Why you've never really heard the "Moonlight" Sonata
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Why you've never really heard the "Moonlight" Sonata with musical samples - well worth listening to! http://www.slate.com/id/2245891/
David Soyer, Cellist, Is Dead at 87 By DANIEL J. WAKIN David Soyer, the founding cellist of the Guarneri String Quartet and a link to the legendary cellists Pablo Casals and Emanuel Feuermann, died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. His death came a day after his birthday, his son Da...
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BOSTON BAROQUE The veteran period instrument band presents a comic double-bill devoted to Mozart’s “Bastien und Bastienne’’ and Cimarosa’s “Il Maestro di Cappella.’’ With vocal soloists Kristen Watson, Lawrence Jones, and David Kravitz. Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 1 at 3 p.m., $25-$69, Sanders Theatre. 617-484-9200 or www.bostonbaroque.org GARDNER MUSEUM In conjunction with Taro Shinoda’s exhibition “Lunar Reflections,’’ the Gardner offers a New Year’s Eve performance of Schoenberg’s landmark “Pierrot Lunaire.’’ Performers include Paula Robison, Sooyun Kim, Alexis Lanz, David Fulmer, Eric Jacobsen, and Steven Beck. 7:30 p.m., Dec. 31, $60 (covers admission to museum’s holiday event running 6-9:30 p.m.). 617-278-5156, www.gardnermuseum.org BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Early music specialist Ton Koopman leads Haydn’s Symphony No. 98, Schubert’s “Unfinished’’ Symphony, and music by C.P.E. Bach. He will also partner with Yo-Yo Ma in Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1. Jan. 7, 8, 9, and 12, $29-$115, Symphony Hall. 617-266-1200, www.bso.org |