Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces at the Proms

Messiah at the BBC Proms Choral Day

Helen Charlston

John Butt conducts Messiah

Par Nick Boston, 10 septembre 2024

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“when Mozart got out of the way and left things to strings alone... Charlston shone”

Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 7 septembre 2024

Haendel, Le Messie (arr. Mozart, sung in English)

Nardus Williams, Soprano

Helen Charlston, Mezzo-soprano

Benjamin Hulett, Ténor

Ashley Riches, Basse

The Fourth Choir

Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

LYC Chamber Choir

Bath Minerva Choir

Philharmonia Chorus

Voices of the River's Edge

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

John Butt, Direction

Purcell et Locke s’égarent à St Martin in the Fields

Philippe Ramin, 22nd April

La rencontre entre John Butt et l'Academy of St Martin in the Fields est un rendez-vous manqué, à peine rattrapé par la belle interprétation de pièces d'Errollyn Wallen.

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Julia Fischer au Victoria Hall

Thomas Muller, 23rd April

Soirée contrastée ce jeudi soir, avec l’Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields qui nous proposait le Concerto pour violon de Haydn, le Concerto pour violon et piano en ré mineur de Mendelssohn et La Nuit transfigurée de Schönberg, sous la direction de Julia Fischer.

****1

Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms

Mark Valencia, 20th January

At Cadogan Hall, Bell’s account of Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony is as sunny an interpretation as you’re likely to hear.

****1

A snowbound evening with Joshua Bell: comfort and unease in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 8th January

Amid snowbound Hamburg, Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields with warmth and lyricism, though Brahms’ concerto reveals limits, while Schumann’s symphony fully blossoms.

***11

Highly individual Mozart from Buniatishvili

Nick Boston, 9th December

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields give exciting performances at the Barbican, with idiosyncratic Mozart from Buniatishvili.

***11

Depth and delivery: Joshua Bell and the ASMF in San Francisco

Lois Silverstein, 7th April

On a tour of the United States, Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform Mendelssohn, Schumann and Vince Mendoza in Davies Symphony Hall.

*****

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces to close the Proms Choral Day