Irish Baroque Orchestra recreates Mr Charles’ 1742 Concert

By David Smythe, 23 August 2024

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“a stunning short joint cadenza so brilliant it really deserved a jazz audience cheer”

Reviewed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 22 August 2024

Programme to include:

Handel, Il pastor fido, HWV 8: Overture

Hasse, Concerto in F major for chalumeau, oboe, bassoon and bass

Hasse, Concerto , Op.4 no.1 (Signora Barberini's Minuet)

Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Va Tacito (arr. Walsh)

Geminiani, Concerto Grosso in D minor "La Follia", Op.5 no.12

Telemann, Der getreue Music-Meister: Napolitana, TWV 41:B4

Bocchi, Sonata X for Cello

Handel, Water Music, HWV 348-50 (arr. Walsh)

Lully, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV43: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs

Irish Baroque Orchestra

Peter Whelan, Director, Harpsichord

Gold medal for Irish National Opera's L’Olimpiade at Covent Garden

Roy Westbrook, 13th May

Venetian Baroque opera once had a raison d'être of spectacular and complex stagings, but Daisy Evans makes us see that other ways are possible.

****1

Baroque thrills: Vivaldi's Bajazet comes to Covent Garden

Kevin W Ng, 4th February

In its Royal Opera House debut, Irish National Opera's high-energy Bajazet provides a great evening for Baroque fans and sceptics alike.

****1

An Irish pub setting for Acis and Galatea in Dublin

Pia Maltri, 5th April

Ovid’s Metamorphosis (on which the episode of Acis and Galatea is based) set in an Irish pub? Cowboys in place of shepherds and a bartender instead of a nymph?

****1

Bright seraphim: a rewarding Samson in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 23rd January

A riveting account of Handel's Samson in Dublin, with Katherine Watson, James Gilchrist and Madeleine Shaw shining as soloists.

****1

Händelmania mit dem Irish Baroque Orchestra beim MA Festival Brugge

Jens Klier, 11th August

Peter Whelan und seine Musiker verfehlten die Wirkung eines besonderen Konzerterlebnisses nicht, indem sie vor allem ein überragendes Phrasierungs- und Dynamikfeuerwerk hinlegten.

****1

Peter Whelan and Carlos Ferreira ignite Brahms and Weber in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 24th April

Peter Whelan drew rare urgency and transparency from Brahms, while Carlos Ferreira’s lyrical finesse elevated Weber beyond expectation.

*****

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David Smythe

David the farmer was drawn into music through choirs, orchestras, taking part in and directing 'serious' opera as a student. Passionate about live classical music, particularly chamber opera, unusual pieces and events and giving the next generation the tools to engage with the classical world.

Irish Baroque Orchestra recreates Mr Charles’ 1742 Dublin Concert in Edinburgh