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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Brooding Rachmaninov 3 from Gergiev and the LSO
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3; Balakirev: Russia Of Rachmaninov’s three symphonies, the Third enjoys the least popularity. There’s a certain notoriety to the First because of its disastrous première (thanks to a drunken Glazunov conducting), while the Second is adored for its … Continue reading
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Tagged Balakirev, London Symphony Orchestra, LSO Live, Rachmaninov, Valery Gergiev
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Prom 58 “The silence speaks”: A gripping Kullervo
Sibelius: BBCSO/Oramo **** Royal Albert Hall, 29th August 2015 After a lacklustre trio of concerts traversing the seven symphonies, Sibelius’ 150th anniversary celebrations at the Proms peaked with a gripping encounter with Kullervo, his early, category-defying epic based on the … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Proms, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBCSO, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano, Kullervo, Polytech Choir, Sakari Oramo, Sibelius, Waltteri Torikka
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Paper lanterns and origami wings: a ghostly Madama Butterfly at Grimeborn
Puccini: Madama Butterfly **** Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre, 26th August 2015 It’s dangerous when a production is touted as “revelatory”. We were promised a “haunting psychological rendering” of Madama Butterfly by director Julia Burbach, “radically reframed” and inspired by Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcola Theatre, Ayaka Tanimoto, Cecile Tremolieres, Christopher Diffey, Freddie Tong, Freddy Long, Gareth Brynmor John, Grace Carter, Grimeborn, Julia Burbach, Madama Butterfly, Naomi Dawson, Natasha Jouhl, Nicolas Dwyer, Paul Wingfield, Puccini, Tom Atkins
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