Lammermuir Festival: Acis and Galatea

Par Alan Coady, 22 septembre 2014

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“I was reminded of King Kong, though certainly not by physical similarity”

Critique faite à Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, le 21 septembre 2014

Haendel, Acis et Galatée

Dunedin Consort

Joanne Lunn, Soprano

Nicholas Mulroy, Ténor

Matthew Brook, Baryton-basse

John Butt, Direction musicale

Thomas Hobbs, Ténor

Thomas Walker, Ténor

The Dunedin Consort Messiah remains a welcome seasonal speciality

David Smythe, 18th December

The Dunedin Messiah, a speciality with Baroque instruments, is given with soloists Nardus Williams, Lotte Betts-Dean, Joshua Ellicott and Dingle Yandell in Perth, directed by John Butt.

****1

Leipzig 300: Dunedin Consort explores the Thomaskantor shortlist

David Smythe, 7th February

The Dunedin Consort explores the 1723 Thomaskantor shortlist: Georg Philipp Telemann, Christoph Graupner and Johann Sebastian Bach in a programme directed by John Butt.

****1

Troubled times reflected in Songs of War I Have Seen

David Smythe, 13th October

Composed for Baroque and modern players with Gertrude Stein’s spoken text, Heiner Goebbels Songs of War I Have Seen in an intriguing performance conducted by Ellie Slorach.

***11

An especially memorable Messiah from the Dunedin Consort

David Smythe, 14th December

John Butt directs the Dunedin Consort and a top team of soloists in St Mary's Cathedral for Handel's seasonal favourite.

*****

Authenticity and enjoyment in Dunedin Consort's Acis and Galatea

David Smythe, 22nd June

Rachel Redmond is a sweet voiced Galatea in the Dunedin Consort's performance of the Cannons version of Acis and Galatea in Perth.

****1

Evangelical fervour: Dunedin Consort's St Matthew Passion

Roy Westbrook, 12th April

Tenor Nicholas Mulroy directs a one-voice-to-a-part account of Bach's St Matthew Passion, featuring some splendid singing.

***11

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Alan Coady

Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.