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Performer: Iain Farrington

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LondonEd Lyon / Iain Farrington

Wigmore Hall
Quilter, Finzi, Bridge, Britten, Novello, Coward
Ed Lyon; Iain Farrington
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Apollonian radiance and women scorned: the Britten Sinfonia at Snape

Helen Charlston and the Britten Sinfonia © Marcus Roth
Hell holds no fury like a woman scorned, and it was certainly so in Greek mythology, celebrated in this outstanding Aldeburgh Festival performance by the Britten Sinfonia and Helen Charlston.
*****
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The BBC Singers at full throttle at Milton Court

The BBC Singers with Sofi Jeannin at Milton Court © BBC | Mark Allan (2022)
Powerful Herbert Howells, together with affecting Shaw and engaging MacMillan from the BBC Singers, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Sofi Jeannin.
****1
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Lunch with Lenny: Wallis Giunta in Bernstein and Friends

Wallis Giunta and Michael Sikich serve up a delectable programme of Bernstein, Sondheim, and friends
****1
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Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle in Greenwich

The ultimate musical misnomer, Rossini's last major work is beautifully sung in the wonderful surroundings of the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
****1
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Truly, madly, but not quite deeply enough

A superbly-sung title role from Ed Ballard is the best part of this otherwise patchy, well-sung but ultimately unmoving Werther from English Touring Opera. 
**111
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Counterpoise presents a concert of evocative new works at Kings Place

Counterpoise offered a tasteful and well-crafted concert at Kings Place on Sunday of recent works accompanied by film and still photographs. The unusual instrumentation of the ensemble (violin, saxophone, trumpet, piano) was surprisingly effective. Works for smaller subsets of the ensemble gave individual performers a chance to shine as well.
***11
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