archlute and guitar, and Andrea Lubino on percussion. The festival will stop in Porto Torres on October 4th with the Orfeo Futuro ensemble directed by Giovanni Rota.

The continuo section was especially noteworthy, with Claudius Herrmann on cello, Azul Lima on archlute, and Enrico Maria Cacciari on harpsichord. While the orchestra’s sound occasionally came across ...

Critic Ann Powers considers musical performances that have left audiences stunned in utter silence, and what you can hear ...

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Critic Ann Powers considers musical performances that have left audiences stunned in utter silence, and what you can hear when sound falls away. This essay first appeared in the NPR Music ...