| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2011 Carnegie Hall: Weill Recital Hall | An intimate evening of Handel favorites at Carnegie's Weill Hall |
Everything about Tuesday evening’s concert by The Theatre of Early Music at Carnegie Hall was intimate.
Today, we associate the operas of Handel with music and drama on the grandest scale. However, the performance in Weill Recital Hall gave modern audiences a glimpse into how Handel’s audiences would have consumed this music in coffee houses, concert halls, and in the home.
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| 9-Nov-2011 La Maison Symphonique de Montréal | A supremely thoughtful St. John Passion |
“...the days of Johann Sebastian Bach, when music was like a rose blooming on a boundless snow-covered plain of silence...” This sentiment of Milan Kundera was stunningly realized by L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal tonight with their solemn performance of J. S. Bach’s Passion According to St. John. In the presence of such serene music all worldly concern dissolved, and the OSM was able to deliver a performance which was spiritual enough for a great cathedral.Read full review... | |