“In the art and music of Romanticism—whether Turner’s misty sea and landscapes, Delacroix’s violent scenes, or Beethoven’s stormy musical mood swings—all of nature is a mirror of the turmoil, longing, passion and sorrows that take…
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LENOX, Mass. – With representative works from many of the genres in which he wrote—piano quintet, piano trio, song cycles, and opera, and always with his trademark captivating melodiousness and soulfulness—audiences at the Close Encounters…
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Close Encounters With Music presents “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Verdi” the second installment in this season’s “Conversations With…” series Sunday, April 6, 3 PM at the historic Lenox Club. Lifelong opera-lover, author, architect…
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —Musical fireworks, passion, and vertiginous speed are hallmarks of Hungarian and Gypsy music. From the cimbalom, the national folk instrument of Hungary, to the sophistication of Liszt’s fiery “Rhapsody” and…
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Standouts in a chamber music landscape that is populated by exceptional young string quartets, the Linden has been heard at festivals from Ravinia to Caramoor, Banff, and the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, and at…
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — In technique and sensibility, violinist Vadim Gluzman harkens back to the Golden Age of violinists of the 19th and 20th centuries, while demonstrating the passion and energy of the 21st century. Lauded by both critics…
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — In a musical conversation stretching across three centuries, a tune from Viennese operetta surfaces in a Beethoven piano trio and yet again in a newly penned piece by American composer Paul Schoenfield. Both will…
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Do artifacts make the artist? Can tiaras and swashbuckling ensembles make the star? Couture meets backstage drama in an afternoon presented by Close Encounters With Music and The Mount, as international costume designer Charles Caine offers…
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