But what the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment brought to its performance was a combination of transparency and delicacy that I've never heard in another recording of this work (or, for that matter, on any of this ensemble's other recordings).
Pablo Heras-Casado, the former principal conductor of this ensemble, reflects on Classicism and Neo-Classicism in this program, with Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1, Stravinsky's Suite No. 1 for small orchestra, Haydn's Symphony No. 103 and Ravel's Piano Concerto, with Hélène Grimaud as the soloist.
On Saturday this ensemble still seemed to be in the process of coming together.
While this production may not do anything to resolve Australia's ongoing struggles around issues of race representation on stage, this ensemble is still tremendously talented – a cast of triple threats and first-class vocalists.
As this season's rediscovered gems go, The City Madam is no match for Cardenio – Shakespeare's "lost" play – being performed in rep by this ensemble on more polished form.
ALLAN KOZINN PARK AVENUE CHAMBER SYMPHONY If there's not a doctor in the house, there will be plenty of lawyers on the stage at this ensemble's winter concert, amateur in the best and oldest sense of the word, "lovers" of music.
While the jury is still out on this fishy ensemble, we are in love with her shoes' playground throwback.
Binding free energies were computed on this configuration ensemble, and the average value was recorded as the final result.
