Two of the most remarkable performances of the year highlighted a strong weekend of exciting music-making at the Aspen Music Festival. It took something special to top Friday’s knockout performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 by the teenage Yunchan Lim, but Sunday’s majestic Mahler Symphony No. 3 did.
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"Have you heard Dutch & Dutch? If you haven't, you must." Time and again, variations on that theme were voiced either by me or many of the attendees I chatted with at the show. As far as I can recall, my encounter with the Dutch & Dutch 8c active loudspeakers ($15,000/pair) is the first time I have heard this company's offerings. (They've only exhibited at two shows.) I sure hope it will be far from the last.
We profile the great British conductor Simon Rattle, and choose some of his finest recordings on disc. Immerse yourself in classical at classical-music.com
We profile the great British conductor Simon Rattle, and choose some of his finest recordings on disc. Immerse yourself in classical at classical-music.com