The music of Italian convents with Cappella Artemisia

By Rosemary Carlton-Willis, 18 November 2013

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Reviewed at Zuidervermaning, Westzaan on 14 November 2013

Debussy, L'après-midi d'un faune

Debussy, Faun(e)

Lalo, Suite en Blanc

Unknown, New Work

Bizet, L'Arlesienne

Davis, Aladdin

Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé

Messager, The Two Pigeons (Ashton)

Tchaikovsky, Serenade

Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements

Various, Bella Figura

Schubert, Without Words

Bach, Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness

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Candace Smith, Conductor

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Carlos Rizzi believes that Puccini’s orchestrations are good enough to stand alone, without their vocal lines, but can the drama compete with the romance of Respighi?

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Crisp and elegant cello and piano playing is more successful in French and early repertoire than in Brahms.

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*****

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Richard Wilcocks, 12th April

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Sandra Bowdler, 11th April

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Cameron Kelsall, 11th April

Guest conductor Harry Bicket brings a sense of urgency to Mozart's Requiem and pulse-quickening energy to Symphony no. 40.

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Rosemary Carlton-Willis

Rosemary Carlton-Willis is a soprano based in the Netherlands. She has one masters degree in Music (Historical Performance) from the University of York, and a second in Singing from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where she studied in both the Classical and Early Music departments. She has worked for the York Early Music Festival, the National Centre for Early Music and the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall.