Tag: Baroque

Live Baroque Music: The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at the Valley Performing Arts Center

By Don Heckman Northridge, CA.  It’s been a week since the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presented an entrancing evening of Baroque music at the Valley Performing Arts Center last Sunday. Traveling plans for the week delayed my review. But I don’t want to miss the opportunity to offer a few thoughts about LACO’s creative comfort… Read More Live Baroque Music: The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at the Valley Performing Arts Center

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Live Classical Music: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s “Germany A La Carte”

By Don Heckman There are a lot of reasons for attending the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra‘s A La Carte programs. Start with the music, overflowing with classic works performed by small chamber ensembles. Add to that the elegant settings for the performances, which take place in the homes of diplomats from various parts of the… Read More Live Classical Music: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s “Germany A La Carte”

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Live Music: The Los Angeles Master Chorale at Disney Hall

By Don Heckman The glorious voices of the Los Angeles Master Chorale announced the coming arrival of Christmas in a brilliantly celebratory fashion Sunday night at Walt Disney Hall.  Appropriately, the program was dedicated to the works of a pair of the Baroque era’s most gifted composers – Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach. The… Read More Live Music: The Los Angeles Master Chorale at Disney Hall

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CD Revew: Simone Dinnerstein: “The Berlin Concert”

Simone Dinnerstein “The Berlin Concert” (Telarc) By Don Heckman Okay, let’s start with full disclosure.  I’m not usually a fan of Bach’s music played on a contemporary piano. Not because it can’t be done well.  Glen Gould killed that rumor, many times, over and over.  What bothers me has more to do with the instrument’s… Read More CD Revew: Simone Dinnerstein: “The Berlin Concert”

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