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2024-02-16 00:00:00
Some lesser-known 20th century Cello Concertos
[…] (ed. David Ellis) Cello Concerto, op.136 (1988) * [20'19]04 - 06 (orch. David Ellis) Concertino for Flute and Strings, op.19a (1948/2000) ^ [8'16]07 - 11 (ed. David Ellis) Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet, op.140 (1990) ' [12'34]12 - 14 (orch. David Ellis) Saxophone Concerto (1942/1994) " [10'06]15 - 17 Symphony for Strings, op.13 (1946) # [21'51]Raphael Wallfisch- cello*, Esther Ingham- flute^, John Turner- recorder', Carl Raven- alto saxophone; Northern Chamber Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Ward*#; Manchester Sinfonia conducted by Richard Howarth^'" Naxos 8.572640 [recorded September 2003 to February 2011; issued 2011][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venues: Withington Girls’ School, Manchester, Alderley Edge Methodist Church, Cheshire, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Manchester University and St Thomas’ Church, Stockport, UK.Recording engineer: Richard Scott; Producer: David EllisCyril Scott:01 (edited Martin Yates): Overture to Pelleas and Melisanda, op.5 (1900) [17'21]02 - 04 (completed Martin Yates): Piano Concerto in D major, op.10 […]
2024-01-29 09:41:00
What happens when a conductor best known for his operatic work, conducts Mendelssohn's Elijah: Sir Antonio Pappano & the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican with Gerald Finley
[…] of Elijah were we hearing? Pappano used the standard four soloists, with Gerald Finley in the title role, plus treble Ewan Christian (head chorister of Westminster Cathedral Choir) as the child, but added into the mix The Guildhall Singers. Mendelssohn: Elijah - Sarah Connolly, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, London Symphony Orchestra - Barbican Hall (Photo: Mark Allan)Eight students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, the Guildhall Singers (Bridget Esler, Zoe Jackson, Alex Hutton, Abbie Ward, Sebastian Hill, Jacob Cole, Matias Carbonetti Schwanek, Jacob Dyksterhouse) supplied the voices for the Angels - first quartet, the octet, the trio and the semi-chorus in 'Holy, Holy, Holy'. Thus giving us the contrasts in textures that Mendelssohn requires (his first performance used a whopping ten soloists) without having to use eight, underused big-name soloists.This was a pragmatic decision which seemed to reflect Pappano's approach to the whole work. The orchestral playing from the […]
2024-01-22 09:15:00
UK-based arts writer, Tony Cooper, offers a preview of Northern Opera Group’s 8th Annual Leeds Opera Festival which includes a brand-new opera on Sherlock Holmes.
[…] participants and family audiences in both these important and culturally fired-up northern towns. Recent productions have included César Cui’s Little Red Riding Hood (2022) and David Parry’s Pied Piper of Hamelin (2024). Piazzolla: Maria de Buenos Aires - Leeds Opera Festival 2023 (Photo: Rhian Hughes)And a major new commission this year sees the world’s first-ever opera adaptation surrounding the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Entitled Sherlock Holmes and The Sign of Four, the opera’s directed by David Ward, written by aWard-winning composer Lliam Paterson (also responsible for the libretto) and conducted by Ellie Slorach with stage design by Caitlin Mawhinney and lighting by Charly Dunford. Audiences can, therefore, well expect a musical journey through the iconic tale bringing a fresh perspective to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic work. The outstanding bass EdWard Hawkins leads a strong cast in the title-role working alongside tenor David Horton as Watson while soprano Ellen Mawhinney is cast […]
2024-01-02 10:48:00
William Christie & Les Arts Florissants celebrate New Year's Eve at Wigmore Hall in fine style with Hugh Cutting & Carlo Vistoli
[…] - opera reviewA sense of dramatic narrative: Wild Arts in Handel's Messiah at The Art Workers' Guild - concert reviewA remarkable cultural synthesis: Vache Baroque & La Vaghezza's A Baroque Hanukkah, celebrations of Salmone Rossi's Hebrew-texted The Songs of Solomon - concert reviewArctic saxophone: three imaginative & engaging new concertos from Ola Asdahl Rokkones, Arktisk Filharmoni & Per Kristian Skalstad - concert reviewSurrender to the gentle magic: Benjamin Tassie combines live-performance & field recording focusing on water-powered instruments to remarkably poetic effect - record reviewYouthful engagement & Romantic devotion: Claire Ward & JongSun Woo's CMF Lunchtime Recital - concert reviewHome
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