performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Gustav Leonhardt, or below by The English Concert under Andrew Manze Another Bach. There are many of them. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was born on March 8, 1714 to Johann … Continue reading C.P.E. Bach: Symphony no. 2 in E-flat, Wq. 183/2
Bear with me here. This concert (or the general experience of the evening) was far more outstandingly outstanding than I’d prepared for. There are some concerts you look forward to and know will be once-in-a-lifetime chances, like being able to hear Gurre Lieder live last year (quite a production), or The Philharmonia last month, and some you go to just because it’s a nice chance to hear a piece live again, with no real concern for the performer or real anticipation for the program…? Think of it this way. There are different kinds of dinner plans: I may make plans far … Continue reading Concert Review: Taipei Symphony and Karen Gomyo
Fugue for Thought 