An heroic complication of film themes

Par Katy S. Austin, 22 février 2015

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Critique faite à Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, le 20 février 2015

Zimmer, Film music from Gladiator

Jarre, Film music from Lawrence of Arabia

Williams, Musique du film La Liste de Schindler

Zimmer, Film music from The Last Samurai

Williams, Film music from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Williams, Bande originale de Superman

Goodwin, 633 Squadron

Williams, Summon the Heroes

Schifrin, Film music from Mission Impossible

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Pete Harrison, Direction

Ning Feng’s Korngold is not quite a “Hollywood hit” in Poole

David Truslove, 26th November

Sian Edwards takes the helm of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Britten, Korngold and Dvořák, with mixed results.

***11

A Prom of two halves: Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth SO

Leighton Jones, 20th July

The BSO play a trio of 20th-century greats — Ravel and Shostakovich both taking inspiration from the age of jazz, while Walton’s First Symphony provides contrast.

***11

Die Fledermaus at The Grange: Cabaret meets G&S

David Karlin, 20th June

A fine singing cast gives creditable performances in Johann Stauss II's most famous operetta, but Paul Curran's updating of Act 2 to 1930s Berlin takes the fizz out of the Champagne.

***11

Alena Baeva delivers transcendent Berg at The Anvil

David Truslove, 25th January

Polished playing and inspirational performances in Basingstoke that underline the exciting relationship between Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

*****

The Rake's Progress at The Grange: richly entertaining

David Karlin, 23rd June

Singing performances are excellent, the staging is well crafted and Stravinsky's eclectic score entertains from start to finish. But it's an evening's opera that doesn't touch the soul.

****1

Voices from the East: a musical marathon with a gripping finish

Peter Quantrill, 19th May

Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra present a day of composers from the former Soviet republics with heroic skill and stamina.

****1

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Katy S. Austin

Katy sings soprano, plays violin, cycles about and listens to music. She's a graduate of both Bristol and City Universities and has been known to write libretti.

An heroic complication of film themes from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra