Birthday Bach from the OAE at St George's, Bristol

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 24 October 2016

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Reviewed at St George's Bristol, Bristol on 21 October 2016

Bach C.P.E., Sinfonia in C major, Wq 174

Bach, Keyboard Concerto no. 1 in D minor, BWV1052

Bach J.C.F., Symphony in D minor

Bach W.F., Concerto in F minor, for harpsichord, strings and basso continuo

Bach C.P.E., Sinfonia in B minor for strings, H661

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV1048 (1st movement)

Handel, Semele, HWV 58: Where'er you Walk

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Laurence Cummings, Harpsichord, Director

Mixed Mozart from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Dominic Lowe, 26th February

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.

***11

John Butt and the OAE celebrate Handel's Solomon

Roy Westbrook, 12th October

The Queen of Sheba is clearly in a hurry in this account of Handel's oratorio at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

*****

Enescu Festival immersion: Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest

Peter Quantrill, 11th September

At the George Enescu International Festival, a pair of new shows crossing genres and reinventing the classics, with mostly enlightening results.

****1

Brandstrup Breaking Bach with the OAE at EIF

Kathy Elgin, 20th August

Kim Brandstrup choreographs Bach favourites based on hip hop and street dance. Lie back on the bean bags at Usher Hall and enjoy...

****1

A strong new Figaro opens at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 29th June

Mariame Clément is a popular director at Glyndebourne, and her new production of Figaro shows her trademark approach to hardhitting comedy.

****1

Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on

Nick Boston, 8th June

Returning from the original run, Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies were joined by a strong cast and chorus for a revival of Barrie Kosky's striking production.

*****

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.