The ‘early music’ movement is at an artistic crossroads and the field seems to be pushed and pulled in many directions. In ‘Music in the 21st Century,’ an array of authors dissect the recent past and consider the future for historical performance. It’s a stimulating collection of essays on topics familiar and unexpected.
Early Music’s Future? A New Book Asks and Answers Read More »
If you know anything about Southern Oregon, it might be for Crater Lake or the Oregon Shakespeare Festival or as an increasingly impressive wine region. But the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra has been going steadily for three decades. Under new leadership, the ensemble is aiming to become one of the leading period instrument groups on the West Coast.
In Scenic Southern Oregon, a Baroque Orchestra Thrives Read More »
In this imaginative and deeply satisfying new recording, the French period-instrument quartet named Nevermind finds the chamber music in Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Surprisingly, harpsichordist Jean Rondeau and his three colleagues find truths in the music that are beyond the reach of the original.
Nevermind’s Goldbergs, a Garden of Musical Colors Read More »
The original voice of Johann Friedrich Fasch is finally reaching today’s listeners, thanks to Philadelphia’s Tempesta di Mare. The ensemble’s latest recording, volume 4 in a series, offers modern-day premieres of Fasch’s playful, bouncy, and dramatic music. Our reviewer writes: ‘I find it impossible to tire of this joyous journey.’
Tempesta di Mare’s Fasch Fascination Read More »
Next Week, New Orleans’ OperaCreole and D.C.’s Opera Lafayette collaborate on a world premiere, 138 years after the music was written. Edmond Dédé fled antebellum New Orleans for France, where he was a successful conductor and composer. But his grand, four-act opera “Morgiane” was never performed, till now.
Edmond Dédé, America’s First Black Opera Composer Read More »
