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Kanneh-Mason's deft touch clarifies every ornament on this EP that also features music by Handel and two English composers Jane Austen was familiar with.
Read More »Music Review: Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason – ‘Jane Austen’s Piano’
Tag Archives: Handel
Concert Opera Review: The English Concert, Handel’s ‘Giulio Cesare in Egitto’
The contemporary resurgence of the countertenor was on full display in a glorious concert staging of Handel's greatest opera.
Read More »Concert Review: Oratorio Society of New York – Handel’s ‘Samson’
OSNY performed feats of strength at Carnegie Hall with its first 'Samson' in decades, with soloists including Nola Richardson and Lawrence Jones.
Read More »Concert Review (London): Trumpeter Paul Merkelo with the English Chamber Orchestra, 22 January 2022
The 18th century came alive as Merkelo and the venerable ECO performed Vivaldi, Handel and Tartini for a delighted audience at Cadogan Hall in London.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): ‘Handel & Hanukkah’ – Clarion Choir and Clarion Orchestra Perform ‘Judas Maccabeus’ and More, 1 December 2021
There's more to Handel and the holidays than the 'Messiah.' A suite from his oratorio 'Judas Maccabeus' featured original instruments and superb soloists.
Read More »Music Review: Voyage Sonique at the Green-Wood Cemetery Catacombs (Brooklyn, 24 June 2019)
The Angel's Share live music series has been drawing adventurous listeners to the Green-Wood Cemetery Catacombs for a couple of seasons now. It's no freak show.
Read More »Concert Review: The American Classical Orchestra and Chorus with Soprano Hana Blažiková (NYC, 4/21/15)
Earthly Love and Celestial Love battle for the soul of Mary Magdalene in Caldara's rarely performed oratorio 'Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo.'
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): Handel’s ‘Semele’ Directed by Zhang Huan at BAM
Some critics disdained this production when it settled in Canada in 2012. But while in some respects it may confound, it feels honest, both musically and theatrically. Plus: Sumo wrestlers!
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Carlo Grante’s ‘Masters of High Romanticism’ Brahms Program – Lincoln Center, NYC (2/10/15)
The pianist's intellectual approach to the music was loving and respectful as well.
Read More »Music Review: David Axelrod – Rock Interpretations Of Handel’s Messiah
David Axelrod turned Handel's Messiah into a semi-rock classic. Hallelujah!
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