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Music News: August 11, 2009

Janos Gereben - August 11, 2009

A Devilishly Great Faust

Preposterous but true: My two best memories of Gounod's Faust performances come from a gala occasion in Paris 34 years ago and a small regional company's premiere of it on Saturday. A world-class event and Walnut Creek's Festival Opera each hit the spot in its own way.

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A Special Tchaikovsky Dish

Heuwell Tircuit - August 11, 2009
I’d thought I’d seen every possible CD combination, but leave it to Bridge Records to come up with an original, refreshing Tchaikovsky release. The one CD contains the composer’s two largest and most important piano works, played to the tens by virtuoso Vassily Primakov: The Seasons, Op. 37b, and the big Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37 (Bridge 9283).
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Undead Symphony

Kwami Coleman - August 11, 2009
To be a Deadhead is to be a part of a unique, dedicated, and endlessly enthusiastic bunch.
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Sublime Sounds Strike Cabrillo

Jeff Dunn - August 11, 2009

How do you tell a hack orchestrator from a master? One composes a new sequence of sounds, the other a sequence of new sounds. And if the sequence itself has a certain cohesive inevitability about it, you have a ground-breaking masterpiece. Two of these were served up to an enthusiastic audience Friday night at the opening of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, thanks to invitations from Music Director Marin Alsop.

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Around the World of Cabrillo

Benjamin Frandzel - August 11, 2009

The Cabrillo Festival’s second night brought program music of various sorts to the full house that on Saturday filled the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Music Director Marin Alsop and her high-energy orchestra provided sharp, dynamic performances of three works that drew on eclectic sources of inspiration and were generally quite accessible.

Dessay and Brewer Triumph at Santa Fe Opera Festival

Georgia Rowe - August 10, 2009
Santa Fe Opera has always exerted a powerful pull on opera lovers from the Bay Area and beyond, and this year was no exception. With five productions offered throughout July and August in the company’s 2,200-seat, open-air theater, the 2009 season — Charles MacKay’s first as general director — offered myriad musical rewards in a congenial setting.

An Interview With Aaron Jay Kernis, Coming to Cabrillo

Brett Campbell - August 10, 2009
In the decade since he became the youngest composer to win a Pulitzer Prize, for his String Quartet No. 2 (“musica instrumentalis”) in 1998, Aaron Jay Kernis has become one of the leading composers of his generation. Not yet 50, he’s won most of classical music’s top honors and garnered commissions from America’s leading orchestras.
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Grand Ensemble Marks Merola Così

Jason Victor Serinus - August 10, 2009
The extra excitement of Merola Opera’s performance of Mozart’s Così fan tutte could be felt on both sides of the metaphorical footlights. As the house lights dimmed on Sunday at the outset of the production in Fort Mason’s intimate Cowell Theatre, you could almost hear the anticipatory questions in people’s minds: Were they about to witness one or more major stars in the making?
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Living Legend at Menlo

Be'eri Moalem - August 10, 2009
Whoever thinks that the California scene is too relaxed for the best kind of classical music-making (especially in August, in the suburbs of San Francisco, where the parking is plentiful, the sun shines every day, and the wine flows plentifully) should have been at the Music@Menlo concert Saturday night, at the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church.Silicon Valley, known for cutting-edge high-tech innovat
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A Full Plate of Previn

Jason Victor Serinus - August 10, 2009
To celebrate André Previn's 80th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon has released André Previn: A Celebration, a six-CD set chock full of his recordings for the DG and Decca labels. Chosen by Previn, the performances highlight his accomplishments as both a conductor and composer of classical instrumental and vocal works.