Looking Forward with Britten Sinfonia at the Barbican

Par Paul Kilbey, 29 octobre 2012

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Critique faite à Barbican Hall, Londres, le 27 octobre 2012

Purcell, Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z 15

Muhly, Looking Forward (World première)

Bach, Concerto pour deux violons et orchestre en ré mineur, BWV1043

Britten, Les Illuminations, pour soprano ou ténor et cordes, Op.18

MacMillan, One (London première)

Prokofiev, Symphonie no. 1 en ré majeur «Classique», Op.25

Kuusisto, OMG HBD

Bach, Concerto pour clavier no. 5 en fa mineur, BWV1056

MacGregor, Sidewalk Dances: 12 Moondog Pieces

Britten Sinfonia

Britten Sinfonia Voices

Kuljit Bhamra, Tabla

Thomas Gould, Violon, Direction musicale

Tom Herbert, Basse

Alina Ibragimova, Violon

Pekka Kuusisto, Violon, Direction musicale

Joanna MacGregor, Piano, Direction musicale

Mark Padmore, Ténor

Seb Rochford, Batterie

Jacqueline Shave, Violon, Direction musicale

Andy Sheppard, Saxophone

Eamonn Dougan, Chef de chœur

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

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.

*****

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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.