Angela Hewitt brings her revelatory Bach Odyssey to Cleveland

By Sam Jacobson, 19 May 2019

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Reviewed at Gamble Auditorium, Berea on 18 May 2019

Bach, English Suite no. 1 in A major, BWV806

Bach, English Suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV807

Bach, Suite in F minor, BWV823

Bach, English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV808

Bach, Prelude and fugue in A minor, BWV894

Rameau, Nouvelle Suite: Suite in A minor: Farfarinette

Angela Hewitt, Piano

A national treasure revisits Montreal: Angela Hewitt plays Mozart

Ian Cochrane, 28th February

Angela Hewitt joins the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for an exquisite rendering of a Mozart concerto, and Leonard Slatkin conducts Tchaikovsky's Winter Daydreams.

****1

Superb Mozart from Angela Hewitt and the BBC Philharmonic

Peter Connors, 11th February

Angela Hewitt gives magical Mozart with Andrew Davis and the BBC Philharmonic and four twentieth century masterpieces looking back to the past complete a rewarding and unusual programme

****1

Clemens Schuldt conducts The Hallé in four contrasting masterpieces

Peter Connors, 24th November

A stunning Mozart piano concerto with Angela Hewitt and a dazzling recent piece are framed by serious but uplifting orchestral works by Britten and Strauss.

****1

Past Montreal victors return for Beethoven's Triple Concerto

Ian Cochrane, 9th November

Violinist Blake Pouliot, cellist Bryan Cheng, and pianist Angela Hewitt, all previous winners of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s Concours, return to perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.

***11

Knockout playing from the Tonkünstler in Edinburgh

Simon Thompson, 28th October

This concert at Usher Hall delivered extraordinary playing, in repertoire ranging from Beethoven to Bernstein and Sibelius.

*****

Prom 6: Love laid bare in a passionate Turangalîla

Olivia Bell, 18th July

Revelling in the luscious orchestrations and sumptuous melodies, it was a rare treat to bask in such obvious delight from both conductor and orchestra.

*****

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.