MIRACLES IN MENLO, BY WAY OF THE DANUBE
MENLO PARK, CA—The Menlo miracle is that for three weeks every summer, a dozen or so musicians turn out on any given date and play repertory well into the night, despite the summer doldrums all over. Instead of repeating the overplayed potboilers, it’s about presenting unfamiliar chamber works by name composers of the 20th century in very creative programming indeed. The July 31 foray to Budapest by Music@Menlo featured the crack Calidore String Quartet as well as Anthony McGill, clarinet…