A whiff of incense as the Proms explore Rachmaninov and religion

Von Mark Pullinger, 14 August 2017

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“entwined by a creeping bassoon line that crooned like a cantor”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Albert Hall, London, am 13 August 2017

Traditional, Thy tomb, O Saviour

Rachmaninow, Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 in d-Moll, Op.30

Rachmaninow, Vocalise, Op. 34 Nr. 14

Traditional, Serene light

Rachmaninow, Symphonie Nr. 2 in e-Moll, Op.27

Rachmaninow, Das große Abend- und Morgenlob (Ganznächtliche Vigil, "Vesper"), op. 37 für Chor, Op. 37

Alexander Gavrylyuk, Klavier

Lettischer Rundfunkchor

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Dausgaard, Musikalische Leitung

Sigvards Kļava, Musikalische Leitung

Aldeburgh Festival dives in at the deep end with Pelléas et Mélisande

Eleanor Knight, 12th June

Rory Kinnear directs a minimally semi-staged performance of Debussy's problematic opera at Snape Maltings, but Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish SO provide the detail.

****1

Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish

David Smythe, 1st March

Sir Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish reunite for an astonishing Mahler 2 with Karen Cargill, Jennifer Davis and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.

*****

Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish

Simon Thompson, 8th February

Despite the presence of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on the bill, it is a gripping performance of Samuel Barber's First Symphony that steals this Usher Hall Sunday matinee.

****1

Meditative and powerful Górecki at Celtic Connections

David Smythe, 20th January

The Celtic Connections festival showcases Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs, the BBC Scottish with soprano Francesca Chiejina conducted by Pawel Kapula with a thoughtful introductory song set from Alice Zawadzki.

****1

Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

David Smythe, 20th November

Martyn Brabbins conducts MacMillan’s Confession of Isobel Gowdie, BBCSSO founder Ian Whyte’s forgotten Violin Concerto with Stephanie Gonley, and a memorable Rachmaninov 2.

****1

Canellakis brings sparkle and shine to Stravinsky and Bernstein

Simon Thompson, 21st August

Karina Canellakis brings a riot of Technicolor to the Edinburgh International Festival, but countertenor Hugh Cutting threatens to steal the show in Chichester Psalms.

****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Proms 37/38: A whiff of incense as Dausgaard and the Latvians explore Rachmaninov and religion