National Youth Choir of Scotland

Par Jane Shuttleworth, 22 avril 2011

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Critique faite à The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage One, Gateshead, le 21 avril 2011

Fauré, Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11

Tippett, A Child of our Time: Five negro spirituals

Tavener, Funeral Ikos

Whitacre, When David heard

Seiber, Three Hungarian Folk-Songs

MacMillan, Lassie, wad ye loe me

Deazley, The Circus

musique traditionnelle, The Piper o' Dundee

Chilcott, Irish Blessing

Whitacre, Sleep

National Youth Choir of Scotland

Christopher Bell, Direction

Encore, et pour toujours : Berlioz à travers Les Siècles

Tristan Labouret, 26th May

Concert hors-catégorie pour conclure un week-end Berlioz à la Philharmonie : bien entourés, François-Xavier Roth et Les Siècles livrent une interprétation exceptionnelle du diptyque Symphonie fantastique – Lélio.

*****

Edward Gardner brings the London Philharmonic to the EIF

Simon Thompson, 5th August

The Planets gets the star treatment from Gardner and the LPO, while Beatrice Rana brings disarming delicacy to Rachmaninov.

****1

Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival

David Smythe, 2nd August

John Tavener's epic, eight-hour all-night vigil opens the festival in monumental style, directed by Thomas Guthrie.

*****

Edinburgh Festival explodes into life with Golijov's St Mark Passion

Simon Thompson, 3rd August

Golijov's La Pasión según San Marcos is full of life, but seeing it as well as hearing it definitely helps.

****1

Edinburgh International Festival closes with a magnificent Gerontius

Simon Thompson, 28th August

The festival's final concert marks several endings, including the fulfilment of Sir Andrew Davis' Elgar oratorio cycle with the RSNO.

*****

Prom 31: An intoxicating La Damnation de Faust

Mark Valencia, 8th August

An unapologetic treat at the Proms and a composition of immediate appeal.

****1

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Jane Shuttleworth

Jane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durham