Proms Chamber Music 6: Emmanuel Pahud and Eric Le Sage

By David Karlin, 22 August 2011

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 22 August 2011

Martinů, Sonata for flute and piano, H 306

Dutilleux, Sonatine for Flute and Piano

Prokofiev, Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, Op.94

Emmanuel Pahud, Flute

Éric Le Sage, Piano

Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 15th April

Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.

****1

Exciting and uplifting Respighi from the Belgrade Phil and Feltz

Peter Connors, 24th May

Two colourful, atmospheric and evocative pieces by Respighi contrasted with a Bach Piano Concerto with Eric Le Sage.

****1

Orchestre Métropolitain renders a poignant Mahler 9

Ian Cochrane, 21st December

Eighteen years ago Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain took a huge gamble by appointing the youthful local Yannick Néget- Séguin as its Music Director. Now, when the Maestro returns to conduct in his native city, a lovefest ensues.

****1

Delightful evening of flute trios at Wigmore Hall

Nahoko Gotoh, 19th September

Jean-Guihen Queyras chose to open his Wigmore Hall residency with an evening of flute trios together with two of his illustrious chamber-music friends, Emmanuel Pahud and Eric Le Sage.

*****

Les Vents Français: Musical alchemy at Wigmore Hall

Mark Pullinger, 11th December

Les Vents Français are musical alchemists, turning some rather humdrum wind repertoire into something approaching musical gold.

****1

Denève Conducts a Choreographic Concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Stephen Raskauskas, 28th February

Stéphane Denève’s astute dramatic sensibilityis to the fore in dance-related Prokofiev, Poulenc and Stravinsky in Philadelphia.

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.