What else are you going to do on a cold, wintry, January night? It’s the perfect time to put on some Schoenberg and really listen. There’s a brand new set of CDs from Sony that will give you hours of ...

Few people know this fact about Handel’s “Messiah,” his quintessential, reverential masterpiece written in 1741: Mozart, himself, did his own arrangement of the work using more horns and far less ...

In this holiday season of traditional entertainment, an interesting version of a beloved classical oratorio elbows its way into the yearly lineup. Music Director Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony ...

For over 20 years, the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus has entrusted its annual performance of Handel’s Messiah to audience members, relying on the community’s voices to invigorate the ...

At Christmas (and despite its Easter-heavy emphasis), Handel’s Biblical drama of prophecy, suffering and salvation clearly carries a sense of the sacred into plenty of far-from-pious lives. The ...