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Tag Archives: Mendelssohn
One step towards paradise: heavenly Mahler from Chen Reiss with the Philharmonia
Philharmonia/ Shani **** Royal Festival Hall, 11th February 2018 At the climax of the third movement to his Fourth Symphony, Mahler pushes wide the pearly gates before offering us a child’s vision of heaven with the song Das himmlische Leben. It’s a glorious … Continue reading
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Tagged Chen Reiss, Lahav Shani, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Philharmonia, Richard Strauss
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Blank canvas: Pallid Berlioz from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Berlioz/Mendelssohn: OAE ** Royal Festival Hall, 20th February 2017 Period instruments and historically informed practice have revolutionised the way much classical music has been performed for decades. “The Berlioz Experience”, a weekend masterminded by Roger Norrington here at the Southbank … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlioz, Kati Debretzeni, Mendelssohn, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sarah Connolly
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The tongs and the bones: Vivid Mendelssohn from Gardiner and the LSO
Mendelssohn: LSO/Gardiner **** Barbican Hall, 16th February 2016 Recapturing one’s youth is a favourite preoccupation of thirty-somethings. Few recaptured it quite as vivaciously as Felix Mendelssohn. Sixteen years after composing his A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture – all gossamer wings … Continue reading
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Tagged John Eliot Gardiner, London Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn, Monteverdi Choir
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