Crescent Scratches and Llanandras Melodies from Quatuor Tana

By Philip May, 19 May 2014

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Reviewed at Ewenny Priory, Bridgend on 16 May 2014

Jackson, Llanandras Melodies

Robin, Quartet no. 2 "Crescent Scratches"

Metcalf, Paths of Song

D'Adamo, Quartet no. 2

Tavener, The Last Sleep of the Virgin for string quartet and handbells

Quatuor Tana

Présences fait triompher Steve Reich à la Philharmonie de Paris

Erwan Gentric, 9th February

En l'absence d'Alice Sara Ott, censée porter la création française du Concerto pour piano de Bryce Dessner, Steve Reich a retenu toute l'attention avec une remarquable interprétation de The Desert Music.

****1

Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow

Cameron Kelsall, 9th April

In his first New York appearance since the termination of his contract as BSO Music Director, Nelsons courts public sympathy and makes some thrilling music.

***11

Nelson Goerner shines with the CBSO and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody

Robert Gainer, 9th April

The CBSO present the work of three European émigré composers of the 1930s and 40s, who reimagined their musical influences with contrasting approaches and results.

****1

Karabits and Szeps-Znaider carouse with the LPO

Christopher Woodley, 8th April

The sparkle of Max Bruch's Fecond Violin Concerto and the drama of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony overcome the gloom of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s dark forebodings.

****1

Savall conducts Beethoven and Haydn at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 3rd April

Beethoven's Christus am Ölberge is paired with Haydn's Die sieben letzten Worte, a journey from agony to transcendence in which the agony proves the more honest companion.

***11

Portraits and pictures from Ibragimova, Gardner and the LPO

Roy Westbrook, 1st April

From Three Screaming Popes to Pictures at an Exhibition, a pair of works inspired by paintings frame a violin concerto by Béla Bartók at London's Southbank Centre.

****1

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Philip May

A twice graduate of the RWCMD (BMus & MMus), Philip developed a strong interest in both early and 20th century music, particularly the works of the Second Viennese School and the late William Alwyn. A pianist and ensemble musician, Philip plays with the TripTych Trio and has a particular interest in orchestral and chamber music.