BBC Singers dazzle in Strauss' Deutsche Motette in Prom 19

By Levi White, 01 August 2014

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“a twenty minute, twenty-part a cappella masterpiece, performed thrillingly by the BBC Singers”

Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 31 July 2014

Strauss R., Festliches Präludium, Op.61

Strauss R., Deutsche Motette "Die Schöpfung ist zur Ruh gegangen", Op.62

Strauss R., Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)

Elgar, Symphony no. 2 in E flat major, Op.63

Inger Dam-Jensen, Soprano

BBC Singers

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Vasily Petrenko, Conductor

Suzanne Shakespeare, Soprano

Tara Erraught, Mezzo-soprano

Adrian Dwyer, Tenor

Brindley Sherratt, Bass

Paul Lewis balances delicacy with power in understated RLPO Beethoven

Glyn Mon Hughes, 12th March

Understatement is key in Paul Lewis' interpretation of Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic under Adam Hickox.

***11

Domingo Hindoyan's warm Bruckner 6 beguiles Liverpool

Peter Connors, 5th February

Schubert and Saint-Saëns provide an elegant first half before a change of tone and pace with Bruckner's Sixth Symphony.

****1

Sidorova mesmerises Liverpool with Tabakova’s Accordion Concerto

Glyn Mon Hughes, 22nd January

An unusual evening of orchestral virtuosity and an ear-opening adventure with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Andris Poga.

****1

Lozakovich, Foster and the RLPO: glorious Bruch and Tchaikovsky

Peter Connors, 4th December

Daniel Lozakovich captivated the audience in Liverpool with his Bruch; Lawrence Foster conducted the RLPO in superb performances of less familiar Liszt and Tchaikovsky.

*****

Hindoyan and Hough bring a new dream team to Liverpool

Glyn Mon Hughes, 27th November

Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto comes alive as Stephen Hough joins Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO in an explosive performance of this dramatic work.

*****

Vasily Petrenko brings precision and power to Shostakovich’s Leningrad

Leighton Jones, 19th October

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s former Chief Conductor returns for a concert of mostly Russian repertoire.

****1

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Levi White

Levi grew up as an instrumentalist, playing the piano and cello before discovering his voice in his late teens. He is now studying at a major UK conservatoire. Levi's musical interests include opera, choral music, and contemporary works.