A Brahms clarinet feast from Michael Collins at Wigmore Hall

Por Mark Pullinger, 07 enero 2020

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“Gloomy old Brahms? No, this was Brahms revelling in October sunshine”

Crítica hecha desde Wigmore Hall, Londres el 6 enero 2020

Brahms, Sonata para clarinete núm. 1 en fa menor, op. 120

Beethoven, Sonata para violín núm. 5 en fa mayor 'Primavera', Op. 24 (arr. Hough)

Brahms, Sonata para clarinete núm. 2 en mi bemol mayor, op. 120

Brahms, Quinteto con clarinete en si menor, op. 115

Sir Stephen Hough, Piano

Michael Collins, Clarinete

Castalian String Quartet

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Simon Thompson, 29th June

Sixteen of the finest string players around join forces on one stage to end the East Neuk Festival in a grand finale.

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An engaging evening of Haydn with the Castalian Quartet

Mark Pullinger, 17th April

Would Haydn be the perfect dinner party guest? Witty banter and joyful exchanges characterise the three quartets given at Wigmore Hall as part of its Haydn series.

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British Quartets: The Castalian Quartet at the Cheltenham Music Festival

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 8th July

This Cheltenham Festival concert featured three British string quartets by Hugh Wood, Michael Nyman and Giles Swayne. Swayne and Wood were both present at the concert and gave an introductory talk providing context for their works. Swayne said in the talk that ‘music should be unpredictable to keep the listener interested’.

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Contrastes y desafíos con la OSPA, Stephen Hough y Nuno Coelho

Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 16th January

La Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias visitó el Palacio de la Ópera en La Coruña con un exigente programa para el que contaron con el pianista Stephen Hough.

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Contrastante recital de Stephen Hough en Madrid

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 8th January

Stephen Hough ofreció un recital dentro del Ciclo Grandes Intérpretes con un contrastante programa y escogidas propinas en el que destacó un cuidado sonido.

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Francisco Martínez Ramos, 27th May

El pianista Stephen Hough ofreció un importante recital en Salamanca dedicado a obras de Chaminade, Liszt y Chopin.

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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.

A Brahms clarinet feast from Michael Collins and friends at Wigmore Hall