The title of a Music@Menlo program, “French Connections,” raises the question: May Bach be held a father of French music as he is of trios and of preludes and fugues?
Travel in time and space, nature vs. civilization, and forms of energy generation mark the provocative works featured on Cabrillo Festival’s Saturday program.
The Lamplighters' new, live recording of Princess Ida preserves the original animation and energy of the production, enhancing memories of seeing the performance in person.
An Ariadne auf Naxos DVD featuring a dream conductor/cast combo — glorious, steady, and soaring Straussian conducting, and the best vocal artistry of our era — is one that belongs in every opera lover's collection.
