Italian souvenirs from Rachlin and the RNS

Von Jane Shuttleworth, 15 Oktober 2016

Laden, bitte warten...

“the tango was ever-present, with smoky hot, sexy playing from the orchestra”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage One, Gateshead, am 14 Oktober 2016

Tschaikowsky, Streichsextett d-Moll "Souvenir de Florence", Op.70

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Après une lecture du Dante. Fantasie quasi Sonata, S. 161 Nr. 7 (Arr. Dreznin)

Piazzolla, 4 Estaciones porteñas (Die Vier Jahreszeiten von Buenos Aires)

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Julian Rachlin, Violine, Musikalische Leitung

Ein Morgen davor und danach: New Beginnings der RNS

Jens Klier, 16th April

Anfänge, Leichtigkeit und schwere Träume machten den tatsächlichen Konzertabend des Frühlings zu einem hellen Tag der Beflügelung und Anteilnahme.

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Patriotic angst with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Thomas Zehetmair

Nick Butters, 24th April

Patriotic Sibelius and early Mendelssohn are served up at the Glasshouse in Gateshead.

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A new light on Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 6th March

Nil Venditti arrives like a small, joyful bomb at The Glasshouse and lights up a familiar Mendelssohn symphony with new insights.

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Sir Bryn Terfel charms Glasshouse audience in reimagined Schubert

Nick Butters, 21st November

Terfel’s charismatic account of Schubert songs orchestrated by a variety of composers, Sofia Gubaidulina’s meditation on his Impromtu and the composer’s own longest symphony make a varied and rewarding evening at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.

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Ticket to ride: thrilling, moving witty Berio at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 11th October

Sophia Burgos and members of Royal Northern Sinfonia charm, amuse and astonish in a selection of Luciano Berio’s works at the Glasshouse.

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Hymn of Praise: thrilling Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 26th July

As the BBC Proms visits Gateshead, Dinis Sousa and the Royal Northern Sinfonia excel in Mendelssohn, although David Fray's Bach underwhelms.

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Jane Shuttleworth

Jane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durham

Italian souvenirs from Julian Rachlin and the Royal Northern Sinfonia