The LA Phil, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and other organizations have scrapped or postponed a full weekend of performances.
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili is brilliant in Beethoven, and the orchestra responds marvelously to Ticciati.
Baroque cantatas that set the Roman story are gloriously sung on the latest release from French early-music ensemble Les Paladins.
Sony Classical has put out a 22-CD anthology that captures the heyday of recordings devoted to this American composer.
