Barbara Hannigan, soprano without borders, joins forces with the comparably adventurous sister duo-pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque in Electric Fields, a “multimedia concert experience” involving technologies (video, projections) that, truth to tell, are becoming kinda routine. The breathless promo copy is worth quoting in extenso: “Hildegard [von Bingen, a medieval abbess of catholic interests] had visions throughout her life that led to writings on celestial systems and theories of infinite connection. Channeling that spirit, Electric Fields reaches through centuries and collapses time, connecting the music Hildegard wrote in the 12th century to Baroque-era compositions of Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini—all reimagined through the modern eyes and ears of David Chalmin and Bryce Dessner. The result explores the most elusive aspects of human experience: Darkness and light. Connection and isolation. The finite and infinite.” Color us skeptical about the agenda, but we do believe in the music. —Matthew Gurewitsch