PCM4: Sarcasm, fun and trumpets

By David Karlin, 08 August 2016

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“it was quite obvious that Gruber was infecting everyone in the audience”

Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 8 August 2016

Broström, Sputnik

Lundgren, The Seagull (arr Roland Pöntinen)

Weill, The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) (songs)

Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (songs)

Schwertsik, Adieu Satie (excerpts)

Gruber, 3 MOB Pieces

Brahms, Hungarian Dance no. 6 in D major (arr. Tobias Bröstrom)

Håkan Hardenberger, Trumpet

HK Gruber, Vocals, Conductor

Helen Crayford, Piano

Mats Bergström, Guitar, Banjo

Claudia Buder, Accordion

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms

Mark Valencia, 20th January

At Cadogan Hall, Bell’s account of Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony is as sunny an interpretation as you’re likely to hear.

****1

A snowbound evening with Joshua Bell: comfort and unease in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 8th January

Amid snowbound Hamburg, Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields with warmth and lyricism, though Brahms’ concerto reveals limits, while Schumann’s symphony fully blossoms.

***11

Highly individual Mozart from Buniatishvili

Nick Boston, 9th December

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields give exciting performances at the Barbican, with idiosyncratic Mozart from Buniatishvili.

***11

Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces at the Proms

Nick Boston, 7th September

Massed choral forces, a strong solo line up and expanded orchestral forces overpower Handel at the end of the BBC Proms Choral Day.

***11

Depth and delivery: Joshua Bell and the ASMF in San Francisco

Lois Silverstein, 7th April

On a tour of the United States, Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform Mendelssohn, Schumann and Vince Mendoza in Davies Symphony Hall.

*****

Mozart and Beethoven from the ASMF and Bell in Sydney mini-residency

Zoltán Szabó, 8th October

Sydney revels in Joshua Bell's masterful violin playing and leadership of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on their Australian tour.

****1

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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.

Proms Chamber Music 4: Sarcasm, fun and trumpets from Hardenberger and Gruber