Bach stays wrapped up: The Art of Fugue with Fretwork

Par Paul Kilbey, 25 février 2013

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Critique faite à Kings Place: Hall One, Londres, le 20 février 2013

Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge (L'Art de la fugue), BWV1080

Fretwork

Liam Byrne, Viole

Asako Morikawa, Viole

Reiko Ichise, Viole

Richard Tunnicliffe, Viole

Richard Boothby, Viole

Take Five: Fretwork in Sheffield

Phil Parker, 3rd February

Fretwork bring the expected and the startlingly unexpected to Sheffield in a revealing evening of music for viol consort.

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Ausflug und Pilgerziel: Podgers Walk with Bach bei Brecon Baroque

Jens Klier, 2nd November

Zwei Konzerte von Brecon Baroque warfen derart inspirierend einen ersten Blick in Bachs Kosmos, dass man die Weiteren bereits sehnsüchtig erwartet.

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Ei, ei, Überraschung: Johann Sebastianis Matthäuspassion in London

Jens Klier, 2nd April

Eine absolute Rarität, die die Ausführenden selbst zur Referenz machten und dem Stück die Auszeichnung bescherten, es unbedingt in den Kanon der Ostermusiken aufzunehmen.

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Tenderness and passion from Stile Antico and Fretwork

Nick Boston, 15th August

Ancient and modern Shakespeare settings, and music from Shakespeare's contemporaries given tender and passionate readings in a varied programme from Fretwork and Stile Antico.

*****

Drake's voyage explored by Orlando Gough

Imogen Phoebe Webb, 14th June

An exceptional performance of Orlando Gough's The World Encompassed by six-strong viol ensemble, Fretwork.

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Proms Chamber Music 8: Dowland's seductive melancholy with Ian Bostridge and Fretwork

Frances Wilson, 2nd September

Amidst the furore of celebrations for the anniversaries of Verdi and Wagner, the final Chamber Prom of this season gave pause to savour the music of the great English Renaissance lutenist, singer and composer John Dowland, whose 450th birthday also falls this year.

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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.