Radiant soprano Amanda Forsythe and Apollo’s Fire continue their fruitful relationship in music by Bach, with two cantatas and two arias. Proof, as artistic director Jeannette Sorrell puts it, of Bach’s love affair with the soprano voice.
Music of Pure Joy: Amanda Forsythe Sings Bach with Apollo’s Fire Read More »
Lillian Gordis has garnered high praise for her imaginative and substantive performances and recordings. In a wide-ranging discussion, Gordis and Ramsay talk about her precocious drive to make music on the harpsichord.
Rethinking the Harpsichord: Lillian Gordis in Conversation Read More »
Described as a “pardo” — of mixed race — Vicente Lusitano might be the first published composer of African descent. This new recording shows a composer of high imagination and style, with a daring approach to chromaticism.
Composer in the news: Vicente Lusitano, ahead of his time and ready for rediscovery Read More »
Meet Peter Lim. In concert, he effortlessly switches between different families of instruments, from the harpsichord to Baroque oboe to recorders to the voice and more. A colleague calls him a ‘once-in-a-generation talent’
Early to Rise: Multi-instrumentalist Peter Lim Read More »
Music for solemn occasions has long called for the dark gravitas of a brass ensemble. With its latest recording, Belgium-based period-instrument ensemble InAlto focuses on an especially rich period in the genre’s history.
Recording Review: The Occasional Sound of German Brass Read More »
