Stravinsky and Adams with City of London Sinfonia and Michael Collins

Par Paul Kilbey, 19 octobre 2012

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Critique faite à Cadogan Hall, Londres, le 18 octobre 2012

Stravinsky, Octuor pour vents

Adams, Gnarly Buttons for clarinet and orchestra

Stravinsky, 3 Pièces pour clarinette solo

Stravinsky, Trois Pièces pour quatuor à cordes

Adams, Grand Pianola Music

City of London Sinfonia

Synergy Vocals

Michael Collins, Clarinette, Direction

Steve Reich : percussion, transe, et organicité

Manuel Gaulhiac, 2nd December

C’est une légende vivante qui s'invite à la fondation Louis Vuitton ce weekend : le compositeur Steve Reich en personne, pionnier des courants de la musique minimaliste et de la musique répétitive.

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Rain (De Keersmaeker) , Palais Garnier

Laurine Mortha, 23rd October

Chorégraphié en 2001 par la chorégraphe flamande Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Rain est une exploration scientifique de l’articulation entre musique et danse qui s’inscrit dans la continuité des ses premiers travaux. La pièce est présentée par le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris cet automne.

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Nail-biting Shostakovich from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Dominic Lowe, 15th August

Before a searing performance of Shostakovich's Thirteenth from Ryan Bancroft and his Welsh forces, Benjamin Grosvenor delivers a terrific performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.

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Farewell, Sir Andrew: the Proms pays tribute in fitting style

Peter Quantrill, 30th August

Lovingly detailed accounts of music dear to the heart of the late master of ceremonies at the Proms.

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Reich premiere at the center of an evening of unexpected pleasures

Kurt Gottschalk, 6th October

Jacob's Ladder receives its world premiere, sandwiches by two staples of the 19th-century Romantic repertoire.

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A British take on New York minimalism: Steve Reich at Carnegie Hall

Kurt Gottschalk, 1st November

The Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals present an evening of music by Steve Reich at Carnegie Hall, including the US premiere of Traveler's Prayer.

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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.