“He’s a great technician...sensitive to the style of pieces he presents, and has a vision for engaging the listener with variety and diversity in his programming.”
“The long shadows cast by Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel were felt acutely over one hundred years later in the Romantic era...This program explores the negotiation between Baroque archaism and Romanticism’s spirit of expansion, virtuosity, and emotionalism.”
“A devout Catholic, Liszt dedicated much time to sacred music in his later years. This program centers on his Via Crucis, a late masterwork of intense stillness, contemplation, and austerity. Joining it are two other compositions that likewise focus on Christ’s crucifixion.”
