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Spliced: Mozart, Magdalena and the OAE mix it up

Magdalena Kožená; The OAE/ Giovanni Antonini Royal Festival Hall, 4th February 2019 There was more than a touch of déjà vu at work this evening: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment chopping up a classical symphony and splicing in … Continue reading

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A tale of two tenors as Méhul is celebrated by the OAE

Méhul et al: OAE/Cohen **** St John’s Smith Square, 10th February 2017 Étienne-Nicolas Méhul’s music isn’t familiar to most concert-goers. The only work which I know is his First Symphony, the finale of which contains a motif so similar to … Continue reading

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Gluck’s Don Juan fails to seduce in the AAM’s Grand Tour

Academy of Ancient Music *** Milton Court, 25th November 2014 Gluck’s Don Juan was clearly an inspiration to Mozart when composing his operatic version of the tale, Don Giovanni. The anti-hero’s descent into hell even shares the same dark D minor key as … Continue reading

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