Berkshire Review for the Arts

The Berkshire Beethoven Piano Project

Larry Wallach — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:20:41 +0000

There is a new musical enterprise making its debut on Sunday June 2 (at 5 pm in the Kellogg Music Center, Bard College at Simon's Rock). We call it "The Berkshire Beethoven Piano Project" in the optimistic belief that our program of four Beethoven piano sonatas, performed by four Berkshire pianists, will be the first in a series of such events. (With 32 sonatas to choose from, that means we might be able to do this seven more times!) The post...

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Simon Wainrib’s Legacy: his Bach Project

Seth Lachterman — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:06:16 +0000

It seems utterly puzzling that most of the greatest music of Johann Sebastian Bach barely makes it way to the concert hall. This conundrum was at the core of Simon Wainrib’s musical and entrepreneurial passion. His passing last week gave me an opportunity to reminisce about fulfilling one’s musical dreams, and my own long involvement with the Berkshire Bach Society. The post Simon Wainrib’s Legacy: his Bach Project appeared first on The...

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Help Tenores de Aterúe get to Sardinia, a Kickstarter Campaign. Give Generously!

The Editor — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:08:37 +0000

Hello Everyone, Tenores de Aterúe have just launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to help us realize our goals for our first trip to Sardinia! We are planning a trip there this Spring, and we've raised about half of what we need to cover our expenses. We're relying on your support to help us cross the finish line! Please visit our Kickstarter page, where you can see our video and read all the information detailing what we've got planned,...

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The New Oldcastle Theatre, Bennington, Vermont: Around the World in Eighty Days

The Editor — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:34:46 +0000

It was splendid to enter the new Oldcastle Theatre. It was splendid to enter the new home of the Oldcastle Theatre Company in Bennington a few days ago. It is better in terms of sight lines, technical capability, and resonance, than their former space at the Bennington Arts Center. Here is a classic example [...] The post The New Oldcastle Theatre, Bennington, Vermont: Around the World in Eighty Days appeared first on The Berkshire Review...

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A Singer’s Notes 69: Anna Polonsky and Orion Weiss at Union College and 75 Years of Tanglewood

Keith Kibler — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:16:59 +0000

The BSO has kindly sent me a group of remarkable files spanning several decades of the Festival's history. Let me say at the outset that the sound on these files is really something. I download them in FLAC format and convert them to AIFF files using a program called XLD. I then burn these AIFF's to a cd and play them on my system. I have been amazed time and time again at the accuracy and presence of the sound. And this includes the older...

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