Terrific Telemann, luscious Leclair, and brilliant Bachs

By Tom Hancox, 06 July 2011

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Reviewed at Boughton Aluph Church, Ashford on 18 June 2011

Telemann, Concerto in E minor for flute and violin, TWV 52:e3

Bach C.P.E., Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq22, H 484:1

Leclair, Violin Concerto in F major, Op.7 no.4

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

London Handel Players

Adrian Butterfield, Director

Rachel Brown, Flute

Terence Charlston, Harpsichord

Method without madness: an intriguing Orlando at Buxton Festival

Sarah Noble, 10th July

Liberata Collective reveals the intricate language of Baroque gesture in a staging of one of Handel's most inventive operas.

***11

Ariodante at the RCM: in which technique is not enough

David Karlin, 8th March

An impressive display of singing technique isn't enough to make RCM's Ariodante connect with hearts and minds.

**111

Passionless Passion Music: Revolutionary Drawing Room play Haydn’s Seven Last Words

David Fay, 31st March

David Fay was disappointed by Revolutionary Drawing Room's 25th anniversary concert, a performance of Haydn's Seven Last Words at St George's, Hanover Square which lacked emotional engagement.

**111

Lost in the woods: Handel's Giove in Argo

Charlotte Valori, 23rd March

A reconstruction of a long-lost opera by Handel gives some exciting young singers the chance to shine at the London Handel Festival, even if the plot might be better back in the mists of obscurity.

***11

Fresh-voiced Semele opens London Handel Festival

Nahoko Gotoh, 10th March

Is Handel’s Semele an oratorio or an opera? Of course Handel himself called it an oratorio but some suggest it is the English-language opera that he never wrote.

****1

London Handel Festival makes a strong case for rarely heard oratorio Deborah

Nahoko Gotoh, 9th April

As a highlight of this year's London Handel Festival, the composer's rarely heard oratorio Deborah was given a strong and committed performance by Laurence Cummings and a fine cast.

****1

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Tom Hancox

Graduating with a double-first from St Peter's College, Oxford, Thomas is a flautist who has performed with Trevor Pinnock, the Allegri and Sacconi Quartets, and the London Handel Orchestra. Formerly the Junior Editor of the British Flute Society's journal, he now acts as Ambassadors' Co-ordinator for Cavatina.