Sounds of Schubert: Pianist Paul Lewis at St George's Bristol

Por Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 12 marzo 2012

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Crítica hecha desde St George's Bristol, Bristol el 9 marzo 2012

Schubert, Sixteen German Dances and two Écossaises, D.783

Schubert, Allegretto in C minor, D.915

Schubert, Sonata para piano núm. 14 en la menor, D.784

Schubert, Sonata para piano en la menor, D.845

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Mark Pullinger, 31st January

A double-header celebrates Schubert featuring Allan Clayton and Paul Lewis in Winterreise and the Austrian folk/rock band The Erllkings.

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Andrew Larkin, 29th November

András Keller’s orchestra offers intensity, finesse and sheer dramatic sweep, from Tchaikovsky’s infernal tragedy to a Beethoven Fifth Symphony driven with exhilarating momentum.

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Magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius, intriguing Nørgård in Manchester

Peter Connors, 22nd March

Per Nørgård’s Eighth Symphony is the unusual opener in a programme of magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic, Paul Lewis and John Storgårds at the Bridgewater Hall.

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Something close to perfection: Lewis, Storgårds and the BBC Phil

Phil Parker, 24th January

Though a perfect concert is hard to define, you know when you’ve attended one – and Beethoven and Shostakovich from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra provide the proof.

*****

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.