Reviews

Magisterial soloists, an enormous choir, and a fine orchestra perform Haydn’s oratorio “The Seasons” to a fare-thee-well.

The Merola Grand Finale 2013 displayed one of the finest choruses anyone will ever hear perform the finale from Bernstein’s Candide, showcasing six principals, each of whom sang as though stardom is already theirs.

The latest release from ZOFO, Mosh Pit, features six high-quality and listener-friendly works of piano music inspired by 19th and 20th century dances.

A performance by  the Ortelius Trio — Joshua Roman, Dale Barltrop, and Victor Asuncion — at Markham Vineyards is distinct, memorable, and completely delightful, aided by impeccable acoustics.

The L.A. Philharmonic’s excellent performance of the Verdi Requiem was very nearly brought down by the slip-ups of an overmatched video crew.

The final program in this year’s Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music seemed designed to prove that modernism is not only alive and well, it’s kicking and bawling lustily. 

Colorful and imaginative orchestral works dominate at a concert in which the younger composers outshine the elder master Philip Glass.

A rarely heard The Art of the Fugue in its entirety at Music@Menlo offered a delightful, exciting, artistically moving, and enlightening performance.

As a way of bidding Rossini adieu, or so she intimates, Kurzak has at last produced an entire disc of the composer’s scenes and arias, many of which are rarely performed.

Kronos Quartet chugs along with a number of inviting new works at the Cabrillo Festival.