Philip Higham and Alasdair Beatson delight Haddington Concert Society

By Alan Coady, 13 January 2014

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Reviewed at Haddington Town House, Haddington on 12 January 2014

Beethoven, 7 Variations for cello and piano on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46

Schumann, Three Romances, Op.94

Fauré, Cello Sonata no. 2 in G minor, Op.117

Janáček, Pohádka (Fairy Tale)

Beethoven, Cello Sonata no. 3 in A major, Op.69

Philip Higham, Cello

Alasdair Beatson, Piano

Nash Inventions: a sonic feast for six decades

Christopher Woodley, 18th March

Martyn Brabbins and Claire Booth are among the Nash Ensemble's regular collaborators celebrating the group’s 60th Anniversary, marked by four world premieres.

****1

Nash Ensemble’s Inventions evoke vivid landscapes and sombre memories

Christopher Woodley, 26th March

Fine performances from Claire Booth and Nash Ensemble conjure up the dramatic landscapes of Andalusia, the Hebrides and the wilds of southern Wisconsin, as portrayed by Harrison Birtwistle and Simon Holt.

****1

Defiantly alive Dvořák and joyful Schubert from the Nash Ensemble

Nick Boston, 8th February

The Nash Ensemble performs Dvořák's Piano Quartet no. 2 at Wigmore Hall, followed by a joyful rendition of Schubert's Trout Quintet.

****1

Music with friends: Royal Northern Sinfonia's Trout Quintet

Jane Shuttleworth, 11th May

An affectionate Trout played by long-standing colleagues and friends from Royal Northern Sinfonia, along with Imogen Holst's Phantasy Quartet and Thomas Adès's fascinating Piano Quintet.

****1

Sumptuous Schumann and bracing Brahms from the Nash Ensemble

Benjamin Poore, 24th November

Awkard programming but fine musicianship from the Nash Ensemble and Christine Rice as part of its 'German Romantics' series.

***11

Beatson and the Royal Northern Sinfonia play rare repertoire

Jane Shuttleworth, 21st November

Royal Northern Sinfonia welcomed their new chamber pianist in residence, Alisdair Beatson, with some brilliantly imaginative programming.

****1

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Alan Coady

Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.