Brilliantly cast and with stirring singing from The Clarion Choir, this concert performance takes the measure of Handel’s magnificent oratorio.
Chamber-scored morsels of the composer’s operas and the early string quartet Arcadiana highlight the program.
The famous 19th-century mezzo Pauline García Viardot wrote this work for her children and vocal students, and it still holds up today.
Mahler’s Third Symphony is an endurance test for any conductor, but at 86, Mehta is up for the challenge.
Two of the recently revived composer’s late masterpieces flourish in a recording with soprano Janinah Burnett and bass-baritone Dashon Burton.
The pianist is an extraordinary musician, but part of that stems from his unique outlook, which has facets that are political and philosophical.
