New music galore from the London Sinfonietta at the Southbank Centre

Von Paul Kilbey, 05 Dezember 2012

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, am 2 Dezember 2012

Programm beinhaltet:

Cage, Suite for Toy Piano

Hamilton, Product #1

Hodkinson, Stills

Henze, Adagio, Adagio

Davies, Nature

Goves, Trends in Personal Relationships

Carter, Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux

Fennessy, 13 Factories

Norman, Try

Barry, Lisbon

Lucier, Music for cello and one or more amplified vases

Steer, Other

Usher, Yawl Ketch Schooner Brig

London Sinfonietta

Sound Intermedia

Martyn Brabbins, Musikalische Leitung

Huw Watkins, Klavier

Oliver Coates, Cello

Serafina Steer, Harfe, Sänger

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*****

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****1

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**111

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*****

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****1

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****1

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.