Illuminating Brandenburgs from the OAE

By Pamela Nash, 13 May 2017

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Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 11 May 2017

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV1046

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV1048

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV1050

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV1049

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV1047

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Lisa Beznosiuk, Flute

Roger Montgomery, French horn

Katharina Spreckelsen, Oboe

David Blackadder, Trumpet

Steven Devine, Harpsichord

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A Mozart's of symphonies – his last – under conductor Robin Ticciati is capped with a fine Jupiter, but is let down by the performances of its two predecessors.

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Roy Westbrook, 12th October

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Pamela Nash

Pamela Nash, a Harkness Fellow, studied the piano and harpsichord in London, Paris and the USA and holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan. She has curated several contemporary harpsichord music events, and was the director of the British Harpsichord Society's International Composition Competition in 2014. Pamela has contributed articles and reviews for Harpsichord and Fortepiano, Contemporary Music Review and Sounding Board and was the producer for the recently-released recording of contemporary works for harpsichord, "Shadow Journey", on the Prima Facie label.

Illuminating Brandenburgs from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at The Bridgewater Hall