Classical Music
In his Celebrity Series debut, pianist Martin Helmchen performed a mostly vivid and colorful evening of Bach.
For balance and virtuosity, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra plays Rued Langgaard’s “Klippepastoraler” for all it’s worth. That just doesn’t end up being very much.
These stories occupy their own, distinctive spaces but they share something intangible. A kind of humanity, maybe? Perhaps.
Víkingur Ólafsson’s bold keyboard presence gave us a composer pressing against the conventions of his time while absorbing everything his ears took in.
Bold and colorful by turns, this disc offers an ideal introduction to Hans Rott, a composer who has slowly surfaced from the dark corners of history.
Conductor René Jacobs restores missing bits of this beloved opera’s story, and Ukrainian soprano Kateryna Kasper glows as Ännchen.
“What I love about H&H is they are hugely passionate. You feel their love and joy for this music. And they have such a willingness to want to go deeper, to rehearse.”
Thoughtful and intriguing, the concert reminded listeners that a lot of great music has been marginalized and all but lost to history.
I feel that I have lost a dear friend whom I met through profoundly heartfelt recordings and, in the form of interviews, inspiring self-portraits.
Revelations continue: a composer best known for his sonatas and concertos (the Four Seasons) is a master of vocal music as well.
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