich Korngold (1897-1957), a founder of film music is most noted for his Academy Award winning soundtrack for The Adventures of Robin Hood.
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             Child prodigy and 1940’s film composer Erich Korngold should make a reappearance on everyone’s CD shelf with EMI’s Classics series.  This two CD set shows off his non-Hollywood compositions including his only violin concerto, and the Much Ado About Nothing Suite. 

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