Looking Forward with Britten Sinfonia at the Barbican

Por Paul Kilbey, 29 octubre 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Barbican Hall, Londres el 27 octubre 2012

Purcell, Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z 15

Muhly, Looking Forward (World première)

Bach, Concierto para 2 violines en re menor, BWV1043

Britten, Les Illuminations, for soprano or tenor and strings, Op.18

MacMillan, One (London première)

Prokofiev, Sinfonía núm. 1 en re mayor "Clásica", Op.25

Kuusisto, OMG HBD

Bach, Concierto para clave núm. 5 en fa menor, BWV1056

MacGregor, Sidewalk Dances: 12 Moondog Pieces

Britten Sinfonia

Britten Sinfonia Voices

Kuljit Bhamra, Tabla

Thomas Gould, Violín, Dirección musical

Tom Herbert, Bajo

Alina Ibragimova, Violín

Pekka Kuusisto, Violín, Dirección musical

Joanna MacGregor, Piano, Dirección musical

Mark Padmore, Tenor

Seb Rochford, Batería

Jacqueline Shave, Violín, Dirección musical

Andy Sheppard, Saxofón

Eamonn Dougan, Dirección de coro

Memorable celebración de Thomas Adès y la Britten Sinfonia

Francisco Martínez Ramos, 10th June

Thomas Adès, una de las figuras más importantes y carismáticas del panorama musical británico e internacional, presenta un concierto en el Barbican Centre londinense, junto a la Britten Sinfonia.

*****

At Aldeburgh Festival, Nicholas Daniel plays the Pied Piper of Cool

Christopher Woodley, 13th June

For the Aldeburgh Festival's 75th anniversary celebrations, Daniel delivered a great performance of Vaughan Williams's Oboe Concerto, in the company of Gustav and Imogen Holst.

****1

Britten Sinfonia ablaze on the BBC Proms’ hottest night

Nick Boston, 6th September

Inventiveness, joyful performance and intuitive communication from Thomas Gould and the Britten Sinfonia in recompositions from Richter, Auerbach and Tippett.

*****

Donizetti's L’esule di Roma: a Roman triumph for Opera Rara

Dominic Lowe, 11th May

This is the 27th Donizetti opera given the Opera Rara treatment and their ability to spot a hidden gem remains as adroit as ever.

****1

Love and death in Scotland: Mercadante’s Il proscritto

David Karlin, 28th June

A great orchestral performance of an exciting score don't quite mask the dramatic weaknesses of Opera Rara's latest.

***11

Holst's Sāvitri: near-death experience in the Barbican

Roy Westbrook, 4th May

A game of three halves from the Britten Sinfonia, with a late appearance by three star soloists.

****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.