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Tag Archives: Haydn
Civilised classics in the Alps: Sir András Schiff and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Verbier Festival: Sir András Schiff/VFCO *** Salle des Combins, 28th July 2016 There cannot be many more spectacular views enjoyed during a concert interval than that from the terrace of the Salle des Combins, the main venue for the Verbier Festival. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Haydn, JS Bach, Sir András Schiff, Verbier Festival, Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
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Fabulous, flamboyant Liszt from Khatia Buniatishvili in Paris
Khatia Buniatishvili **** Philharmonie, Paris, 7th March 2016 There are few composers for the piano as viscerally exciting as Franz Liszt and there are few pianists today who perform his music with as much visceral excitement as Khatia Buniatishvili. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Haydn, Khatia Buniatishvili, Liszt, Paris, Philharmonie, Stravinsky
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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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Broad slapstick eclipses Haydn’s Life on the Moon
Haydn: Life on the Moon ** English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, 17th October 2014 Few composers deal in genial wit better than Joseph Haydn, so I was baffled that his opera buffa Il mondo della luna left me so grumpy … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Slater, Cal McCrystal, Christopher Bucknall, Christopher Turner, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, Haydn, Il mondo della luna, Jane Harrington, Martha Jones, Ronan Busfield, takis
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