Period clarinet heaven from Lorenzo Coppola

By Mark Pullinger, 11 January 2018

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“Buttery and soft-edged, the instrument beguiled the ear”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 10 January 2018

Mozart, Adagio for 2 clarinets and 3 basset horns in B flat major, K411 (K484a) (Arr. Coppola)

Mozart, Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581

Haydn, String Quartet no. 42 in C major, Op.54 no.2, Hob III:57 (Adagio & Minuet)

Brahms, Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115

Lorenzo Coppola, Clarinet

Isabelle Faust, Violin

Anne Katharina Schreiber, Violin

Yoshiko Morita, Viola

Emmanuel Balssa, Cello

Lorenzo Coppola and three historical clarinets seduce Stockholm

Laurence Vittes, 14th February

Hosted by the roguish Italian clarinet virtuoso, a wonderful live-streamed concert turned into a brilliant entertainment experience that could be a model for concerts online – and live.

*****

Marvellous Mozart Monday: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Andrew Larkin, 29th February

Gerhaher's glorious rendition of Mozart arias and the crisp sound of the FBO made for a delightful evening.

****1

Awkward programming, splendid performances

Orsolya Gyárfás, 18th February

A bright evening of the "Mozart Effect" series somewhat dulled by a bizarrely structured programme.

***11

Isabelle Faust shines, Nelsons and the Gewandhaus disappoint

David Karlin, 26th August

The German violinist gives us plenty of Czech brio in Dvořák; conductor and orchestra display many good qualities but fail to thrill.

**111

Isabelle Faust and Il Giardino Armonico at Sommets Musicaux

David Karlin, 1st February

Giovanni Antonini leads Il Giardino Armonico through a sampler of Vivaldi's L'estro armonico, with a stellar Isabelle Faust leading the soloists.

****1

Interwoven dialogues from Gardner, Faust and the LPO

Charlotte Gardner, 15th January

Heaven on Earth from Edward Gardner and Isabelle Faust in the latest in the LPO's ‘Moments Remembered’ series at the Royal Festival Hall.

*****

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Period clarinet heaven from Lorenzo Coppola at Wigmore Hall