Soldier Songs from composer David T. Little, hailed for his “punk-classical” dramatic works, brings you face to face with the psychological impacts of modern warfare, and offers a good dose of his postminimalist, rock-infused style.
In a wildly entertaining, beautifully played program, the virtuosic early-music group Cançonièr brings to life one of the medieval period’s stranger social phenomena.
The commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising proves an illuminating context for works reflecting a human response to war and the Holocaust.
Is this fine young pianist pushing (or being pushed) too hard? A bewildering mix of excellence and vulgarity were uncomfortably placed side by side in Saturday’s recital.