Larry Fuchsberg
freelance music critic | classical music
E-mail: metamuse@visi.com.
Larry Fuchsberg regularly contributes classical-music reviews and stories.
Recent content from Larry Fuchsberg
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A triumphant 'Homecoming'
A spirited revival shows "Casanova's Homecoming" by Dominick Argento to be a great modern comic opera.
Nov 17, 2009 -
A touching gift, a major new work
REVIEW: Composer Sally Beamish gives a great birthday present to her friend Robert Cohen.
Nov 12, 2009 -
Minnesota Orchestra shows virtuosity in music old, new
World premiere of "Minea" by Kalevi Aho displays musicians in both sum and parts.
Nov 6, 2009 -
SPCO's 'Frankenstein!!' is an HK Gruber tour de force
REVIEW: The madcap Halloween performance included a U.S. premiere, kazoos and paper-bag popping.
Nov 3, 2009 -
With Kavakos, thought trumps technique
Athens-born Leonidas Kavakos is not only a consummate violinist but a musical thinker of some originality.
Oct 27, 2009 -
Stark contrasts nicely mark SPCO's Russian program
Mood swings are sometimes violent in the powerful music of Shostakovich and Prokofiev.
Oct 9, 2009 -
Opera opens with lush staging of Bizet B-side
Lesser-known opera "The Pearl Fishers" gets an injection of color in production enlivened by designer Zandra Rhodes.
Sep 28, 2009 -
Boyd's SPCO tenure ends on a generous note
MUSIC REVIEW: The conductor's final program covers a wide range of emotions, from Britten's bleak portrait of Europe on the brink of war to a blissful reading of Haydn.
Sep 25, 2009 -
Accordo chamber ensemble makes an auspicious debut
Musicians in different combinations played Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Mozart.
Sep 22, 2009 -
SPCO lights fire under Beethoven's Fifth
Season-opening concert with conductor Douglas Boyd also features music of Vivaldi and Mozart.
Sep 11, 2009