David Hill and Nathalie Clein give energetic interpretations of 20th Century religious works

Par Ruth Mariner, 06 septembre 2011

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Critique faite à Cadogan Hall, Londres, le 3 septembre 2011

Tippett, The Windhover

Tippett, Plebs angelica

Tavener, Popule meus (UK première)

Tippett, Little Music

Goubaïdoulina, Sonnengesang "The Canticle of the Sun"

Natalie Clein, Violoncelle

BBC Singers

Britten Sinfonia

David Hill, Direction

At Aldeburgh Festival, Nicholas Daniel plays the Pied Piper of Cool

Christopher Woodley, 13th June

For the Aldeburgh Festival's 75th anniversary celebrations, Daniel delivered a great performance of Vaughan Williams's Oboe Concerto, in the company of Gustav and Imogen Holst.

****1

Britten Sinfonia ablaze on the BBC Proms’ hottest night

Nick Boston, 6th September

Inventiveness, joyful performance and intuitive communication from Thomas Gould and the Britten Sinfonia in recompositions from Richter, Auerbach and Tippett.

*****

Donizetti's L’esule di Roma: a Roman triumph for Opera Rara

Dominic Lowe, 11th May

This is the 27th Donizetti opera given the Opera Rara treatment and their ability to spot a hidden gem remains as adroit as ever.

****1

Love and death in Scotland: Mercadante’s Il proscritto

David Karlin, 28th June

A great orchestral performance of an exciting score don't quite mask the dramatic weaknesses of Opera Rara's latest.

***11

Holst's Sāvitri: near-death experience in the Barbican

Roy Westbrook, 4th May

A game of three halves from the Britten Sinfonia, with a late appearance by three star soloists.

****1

Memorable celebración de Thomas Adès y la Britten Sinfonia

Francisco Martínez Ramos, 10th June

Thomas Adès, una de las figuras más importantes y carismáticas del panorama musical británico e internacional, presenta un concierto en el Barbican Centre londinense, junto a la Britten Sinfonia.

*****

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