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Tag Archives: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Winds of Change: a new bassoon concerto ushered in by the OAE
Mozart, Gordon/ OAE *** St John’s Smith Square, 7th May 2016 It’s likely that Mozart never actually heard his Clarinet Concerto performed. His friend Anton Stadler gave the première in Prague in October 1791, less than two months before the … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael Gordon, Mozart, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Peter Whelan, St Johns Smith Square
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Rhine Journey: curious and boisterous Schumann with the OAE
Brahms/Schumann: Kopatchinskaja; OAE/Alsop *** Royal Festival Hall, 6th February 2016 Exaggerated claims were made for Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto in recent weeks. It was his final orchestral work, composed shortly before he was admitted to an asylum. After his death, … Continue reading
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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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McVicar’s stylish Entführung emerges as a strong moral tale at Glyndebourne
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail **** Glyndebourne, 13th June 2015 “Too many notes, Herr Mozart,” was Emperor Joseph II’s response to the composer’s new Singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail. I feared “Too many words, Sir David,” would be my response … Continue reading
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