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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Esa-Pekka Salonen peels the layers of Peer Gynt
Grieg: Esa-Pekka Salonen/Philharmonia *** Royal Festival Hall, 26th November 2015 “You’re not an emperor, you’re an onion!” muses Peer Gynt, looking back on his life. He peels back the layers of an onion, recounting his many different guises… a rogue … Continue reading
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Tagged Anush Hovhannisyan, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Grieg, Juha Hemánus, Lang Lang, Marita Sølberg, Philharmonia, Philharmonia Voices
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Many strings to their bows: Rachel Podger and the OAE
Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Pisendel: Rachel Podger/OAE **** St John’s Smith Square, 24th November 2015 The closure of the Queen Elizabeth Hall for renovation is great news for St John’s Smith Square, with many recitals and period instrument bands being relocated … Continue reading
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Tagged JS Bach, Kati Debretzeni, Margaret Faultless, Matthew Truscott, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Pisendel, Rachel Podger, Telemann, Vivaldi
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Jonathan Miller’s stylish, spirited Mikado revived once again at ENO
Sullivan: The Mikado *** ENO, 21st November 2015 “I am an acquired taste – only the educated palate can appreciate me,” Katisha explains to Ko-Ko towards the end of The Mikado, just after the Lord High Executioner has declared his … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Gregory, English National Opera, Fergus Macleod, Fiona Canfield, George Humphreys, Graeme Danby, Jonathan Miller, Mary Bevan, Rachael Lloyd, Richard Suart, Robert Lloyd, Stefanos Lazaridis, Sue Blane, Sullivan, The Mikado, Yvonne Howard
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Battle lines drawn: bracing Haydn and Nielsen from Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia
Nielsen, Haydn: Paavo Järvi Philharmonia **** Royal Festival Hall, 19th November 2015 It was the percussion which took the starring role as Haydn and Nielsen engaged in a lively skirmish at the Royal Festival Hall. In his “Military” Symphony, Haydn holds … Continue reading
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Tagged Haydn, Nielsen, Paavo Järvi, Philharmonia, Samuel Coles
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Baroque vocalise: Franco Fagioli celebrates Cafarelli at Wigmore Hall
Franco Fagioli: Arias for Caffarelli *** Wigmore Hall, 13th November 2015 “Prima la musica, o prima le parole?” is the question debated in Strauss’ opera about opera, Capriccio. Words definitely took second place to music in Franco Fagioli’s recital of Baroque … Continue reading