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Reviews of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company at Buxton
[…] the Pirate King – all needing no introduction to the faithful and completely on top of their jobs. Matthew Siveter, as the Major-General (in a kind of Boy Scout uniform, to suit the time-warp), has already made his reputation in the G&S field and proved just how with a superbly rapid “I am the very model …” patter song. RNCM-trained Aidan Edwards was an extremely strong and clear Samuel, and the three lead daughters, Catrine Kirkman, Kate Lowe and Alexandra Hazard, vamped things up delightfully. And for Frederic and Mabel we had two classy singers: David Webb’s tenor never less than noble and Emily Vine’s soprano hitting the high notes with panache. IolantheIolanthe was the first of this year’s shows performed by the Gilbert & Sullivan Festival at Buxton and in John Savournin’s production very much follows the formula of tradition-with-tweaks. Nothing to frighten the horses or the purists (no […]
2020-11-05 05:00:00
Kirkman: Lessons and Sonatas (Medea Bindenwald)
Jacob Kirkman (1746-1812)Lesson in B-flat major, Op. 3 No. 1Sonata in F major, Op. 8 No. 2Lesson in E minor, Op. 3 No. 6Sonata in A major, Op. 8 No. 3Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 8 No. 1Sonata in C major, Op. 14 No. 4Medea Bindewald, Harpsichord & Square PianoCoviello Classics COV91616 (2016) [Flac & Scans]
2020-06-21 09:19:56
A Life On-Line: Mendelssohn's Fairies, Miss Havisham's Wedding, Guildhall School's virtual technology and powerful Mahler
[…] of seminars, Kirill Gerstein Invites in which he talks to leading musicians, last week it was composer Thomas Ades with whom Gerstein has a significant collaboration and the two have released two discs this year. Further information from Gerstein's website. Ending on a delightful lighter note, Charles Court Opera has taken Stephen Sondheim's You can drive a person crazy from Company and re-worked it for lockdown with Jennie Jacobs, Llio Evans and Catrine Kirkman (the dog and the children also deserve credit!). [Instagram] [YouTube] And I have happy memories working on the song with the cabaret group The Insinuendos way back in the 1980s!
2019-06-09 07:00:22
Medieval magic from the Binchois Consort, the Doric quartet play Britten and Purcell, and the sound of the future• The Catherine whose name is associated with the wheel was Saint Catherine (or Katherine) of Alexandria. As part of their ongoing series exploring the link between English alabaster and medieval music (to summarise a quite subtle idea), the Binchois Consort has created a programme of early polyphony – Music for Saint Katherine (Hyperion) – associated with the virgin-martyr, object of a cult in England after 1066. The best-known composer is Dunstaple (c1390-1453), represented by the devotional Gaude virgo salutata, and the more elaborate motet Salve scema sanctitatis. With works by Walter Frye (d.1475) and others, and images in the CD booklet of Katherine’s martyrdom depicted in alabaster, this disc rewards detailed attention. It’s sung with grace and finesse by this ensemble of six male voices, directed by Andrew Kirkman. • Last October […]
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