To mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, Mark Elder and the London Symphony Orchestra brought together music with a connection to the First World War.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-04-29UTC15:11:12+00:002016-04-29To mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, Mark Elder and the London Symphony Orchestra brought together music with a connection to the First World War.
Behind the Lines: the LSO in English and French masterpiecesen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-elder-tiberghien-london-symphony-barbican-april-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMatthew Ryehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19100https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19100https://bachtrack.com/files/24809-matthew_rye.jpgMatthew read music at Oxford and has worked in music journalism for 30 years as a writer, critic and editor. He has written numerous programme and CD booklet notes, spent 13 years as a Daily Telegraph critic, worked at BBC Music Magazine and was reviews editor of The Strad, for which he continues to write. He also writes for The Wagner Journal and Opera Now and blogs at ferneklang.blogspot.co.uk. He was general editor of 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die (Cassell Illustrated, 2007) and is the author of a new series of eBooks, Masterpieces of Music (Erudition).https://bachtrack.com/files/38757-cedric-tiberghien-jean-baptiste-millot-resized.jpg510339Cédric TiberghienJean-Baptiste Millot2016-Apr-28, Barbican Hall: World War I Connectionshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/barbican-hall/world-war-i-connections/28-april-2016/19-302016-04-282016-04-28Barbican HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC2Y 8DSSilk Street51.519879294526-0.091710090637207https://bachtrack.com/files/66894-lso2017logo.jpg4
Vaughan Williams' Pastoral Symphony is anything but "lambkins frisking", drawing on the composer's experiences in the First World War. In this poignant concert, it was partnered by a trio of works by composers - from both sides of the trenches - who died in action.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-08-18UTC08:45:17+00:002014-08-18Vaughan Williams' Pastoral Symphony is anything but "lambkins frisking", drawing on the composer's experiences in the First World War. In this poignant concert, it was partnered by a trio of works by composers - from both sides of the trenches - who died in action. “Lest we forget”: Vaughan Williams’ Pastoral Symphony ends a poignant night at the Proms en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-prom-42-butterworth-manze-roderick-williams-august-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/6262-andrew_manze_chris_christodoulou.jpg510339Andrew ManzeChris Christodoulou | Intermusica2014-Aug-17, Royal Albert Hall: Prom 42: Lest We Forgethttps://bachtrack.com/listing-prom-42-butterworth-manze-roderick-williams-august-20142014-08-172014-08-17Royal Albert HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW7 2APKensington Gore51.5014299260821-0.17751932144165https://bachtrack.com/files/78814-artwork-for-events--1-.jpg4
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-17UTC10:06:21+00:002014-06-16Leamington Sinfonia addresses various aspects of war and leave a lasting impression with Holst.From Mars to battlefields: War and Reflectionen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-leamington-war-reflection-june-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngHedy Mühleckhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15711https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15711https://bachtrack.com/files/83784-hedy-business055.jpgHedy is a former Bachtrack German Editor and Press Liaison. She's a musicologist, a great fan of British music of the 19th and 20th century, a folk musician, bibliophile and a coffee and tea aficionado. She also likes singing, cats, and to make all kinds of sweet treats.https://bachtrack.com/files/5656-rvw_ww1.jpg275378Ralph Vaughan Williams during the First World War2014-Jun-14, Holy Trinity Church: Concert to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of WW1https://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/holy-trinity-church-1535/concert-to-commemorate-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-beginning-of-ww1/14-june-2014/19-302014-06-142014-06-14Holy Trinity ChurchLeamington SpaWest MidlandsUnited Kingdom52.2940186462813-1.530919075012213
