London Sinfonietta Remix Old and New

By Hannah Gill, 17 October 2010

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Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall One, London on 15 October 2010

Couperin, Pièces de clavecin, Ordre no. 6: Les Baricades Mistérieuses

Brahms, Ophelia Lieder (Ophelia Songs)

Purcell, Fantasy no. 7 for 4 viols in C minor, Z 738

Knussen, ...upon one note – Fantasia after Purcell

Purcell, Fantasy upon One Note for 5 viols in F major, Z 745 (also known as Fantasia XIII)

Harrison, In nominee after William Byrd

Purcell, Fantasy upon One Note for 5 viols in F major, Z 745

Machaut, Rose, Lis

Machaut, Hoquetus David

Machaut, Rondeau: Doulz viaire gracieus

Ockeghem, Ut Heremita Solus

Puccini, E l'uccellino

Britten, Hymn to the Virgin

London Sinfonietta

Nicholas Collon, Conductor

Sarah Gabriel, Soprano

London Sinfonietta explodes fixed views of Boulez

Roy Westbrook, 5th October

Pierre Boulez died in 2016, but on this evidence of this exploration into …explosante-fixe…, his music will live on.

*****

Patterns in motion: Sasha Waltz & Guests dance Riley’s In C

Marat Ingeldeev, 29th April

An evening of thrilling choreography and seamless synergy between dance and music, as Sasha Waltz & Guests and the London Sinfonietta bring Terry Riley’s legendary In C to life.

****1

London Sinfonietta's ‘Hidden Voices’ lack a narrative strand

Susannah Moody, 3rd April

The London Sinfonietta blends premieres and poetry in a confusing evening at the Southbank Centre.

**111

London Sinfonietta’s spectacular exploration of Cage and Boulez

Marat Ingeldeev, 9th March

Musical cross-pollination came to life in London Sinfonietta’s electrifying performance, in a seamless blend of theatre, history and virtuosic playing.

*****

London Sinfonietta weave Love Lines with passion and drama

Christopher Woodley, 6th December

Engaging performances, including two world premieres, are served up by one of Kings Place's partners in the ‘Scotland Unwrapped’ season.

****1

Failing better, sounding again: Beckett and Feldman at the Southbank

Marat Ingeldeev, 29th November

Beckett’s theatrical precision and Feldman’s fragile soundscapes cross paths at the Southbank Centre, creating a fleeting beauty in a profound artistic dialogue.

****1

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