Monthly Archives: November 2016

Shying away from Schubert: a Wigmore Hall Winter Journey

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Schubert: Winterreise (in English) Roderick Williams, Christopher Glynn; Wigmore Hall, 6th November 2016 Confession: I’ve always found recitals of German Lieder difficult. It must be language related – bitter memories of spectacularly failing German O Level with its awkward sentence construction … Continue reading →

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Watch with Mother (Goose): Child’s play with Les Siècles

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Ravel, Debussy: Roth/Les Siècles **** Royal Festival Hall, 2nd November 2016 Games of various types pirouetted in and out of Les Siècles’ Gallic programme last night, from Debussy’s play of the waves in La Mer to the shenanigans of a distinctly … Continue reading →

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Crouching pianist, hidden baritone: superb Simone Piazzola caught in Liszt ambush

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Rosenblatt Recital: Simone Piazzola *** Wigmore Hall, 1st November 2016 Time honoured tradition has it that the pianist in a song recital plays the supporting role, hence the slightly derogatory term “accompanist”. Someone forgot to share that script with Giuseppe … Continue reading →

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