Finest French fare to mark a golden anniversary

By Mark Pullinger, 19 October 2014

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“Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro flickered between the ethereal and the effervescent”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 18 October 2014

Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (arr. David Walter)

Fauré, Piano Quartet no. 1 in C minor, Op.15

Ravel, Introduction and Allegro for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet

Berlioz, Les Nuits d'été, Op.7 (arr. David Matthews)

Nash Ensemble

Paul Watkins, Conductor

Kate Royal, Soprano

The Nash Ensemble celebrates Amelia Freedman at Wigmore Hall

Roy Westbrook, 2nd February

This Memorial Concert, given by the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall, unites both the group and the venue closely associated with Amelia Freedman’s distinguished career as an arts administrator.

****1

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

Late night lunaire: Schoenberg's Pierrot with Claire Booth

Roy Westbrook, 21st June

A midsummer night but no moonshine for this madness in the Britten Studio.

****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

A double act: Roderick Williams delivers Mahler two ways

Alexander Hall, 19th November

Robert and Clara were not the only two-composer family. So were Alma and Gustav. The Nash Ensemble's latest programme highlights Beethoven and the Romantics.

***11

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

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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.

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