Is there any instrument more bittersweet than the viola? The violin does the acrobatics, the cello is more conventionally beautiful, but the viola sits in the middle of the orchestral palette like no other instrument. Neither high nor low, it’s perfectly placed to embody the contradictory and the conflicted, ideal for a sense of desire denied or of fulfilment deferred.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-01-12UTC10:50:51+00:002018-01-11Ticciati revisits former glories with his SCO teamen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-martinu-ticciati-atkins-cargill-scottish-chamber-edinburgh-january-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSimon Thompsonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/24865https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/24865https://bachtrack.com/files/68966-simon-thompson.jpgSimon lives and works in Edinburgh, and teaches History and Modern Studies at a local high school when he is not writing about music. Born an Irishman, he is an enthusiastic adopted Scot, and has lived in the capital for fifteen years since university days, making the most of its many avenues for classical music. He spends his spare time enthusing about music, theatre, art and literature to anyone who will listen, including his long-suffering students, who have no choice.https://bachtrack.com/files/74113--gsb7246---giorgia-bertazzi.jpg510340Robin TicciatiGiorgia Bertazzi2018-Jan-11, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh: Chaos and Creationhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/queens-hall-edinburgh/chaos-and-creation/11-january-2018/19-302018-01-112018-01-11Queen's Hall, EdinburghEdinburghScotlandUnited KingdomEH8 9JG55.9412272189379-3.18164706230164https://bachtrack.com/files/65399-sco-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-17UTC08:08:56+00:002016-10-15High Romance in a small Midlands town: the Oxford Lieder Festival opening concert launches an enticing series.Mastery in Schumann: Christian Gerhaher launches Oxford Lieder Festivalen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-christian-gerhaher-oxford-lieder-festival-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRoy Westbrookhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19491https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19491https://bachtrack.com/files/27238-roy_westbrook.jpgRoy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.https://bachtrack.com/files/47381-christian-gerhaher-c-jim-rakete---sony-classical-resized.jpg510340Christian GerhaherJim Rakete | Sony Classical2016-Oct-14, Sheldonian Theatre: Oxford Lieder Festival Opening Recital: Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huberhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/sheldonian-theatre/oxford-lieder-festival-opening-recital-christian-gerhaher-gerold-huber/14-october-2016/19-302016-10-142016-10-14Sheldonian TheatreOxfordSouth-EastUnited KingdomOX1 3AZ51.7543563007281-1.255069971084595
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-14UTC09:29:35+00:002016-10-13Christian Gerhaher demonstrates an extraordinary range of vocal colours in settings of biblical psalms and High Romantic poetry.Total vocal mastery: Dvořák and Schumann Lieder from Christian Gerhaheren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-christian-gerhaher-gerold-huber-wigmore-hall-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/47298-gerold-huber-christian-gerhaher-wigmore-hall-c-simon-jay-price-resized.jpg510340Gerold Huber and Christian Gerhaher at Wigmore HallSimon Jay Price2016-Oct-12, Wigmore Hall: Christian Gerhaher; Gerold Huberhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-christian-gerhaher-gerold-huber-wigmore-hall-october-20162016-10-122016-10-12Wigmore HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomW1U 2BP36 Wigmore Street51.5165679060013-0.148358345031738https://bachtrack.com/files/64407-wigmore-hall-logo.jpg4
Non content d’associer deux compositeurs unanimement appréciés par les mélomanes, avertis ou non, le programme fait montre d’une vraie intelligence, celle de faire la part belle à deux lectures plus personnelles que bêtement nationales de la spiritualité.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-02-07UTC17:00:26+00:002018-02-07Non content d’associer deux compositeurs unanimement appréciés par les mélomanes, avertis ou non, le programme fait montre d’une vraie intelligence, celle de faire la part belle à deux lectures plus personnelles que bêtement nationales de la spiritualité.De la Terre et du ciel : Dvořák et Brahms par Laurence Equilbey à la Philharmoniefr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-equilbey-hampson-persson-accentus-gulbenkian-orchestra-philharmonie-paris-fevrier-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSuzanne Lay-Canessahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19283https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19283https://bachtrack.com/files/68771-photo-le-04-10-2017-a-16-21.jpgDoctorante en littérature comparée, passionnée de langues, de civilisations allemande et britannique, Suzanne étudie également la musique au conservatoire depuis son plus jeune âge, où elle pratique le piano, l’orgue, l’écriture et le chant choral, et développe un goût prononcé pour l’œuvre de Bach, à qui elle dédie aujourd’hui sa thèse.https://bachtrack.com/files/76244-laurence-equilbey-julien-mignot.jpg510340Laurence EquilbeyJulien Mignot2018-Feb-05, Philharmonie 1: Grande salle Pierre Boulez: Dvořák, Brahmshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/philharmonie-1-grande-salle-pierre-boulez/dvorak-brahms/05-february-2018/20-302018-02-052018-02-05Philharmonie 1: Grande salle Pierre BoulezParisÎle-de-FranceFrance75019221 Avenue Jean Jaurès48.8891742.393614800000023https://bachtrack.com/files/45708-philharmonie-de-paris-2010-logo-resized.png3
