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Read more about the Gamelan influence on Western music and composers such as Claude Debussy and Benjamin Britten.

Gamelan holds surprisingly wide appeal in America, which has more than 200 ensembles. SFCV profiles Gamelan Sekar Jaya, easily the best-known gamelan orchestra in the Bay Area, as it continues to reach a fascinating cross-section of music lovers.

Cabrillo treats listeners to some delectable 20th anniversary sweets, some of higher calorie than others.

Lou Harrison's seductive setting offers cross-cultural history and eroticism in a Javanese structure that begs for more pianos to be retuned for concertos featured on this disc.

A last-minute substitution at Menlo and a change of programming fares for the better with late works by Brahms and Chopin played by pianist (and replacement) Jeffrey Kahane and the members of the Emerson Quartet.

Claudio Abbado delivers a radiant, believable version of Beethoven’s sole opera, aided by a sterling cast, including Jonas Kaufmann and Nina Stemme.

Launching its 35th season, the S.F. Early Music Society celebrates passionate, accessible German cantatas from the 17th century.

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At Clos Pegase Winery in Calistoga, the Music in the Vineyards husband-and-wife team of Michael and Daria Adams have put together quite a program.

The Music@Menlo festival brings its survey of Brahms to a brilliant close with clarinetist David Shifrin, Paul Neubauer, Gilbert Kalish, and cellist Paul Watkins.