The Arts Desk

Classical Music CDs Round-Up 1

For anyone who still thinks of Antonio Vivaldi simply as the composer of The Four Seasons, it may come as a shock to learn not only that the manuscripts of over 450 of his other works are currently ...
Forbes

Classical CD Of The Week: Handel At His Most English

Georg Friedrich HandelL’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il ModeratoGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh (director), Signum Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato from 1740 is not another ...
Forbes

Classical CD Of The Week: Imeneo - A Case Of Lightly Pleasing, Pirate-Hunting Handel

Amazon mp3: $20 | Amazon CD: ~$26 | ArkivMusic: $32 | Qobuz download: £12 - 17.5 (Hi-Res) | iTunes mp3: $20 A quick check reveals that Fabio Biondi’s recording of Handel’s penultimate opera Imeneo is ...
The Arts Desk

Classical CDs Weekly: Handel, William Howard, Professor Chill

Mention Handel's keyboard output and most folks (including saps like me) will think of his eight imposing Suites… and that's about it. Which is why harpsichordist Philippe Grisvard’s new collection is ...
The New York Times

In Upstate New York, Where Even the Opera Is Locavore

At Hudson Hall, the director R.B. Schlather leans on artists and musicians from the community. The results have made for better opera. From left, Chuanyuan Liu, Song ...