Reviews

David Bratman - August 1, 2011

A passionate, Romantic Brahms sextet headlines a Music@Menlo program that also features Vivaldi, Bach, and a rarely heard Clara Schumann work.

Jason Victor Serinus - July 29, 2011

An Austrian documentary about the painstaking work of a master piano-tuner Stefan Knüpfer's year-long pursuit of perfection — to perform Bach's Art of Fugue perfectly — has reeled in several international awards.

Georgia Rowe - July 28, 2011

Composers who followed in Brahms’ footsteps receive performances ranging from rewarding to thrilling.

Jeff Dunn - July 26, 2011

Some fresh Italian air is provided by a new Naxos release of works by a youthful Ottorino Respighi.

David Bratman - July 26, 2011

With considerable creativity and stamina, pianist Alessio Bax plays a demanding program of Brahms, Enescu, and Bartók.

Scott MacClelland - July 24, 2011

Imaginative programming choices mark the Carmel Bach Festival’s “Landscapes of the Soul” program.

Scott MacClelland - July 19, 2011

The multifaceted Peter Hanson emerges as a gracious, accessible concertmaster of the Carmel band.

Scott MacClelland - July 18, 2011

Carmel Bach’s new director, Paul Goodwin, leads a powerful “rethink” of Bach’s St. John Passion that won the audience over.

Jonathan Rhodes Lee - July 18, 2011

Young singers in American Bach Soloists’ summer academy come up against the limits of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, with varying success.

Jeff Dunn - July 18, 2011

A Jennifer Higdon work infallibly delights, on this new Atlanta Symphony Orchestra CD, even without its live-concert visuals.