Beguiling Strauss and surging Shostakovich in Birmingham

Von Nick John Whittle, 14 Oktober 2018

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, am 13 Oktober 2018

Rachmaninow, The Rock, Op.7

Strauss R., Freundliche Vision, Op.48 Nr.1

Strauss R., Das Bächlein, Op.88 Nr.1

Strauss R., Winterweihe, Op.48 Nr.4

Strauss R., Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden, Op.68 Nr.2

Strauss R., Waldseligkeit, Op.49 Nr.12

Strauss R., An die Nacht, Op.68 Nr.1

Strauss R., Meinem Kinde, Op.37 Nr.3

Strauss R., Cäcilie, Op.27 Nr.2

Schostakowitsch, Symphonie Nr. 5 in d-Moll, Op.47

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Nick John Whittle

Nick is a specialist freelance copywriter with over ten years’ experience of producing content for a wide range of companies and entertainment websites. After leaving school he studied clarinet, composition and piano at Universities in Edinburgh and London, and later joined the chorus of Mid Wales Opera for its 1997 season. He still teaches budding clarinettists but now only sings as a last resort.