Wagner, Brahms and sad decline of classical audience
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In an unusually stimulating pre-concert talk, Russell Steinberg drew a parallel between Wagner and Brahms...
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LA Phil’s Tristan Project, an Immersive but Flawed Experiment
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It was Gustavo Dudamel’s first Wagnerian outing at the Disney Hall and he conducted like a pro, unleashing stunning intensity and incandescent beauty from the L.A. Phil.
Read MoreUnder Salonen, Colburn School Orchestra Plays Wagner Like Gods
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Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen proved a superb colorist in this music. He reading was dark, tense, brooding in the narrative, and soft, warm, radiant in the Winterstürme.
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