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'Certitude and Joy' review: Modern passion... SFGate: Classical Music Chapter 22 of Genesis tells how God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, a command Abraham was fully prepared to obey. In 2005, a young schizophrenic woman from Oakland named Lashaun Harris - acting on explicit instructions from the same... 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

American Mavericks review: Meredith Monk SFGate: Classical Music For decades, the music of the composer and performer Meredith Monk has been rooted in the physical realities of the human voice. Now, with her new "Realm Variations," which had its resplendently beautiful premiere in Davies Symphony Hall on Sunday afternoon,... Meredith Monk ; 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

American Mavericks review: Meredith Monk SFGate: Classical Music For decades, the music of the composer and performer Meredith Monk has been rooted in the physical realities of the human voice. Now, with her new "Realm Variations," which had its resplendently beautiful premiere in Davies Symphony Hall on Sunday afternoon,... Meredith Monk ; 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

CD review: Honegger, 'Summer Pastoral," ot... SFGate: Classical Music RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Classical The Swiss-born Arthur Honegger is best known for his gleaming orchestral showpiece "Pacific 231" and his membership in the loose affiliation of French composers known as "Les Six." Conductor Vladimir Jurowski and the London... Arthur Honegger ; Vladimir Jurowski ; 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

S.F. Symphony review: John Adams' 'Absolut... SFGate: Classical Music One of John Adams' rarest and most valuable gifts as a composer is his sense of humor, an ability, shared with Haydn and few others, to be truly comical. So the unsuspecting listener, encountering the world premiere of his "Absolute Jest" in Davies Symphony... John Adams ; Franz Joseph Haydn ; 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Lera Auerbach review: A Romantic original SFGate: Classical Music There is something exhilaratingly old-fashioned - anachronistic, almost - about the music of Lera Auerbach, the inventive Russian-born composer and pianist who returned to Herbst Theatre on Wednesday night under the auspices of San Francisco Performances. At... Lera Auerbach ; San Francisco Performances ; 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

S.F. Symphony review: John Adams' 'Absolut... SFGate: Classical Music One of John Adams' rarest and most valuable gifts as a composer is his sense of humor, an ability, shared with Haydn and few others, to be truly comical. So the unsuspecting listener, encountering the world premiere of his "Absolute Jest" in Davies Symphony... John Adams ; Franz Joseph Haydn ; 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Lera Auerbach review: A Romantic original SFGate: Classical Music There is something exhilaratingly old-fashioned - anachronistic, almost - about the music of Lera Auerbach, the inventive Russian-born composer and pianist who returned to Herbst Theatre on Wednesday night under the auspices of San Francisco Performances. At... San Francisco Performances ; 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Anthony de Mare review: 'Liaisons' with So... SFGate: Classical Music Whatever their age or stylistic orientation, all composers seem to agree about the creative genius of Stephen Sondheim. He's the Sara Lee of contemporary music. That's the revelation of "Liaisons," the ingenious commissioning project undertaken by pianist... Stephen Sondheim ; Anthony de Mare ; 1 year ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story