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Boston Baroque
Comment on Facebook Three-time Grammy Nominee Boston Baroque "the first permanent Baroque orchestra established in North America" is now widely regarded as this country's leading period-instrument orchestra and chorus. The ensemble's performances and recordings of the Baroque and Classical repertoire have been acclaimed from Boston to London, from New York to Vienna to Sao Paulo for their freshness, virtuosity, and exuberant appeal.
Founded in 1973 by Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque presents an annual subscription concert series in Greater Boston and reaches an international audience with its critically acclaimed recording series on Telarc. Boston Baroque made its European debut in April 2003. performing Handel's Messiah to sold-out houses and standing ovations in Krakow and Warsaw. Poland. The ensemble celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in 2003-2004 with a tour of the Monteverdi Vespers to major American music centers, including the Tanglewood and Ravinia Festivals and its West Coast debut in Los Angeles's Disney Hall. Boston Baroque's many career milestones include the American premiere of Rameau's Zoroastre; the American period-instrument premieres of Mozart's Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute, and Beethoven's Seventh Symphony and Violin Concerto; and the modern premiere of The Philosopher's Stone, a singspiel newly discovered to include music by Mozart and to shed fresh light on his canon. From 2000-2003, Boston Baroque presented Boston's first complete cycle of the surviving operas of Monteverdi.
Boston Baroque's recordings are heard by millions on classical radio stations throughout this country. Fanfare magazine called its recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos "A set to treasure...it belongs on the shelf of every lover of the Baroque." The Bach Orchestral Suites were an Editor's Choice at Gramophone, which cited their "virtuosity and elan." The premier recording of The Philosopher's Stone was an Opera News Editor's Choice, and was called by Fanfare "a valuable and utterly fascinating release" in which "the standard of performance...rises frequently to the level of the spectacular." Boston Baroque's recording of Messiah was Classic CD's number one recommendation in its 1997 review of the crowded field of Messiah recordings. Billboard magazine called Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride "a superb production [and] cause for celebration...takes pride of place among readings of Iphigenie en Tauride, if not among all Gluck operas on record." The first period-instrument recording of Robert Levin's completion of the Mozart Requiem was named one of the three most important classical CDs of 1995 by CD Review. Three Boston Baroque recordings have been Grammy finalists: Handel's Messiah (1992); Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 (1998); and Bach's Mass in B Minor (2000). Boston Baroque is the resident professional ensemble for Boston University's Historical Performance Program, where it is helping to train the next generation of period-instrument performers.
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Boston Baroque
68 Leonard St.
Belmont, MA 02478Phone: 617.484.9200 | Fax: 617.484.9200 | Email | Official Website
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Event Name: Boston Baroque presents Rameau's Les Indes Galantes
"a night of enchantment"
Review posted by: Anne-Marie Trahan from Montréal, Québec, Canada, Jun 07, 2011
During my short stay in Boston at the beginning of May, I attended the May 7th presentation of Les Indes galantes. I had seen this opera in Montréal, 20 or 30 years ago by le Théâtre de la Monnaie... Expand
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Event Name: Boston Baroque presents Rameau's Les Indes Galantes
"Did not like it all"
Review posted by: Yana from Lowell Ma, May 23, 2011
We left during intermission, it was really strange contemporary and really waste of the evening. Music was good but the performance was absolutely horrid.
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Event Name: Boston Baroque Presents Grammy-nominated Handel's Messiah
"Fantastic show"
Review posted by: Tom H from natick,ma, Dec 21, 2010
I always enjoy seeing the Boston Baroque version of the Messiah at this venue. What a great performance
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Event Name: Boston Baroque Presents Grammy-nominated Handel's Messiah
"Messiah at Jordan Hall"
Review posted by: Marylee from Blackstone, MA, Dec 21, 2010
This performance was magnificent - one of the best "Messiahs" I've experienced. The soloists were extremely talented, and orchestra excellent. Standing ovations!!
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Event Name: Boston Baroque Presents Exsultate, Jubilate!
"Great performance"
Review posted by: ZL from Boston MA, May 10, 2010
Excellent! Exquisite! Very enjoyable!
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Event Name: Boston Baroque Presents Monteverdi’s Vespers Of 1610
"Magnificent Monteverdi"
Review posted by: D. F. Barry from Cambridge, MA, Mar 01, 2010
This was Boston Baroque at its very best, a truly splendid performance by the chorus, orchestra, director and soloists. It was a rare opportunity to see and hear a musical masterpiece of the early... Expand
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Event Name: Boston Baroque Presents Monteverdi’s Vespers Of 1610
"INSPIRING AND MAGNIFICENT!"
Comment posted by: JEFFREY KURTZ from Boston, MA United States, Mar 01, 2010
This was one of the finest classical concerts we've attended. The chorus was outstanding and the placements of individual singers throughout the concert hall was novel. This is one event NOT to be... Expand
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Event Name: Boston Baroque presents Handel's Messiah
"Fabulous entertainment value"
Review posted by: Tom H from Natick,MA, Dec 17, 2009
Got a pair of las minute tickets to Martin Pearlman's & companies performance of the Messiah. I am so glad I was able to attend. The choral group were spectacular. The baritone, and soprano were... Expand
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Event Name: Boston Baroque presents Mozart and the Haydns
"Enjoyment"
Comment posted by: D. F. Barry from Cambridge, May 04, 2009
The woes of The Globe open one's eyes to how easy it is to take Boston's glories for granted. Boston Baroque under Martin Pearlman's direction is one such glory. I thought the presentation of Mozart... Expand
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