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David Bratman

David Bratman is a librarian who lives with his lawfully wedded soprano and a wall full of symphony recordings.

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Chamber Music Review
August 7, 2018
[email protected] Festival Wraps With a Tour of Viennese Salon Music
BY David Bratman

From an airy Mozart piano piece to a dramatic Schoenberg sextet, the final program of 2018 was a study in contrasts.

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Chamber Music Review
August 6, 2018
East and West Meet in [email protected]’s “Budapest”
BY David Bratman

Bartók, Kodály, Ligeti, and Dohnányi are the roster for an all-Hungarian program.

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Recital Review
July 31, 2018
The Solo Violist, at Menlo
BY David Bratman

The music festival dedicates a recital to the much-neglected viola.

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Chamber Music Review
July 29, 2018
[email protected]’s “Leipzig”: What a Difference a Century Makes
BY David Bratman

The chamber music festival’s virtual tour stops for Bach and Schumann in Saxony.

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Chamber Music Review
July 19, 2018
[email protected]'s "Paris" Excursion Makes the Case for the City's Chamber-Music Riches
BY David Bratman

Parisian wit and flair were on display, even as a brilliant Prelude performance again revealed Menlo's secret.

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Chamber Music Review
July 9, 2018
Angel Island Stories Could Use Another Hearing
BY David Bratman

A commissioned piece from the Bridge Piano Quartet and composer Chad Channon doesn’t work in its San Jose venue.

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Festival Review
July 3, 2018
Silicon Valley Music Festival Breaks out of the Box
BY David Bratman

Arresting performances featured unconventional ensembles, multicultural influences, and soloists on everything from banjo to Vietnamese zither.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
June 25, 2018
S.F. Symphony Sublime in Two Enigmatic Sibelius Works
BY David Bratman

Daniil Trifonov proves the perfect partner for a relaxed Rachmaninoff concerto.

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Chamber Music Review
May 22, 2018
Telegraph Quartet's "Relentless" Playing Energizes a New Robert Sirota Composition
BY David Bratman

The pulse of the human heart is central to Telegraph's approach to three quartets at Noe Valley.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
May 15, 2018
Italy, According to the French, at S.F. Symphony
BY David Bratman

Stéphane Denève leads a compelling performance, and Gautier Capuçon is the soloist.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
May 8, 2018
Haydn’s Great Creation Coalesces at Symphony Silicon Valley
BY David Bratman

The oratorio comes together with excellent soloists and choral contributions.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
April 16, 2018
Refinement Trumps Drama With Paul Lewis and the S.F. Symphony
BY David Bratman

A delicate reading of a Beethoven concerto pairs nicely with Daniel Harding's stately take on Richard Strauss's Alpine Symphony.

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Feature Article
S.F. Bach Choir Hosts Discussion of Bach's Music and Religious Intolerance
April 10, 2018
S.F. Bach Choir Hosts Discussion of Bach's Music and Religious Intolerance
BY David Bratman

In preparation for its performances of the St. John Passion, SFBC convened a panel to talk about the issue of anti-Semitism in historical context.

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Chamber Music Review
March 27, 2018
San José Chamber Orchestra Explores Nature and Humankind
BY David Bratman

In a brilliantly curated concert, the SJCO offers meditations on climate change, humanity and technology, and the natural world.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
March 20, 2018
Jon Nakamatsu and Symphony Silicon Valley Go Big and Bold
BY David Bratman

A vibrant program of challenging works benefited from superb solos and energetic conducting by Carlos Vieu.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
March 20, 2018
An All-American Outing With the Peninsula Symphony
BY David Bratman

Howard Hanson's "Romantic" is the standout in a program that included works by Bernstein, Copland, and Nancy Bloomer Deussen.

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Early Music/Baroque Review
March 13, 2018
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Celebrates Arcangelo Corelli and His Acolytes
BY David Bratman

Works from Corelli, Georg Muffat, and George Frideric Handel explore variations on the concerto grosso form.

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Chamber Music Review
February 27, 2018
Flanders Recorder Quartet Blows Away Preconceptions
BY David Bratman

The venerable group wraps up a 30-year run with a final world tour.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 12, 2018
Redwood Symphony Takes Flight With Petrushka
BY David Bratman

Soloists are at the fore in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, but the orchestra was at its best in the Stravinsky ballet.

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Chamber Music Review
January 29, 2018
Jasper String Quartet Reimagines Schubert’s Lieder With Tenor Nicholas Phan
BY David Bratman

Adapting the piano accompaniment for string quartet elicited the operatic quality of Schubert’s songs.

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