This led to a Tarquinio Merula canzonetta for soprano and lute. The lute (played by the fine Arash Noori) is curiously fixated on two notes, though these recurring pitches are often decorated with filigree. Then Ms. Teyssier’s Maria would sing a frenzied burst of pent-up notes, and the instruments would scurry, trying to scribble down her words. Jacob Ashworth, Cantata Profana’s artistic director, conducted a suspenseful account of this radically episodic and spacey score. A large and appreciative audience seemed ready to do so on a chilly Friday in a Chelsea sanctuary.

Source: New York Times January 20, 2019 22:18 UTC