The Nutcracker is one of the most popular ballets. Tchaikovskyís score alone is synonymous with Christmasóone can even say that it is what keeps this ballet alive.
MAHLER: Symphony no. 4
BERG: Sieben Fr¸he Lieder
A critical aspect of Mahlerís music is the way the composer often juxtaposed the familiar and the new, and this dichotomy is reflected strongly in his Fourth Symphony.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/15/arts/music/15faus.html
The high notes of living dangerously
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2073534,00.html
Jenufa/Tosca, Hackney Empire, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article351477.ece
A Cloudy Night for Stars, but Others Could Shine
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/15/arts/music/15luis.html
At ease with a darker vision of the world
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/90b855f2-b2b7-11da-ab3e-0000779e2340.html
CafÈ Momus Gang Returns, Bidding Farewell to an Age of Innocence
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/14/arts/music/14bohe.html