Old and new: passionate Tallis and striking Frances-Hoad

By Nick Boston, 21 July 2015

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 20 July 2015

Tallis, Videte miraculum

Tallis, O Lord, give thy holy Spirit

Tallis, Hear the voice and prayer

Tallis, Why fum'th in fight

Tallis, Suscipe quaeso

Tallis, O nata lux

Tallis, O sacrum convivium

Tallis, O Salutaris Hostia

Frances-Hoad, From the Beginning of the World (World première)

Tallis, Spem in Alium

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Andrew Carwood, Director

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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

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Wilf Jones, 31st March

After fifteen years of trying to persuade us that Byrd’s lesser-known works are just as worth listening to as the famous ones, I felt that the Cardinall’s Musick could have come up with a more exciting programme of his celebration of Easter.

***11

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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

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Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

****1

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****1

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

Proms Chamber Music 1: Old and new: passionate Tallis and striking Frances-Hoad from The Cardinall's Musick