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Crossing cultural boundaries: Britten Sinfonia placed Holst's Indian-inspired opera Sāvitri at the centre of an intriguing evening of Anglo-Indian collaborations
[…] As with much of Williams' music this was finely constructed and imaginatively written, you wondered why on earth you had not heard it before. This was music of distinct, strong personality and whilst the subject matter might be one that was covered in other places, here the writing was never obvious. More please. We followed this with Britten's 1937 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, his tribute to his teacher written for the Boyd Neel Orchestra to premiere at the Salzburg Festival. It is a dazzling piece, an Introduction and theme followed by ten variations which take both the orchestra and the audience on a striking journey, as each variation was intended to represent an aspect of Bridge's personality. Elder and the orchestra clearly enjoyed both the kaleidoscopic aspects of the music and the technical challenges that Britten set them. Many of the variations had a wonderful pizazz and bravura to […]
2020-12-08 07:48:14
Celebrating the premiere of The Lark Ascending
[…] too, the violinist Frederick Grinke (1911-1987), who was one of the early exponents of The Lark Ascending and had a close and enduring relationship with RVW, taught Janice Graham and also both of Graham’s parents (and the cellist in the concert is Janice's sister). From around 1930 to 1936, Grinke was second violin of the Kutcher String Quartet (in which John Barbirolli was for a time the 'cellist), and then became leader of the Boyd Neel Orchestra. His first performance with them was at the Salzburg Festival in 1937, giving the premiere of Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge. Further details from the St John's Smith Square website, and the performance will be available on the venue's digital platform in January 2021.
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