Imaginative programming from the Britten Oboe Quartet

By Nick Boston, 23 February 2015

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Reviewed at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton on 22 February 2015

Elgar, Andante and Allegro for oboe and string trio

Knussen, Cantata (Triptych, part 3), Op.15

Mozart, Adagio in C major for cor anglais and string trio, K 580a

Britten, Phantasy Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello, Op.2

Works by Lutyens

Berkeley, String Trio

Mozart, Quartet in F major for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, K370 (K368b)

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Paul Kilbey, 18th November

How do you get more people interested in classical music? It’s a difficult question, but I’d never have guessed it was difficult enough to give to Sherlock Holmes.

****1

Turangalîla underwhelms at the Southbank’s Multitudes festival

Roy Westbrook, 23rd April

Serious music ill-matched by filmic limitations as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tackles Messiaen’s epic “symphony” as part of the Southbank’s cross-genre festival.

**111

Immersive OAE submerged at Southbank’s Multitudes festival

Mark Valencia, 22nd April

The road to immersion is paved with modish deflections as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performs 20th-century English string music.

**111

A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus

Roy Westbrook, 21st April

Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons.

****1

Benedetti ablaze with the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 19th April

As gifts to the Philarmonia's 80th birthday season, Nicola Benedetti gives a barnstorming account of Elgar's Violin Concerto before Cristian Mӑcelaru gets emotionally drained by La Mer.

*****

Nicholas McGegan brings delicacy and elegance to Mendelssohn

Erica Miner, 18th April

The Seattle Symphony offers an enchanting evening immersed in the joy and brilliance of both the young and the mature genius of Felix Mendelssohn.

****1

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

Imaginative and intelligent programming from the Britten Oboe Quartet in Brighton