Autumnal vocal sparkle in Cambridge

Von Charlotte Valori, 25 Oktober 2016

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Little St Mary's Church, Cambridge, am 22 Oktober 2016

Bach, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied - Motette, BWV225

Bach, Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf- Motette, BWV226

Bach, Komm, Jesu, komm! - Motette, BWV229

Parry, Songs of Farewell

Cambridge Chorale

Owain Park, Musikalische Leitung

Murderous madrigalist: Death of Gesualdo a treat for eyes and ears

Mark Pullinger, 16th January

Agony, ecstasy and a double murder: Bill Barclay and The Gesualdo Six combine for a theatrical concert celebrating the life – and death – of the Renaissance composer.

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Joy, endurance, joining in: BBC Singers’ centenary at the Barbican

Eleanor Knight, 2nd October

After nearly axing the ensemble last year, the BBC celebrates 100 years of the BBC Singers with a rapturously received programme.

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Near perfect Bruckner from the Berlin Phil at the Proms

Rohan Shotton, 1st September

Kirill Petrenko conducts a magesterial account of Bruckner's Fifth Symphony after a trio of motets by the BBC Singers.

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Handsome performances from the BBC Singers at Kings Place

David Truslove, 9th February

Chant, Scottish culture and Judith Weir are the focus for this latest BBC Singers programme.

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The Wishing Tree: the Gesualdo Six at the Auckland Arts Festival

Simon Holden, 15th March

From the oppressed Catholic minority of 16th-century England to contemporary settings, The Gesualdo Six bring their Wishing Tree programme to Auckland.

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Auferweckt: Gardiners Oster-Bach beim Heidelberger Frühling

Jens Klier, 10th April

Die Jahrzehnte dauernde Rückkehr des Dirigenten nach Heidelberg avanciert zu einem ergreifenden, begeisternden Fest von Botschaft und Musik, mit dem er interpretatorisch weiter in fast eigener Liga spielt.

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Charlotte Valori

Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.

Autumnal vocal sparkle: Bach and Parry from Cambridge Chorale