Israel in Egypt with the Huddersfield Choral Society

By Andrew H. King, 04 November 2013

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Reviewed at Huddersfield Town Hall, Huddersfield on 1 November 2013

Handel, Israel in Egypt

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Dame Jane Glover, Conductor

Jennifer France, Soprano

Alice Privett, Soprano

Anna Harvey, Mezzo-soprano

Stuart Jackson, Tenor

Gareth John, Bass

Mark Wildman, Bass

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Patriotic Sibelius and early Mendelssohn are served up at the Glasshouse in Gateshead.

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****1

Sir Bryn Terfel charms Glasshouse audience in reimagined Schubert

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Terfel’s charismatic account of Schubert songs orchestrated by a variety of composers, Sofia Gubaidulina’s meditation on his Impromtu and the composer’s own longest symphony make a varied and rewarding evening at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.

****1

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Andrew H. King

Following training as a singer and conductor, Andrew is now completing a doctoral thesis on the life and songs of Sir Granville Bantock. Interests include English and American music, with an emphasis on opera, choral music and song. Andrew has been published in MUSO, Early Music, and by BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Proms.