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"Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile, which opened the concert on an unusually gentle note, received an inspired performance. Harrigan shaped the music lovingly but without exaggeration or injections of drippy sentimentality. The pacing was just right, allowing the elegant themes to unfold like the passing thoughts of a pleasant dream. The strings maintained admirable control and warmth, even at the quietest sonic levels; the violins' first, hushed entrance was downright exquisite."
Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun
"Harrigan's
immersion into this ethereal world was total, and the players
were with her the whole time, producing a shimmering, smoothly
balanced sound. She moulded the suite with exceptional finesse,
never losing the long line even while savoring the slowest,
most wistful moments."
Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun
"Harrigan's
best work, however, came in Beethoven's "Pastoral"
Symphony. She made the best use of her chamber-sized ensemble,
achieving intimacy and transparence in the lighter textures
and elegance in the slow movement, while still managing to
create a real din for the "Storm". Conductor and
orchestra played beautifully in the finale, making the coda
glow with warmth more memorably than any performance Baltimore
has heard in recent years."
Stephen Wigler, The Baltimore Sun
"The
concert concluded with a performance of Mozart's Symphony
No. 39 that showed Harrigan and her fine orchestra at their
best. Delicacy went hand in hand with dash as conductor and
ensemble made the most of the manner in which this symphony
alternates fierce outbursts with daintiness. The third movement
minuet, with its wonderful central section for clarinets,
and the tenacious, unyielding finale were particularly fine."
Stephen Wigler, The Baltimore Sun
"Harrigan
and Heifetz were not the usual conductor and soloist team,
thrown together by matching airline schedules rather than
artistic purpose . . . their lucid reading was both historically
informed and vibrant. The infectious spirit of their collaboration
spread throughout the orchestra. What a pleasure it was to
see the orchestra members actually smiling while they played."
Peter Krask, The Baltimore Evening Sun
"Richard
Wagner's Siegfried Idyll was an intensely satisfying musical
experience. Conductor Anne Harrigan drew layer after layer
of detail and nuance from the orchestra."
Scott Duncan, The Baltimore Evening Sun
"All
of the various moods of this lovely and accessible work were
beautifully wrought by Harrigan in an exceptionally clean
and transparent performance …"
The Washington Post
".
. . We point with pride to the LSO as it continues its quest
for musical perfection. The forward strides that it has made
are significant ones that say to those who attend, and to
those who should: "Look here, Greater Lafayette. Here
is an arts organization that is worthy of all the support
and enthusiasm our community can muster . . ."
Dick Jaeger, Lafayette Journal-Courier
".
. . it is remarkable that a half-dozen seasons ago the Baltimore
Chamber Orchestra was barely more than a gleam in Anne Harrigan's
eye. Her's, the orchestra's, and the board's achievement is
one of the city's arts success stories of the 80's."
Scott Duncan, The Baltimore Sun
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