Imaginative recital programming from Paul Lewis in Oxford

Par Katy Wright, 23 mars 2014

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Critique faite à Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, le 21 mars 2014

Bach, Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Orgel-Büchlein) in F Minor, BWV639

Beethoven, Sonate pour piano no. 13 en mi bémol majeur « quasi una fantasia », Op.27 no. 1

Bach, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - chorale prelude in G Minor, BWV659

Beethoven, Sonate pour piano no. 14 en ut dièse mineur « au Clair de lune », Op.27 no.2

Liszt, Schlaflos! Frage und Antwort, S 203

Liszt, Unstern! Sinistre, disastro, S 208

Liszt, RW Venezia, S 201

Moussorgski, Tableaux d'une exposition

Paul Lewis, Piano

Émouvant hommage rendu à Lars Vogt par l'Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Alain Lompech, 4th October

Entourée de Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Christian Tetzlaff, Alban Gerhardt et Paul Lewis, la phalange parisienne a livré un concert exceptionnel, fidèle à la façon qu'avait Lars Vogt de faire la musique.

*****

Paul Lewis balances delicacy with power in understated RLPO Beethoven

Glyn Mon Hughes, 12th March

Understatement is key in Paul Lewis' interpretation of Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic under Adam Hickox.

***11

Sprechstimme and yodelling: Schubert’s birthday bash at Wigmore Hall

Mark Pullinger, 31st January

A double-header celebrates Schubert featuring Allan Clayton and Paul Lewis in Winterreise and the Austrian folk/rock band The Erllkings.

****1

Denève, Lewis and the Netherlands Radio Phil in Utrecht

Laurence Vittes, 23rd January

At TivoliVredenburg’s Grote Zaal: a program of Beethoven, Liszt, and Schumann that, intentionally or not, invited reflection on long-range musical continuity.

***11

Concerto Budapest delivers Beethoven with high-octane fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 29th November

András Keller’s orchestra offers intensity, finesse and sheer dramatic sweep, from Tchaikovsky’s infernal tragedy to a Beethoven Fifth Symphony driven with exhilarating momentum.

****1

Magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius, intriguing Nørgård in Manchester

Peter Connors, 22nd March

Per Nørgård’s Eighth Symphony is the unusual opener in a programme of magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic, Paul Lewis and John Storgårds at the Bridgewater Hall.

****1

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Katy Wright

As News Editor at Rhinegold, Katy contributes news pieces and longer features to publications including Classical Music, Music Teacher and International Piano (both digital and print editions). She writes on a freelance basis for publications including Sinfini Music and TEMPO.