16 Sep 2006

A 'King,' a 'Messiah' and a conductor

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/17/PKGI4KVHTU1.DTL&type=performance

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Allan Ulrich [SF Chronicle, 17 September 2006]

(09-17) 04:00 PDT London -- So how do you like your early music served? Do you enjoy it on period instruments, which means lean textures, no string vibrato, valveless brass, lowered pitch? Or perhaps you prefer modern instruments playing at contemporary pitches, making robust sounds that soothe the ear. No need to choose. With Jane Glover on hand, you can have it both ways. She is the ideal incarnation of a podium switch hitter in the ongoing musical game of ancient versus modern.