Linton Recital Lovely, Intimate
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"Berlioz' "Damnation of Faust" Scores Musically at CCM
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 2:12:28 AM in: reviews_2012Conservatory of Music, enlisted and film maker Raul Barcelona of CCM's E-media division to produce a video for Berlioz' "Damnation of Faust" February 25 in CCM's Corbett Auditorium. It was an uneasy fit, with factors like comprehension, taste and interference with the music robbing it of effectiveness. The musical performance was outstanding, however, with participation by the CCM Chamber Choir and Chorale, Cincinnati Children's Choir, the CCM Philharmonia Orchestra and soloists Daniel Ross, mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel and bass-baritone Kenneth Shaw.
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Morlot and Biss Charm CSO Audience
Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 12:13:21 PM in: reviews_2012Symphony Orchestra and pianist Jonathan Biss in a concert of Liszt, Schumann and Beethoven designed to please its audience February 24 at Music Hall. For Biss, guest artist in Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, it was a CSO debut, and an auspicious one. Morlot, making a return visit to the orchestra, led Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony and the CSO premiere of Liszt's final tone poem, "From the Cradle to the Grave."
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Constella Festival 2012 Leads Off with "Fantasy"
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A Cincinnati Reunion
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All for Love and Love for All
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Storgårds Continues to Impress with the CSO
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CCM Chamber Players Highlight CCM Composers
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"Lang Lang Effect" in Cincinnati
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Concert:nova plays the #*appa outta Zappa
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KSO's Saint-Saëns Sizzles
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A "Daphnis et Chloe" to Remember
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More than Beauty
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Ax, Heras-Casado Open New Year for Cincinnati Symphony
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Langree and CSO Extraordinary in Beethoven's Ninth
Posted: Nov 16, 2012 - 3:35:47 PM in: reviews_2012
Music director-designate Louis Langree and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra climaxed their "One City, One Symphony" initiative with a magnificent performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony November 15 at Music Hall. The echoes of the cheering crowd are still ringing throughout the hall.
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