Instructional, yet totally musically satisfying Heine settings from Appl and Baillieu in Dresden

GermanyGermany Dresden Music Festival 2025 [1] –  Heinrich Heine. Paris. Musik: Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano), Barbara Auer and Jens Harzer (narrators), Helmut Butzmann (concept). Palais im Grossen Garten, Dresden, Germany, 12.6.2025. (CC)

Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu

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The Cecilia Chorus of New York offers inspiration for adverse times in their season finale

United StatesUnited States Hailstork, Brahms: Brandie Sutton (soprano), Justin Austin (baritone), Cecilia Chorus of New York with Orchestra / Mark Shapiro (music director, conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 26.4.2025. (DS)

Soprano Brandie Sutton with the Cecilia Chorus of New York and Orchestra © Kevin Parada

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Apollo’s Fire sizzles in the Avon Lake performance of a revamped ¡Hispania! program

United StatesUnited States ‘¡Hispania!: Tangos y Fandangos’: Alan Choo, Emi Tanabe (violins), Jeremías García (guitar), René Schiffer, Rebecca Landell (violas da gamba), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). Avon Lake United Church of Christ, Avon Lake, Ohio, 6.9.2025. (MSJ)

Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire in ¡Hispania! © Apollo’s Fire

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