Manchester Camerata tackle Mozart's Gran Partita

By Hugh Morris, 10 October 2019

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Reviewed at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester on 9 October 2019

Mozart, Serenade no. 10 in B flat major for Winds, “Gran Partita”, K361 (K370a)

Manchester Camerata

Sven Helbig, Digital Artist

Rachael Clegg, Conductor, Oboe

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****1

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Peter Connors, 19th July

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Hugh Morris

Hugh is a freelance writer and composer based in Manchester. He contributes to a range of publications in the UK and US, including GRAMMY, Jazzwise, Reverb, The Sampler, The Calvert Journal and The Big Issue across music, politics and society. He also works for London-based jazz label Whirlwind Recordings, and for Manchester music charity Olympias Music Foundation.

Missing a trick: Manchester Camerata and Sven Helbig tackle Mozart's Gran Partita