Cardinall's Musick's Byrd Tour: More Passion?

By Wilf Jones, 06 April 2012

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Reviewed at St Barnabas Church, Jericho, Oxford on 31 March 2012

Programme to include:

Byrd, Mass for Four Voices

Byrd, Propers for Easter

Byrd, Haec Dies

Byrd, Holy Saturday Vespers

Works by Sheppard

Works by Byrd

Works by Mundy

Byrd, Angelus Domini

Byrd, Mane vobiscum

Byrd, Post dies Octo

Byrd, Deus in adjutorium

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Old and new: passionate Tallis and striking Frances-Hoad

Nick Boston, 20th July

Andrew Carwood and The Cardinall's Musick bring passion, vitality and grit to Tallis, and première a striking new piece by Cheryl Frances-Hoad in performances of the highest standard.

*****

Cardinall's Musick and the angels

Charlotte Valori, 20th December

An interesting programme which brings together music inspired by angels from Palestrina to Tippett, sung in the gorgeous surroundings of St John's, Smith Square.

***11

Carlo Rizzi brings Respighi’s Rome to Birmingham

Robert Gainer, 15th April

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?

****1

Tharaud and Queyras celebrate 30 years together in Paris

David Karlin, 14th April

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

****1

Poetry and Precision: Seong-Jin Cho returns to Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 12th April

A little over a year after his marathon all-Ravel recital at the Hall, the Korean pianist returns with an exquisitely performed program of Bach, Schoenberg, Robert Schumann, and Chopin.

*****

Marianne Crebassa: potent and versatile at Leeds Song

Richard Wilcocks, 12th April

Accompanied by Joseph Middleton, Marianne Crebassa performs an exquisite recital of Debussy, Mahler, Mompou and Ravel.

*****

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Wilf Jones

Wilfrid Jones is a music student and choral scholar at New College, Oxford. He directs Floreat Cantus, a London-based chamber choir, and sings in various professional church choirs in Oxford.