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Chimerical Rattle and the LSO excel in British music in Barbican season opener

By Chris Garlick, 13 September 2021
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“Lucy Crowe... beautiful translucent voice... shining above the deliciously subtle orchestration”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 12 September 2021
Programme
Tippett, Praeludium, for brass, bells and percussion
Purcell, Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z 50
Anderson, Exiles: Le 3 mai and Tsiyon (world premiere)
Weir, Natural History
Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 3, "Pastoral"
Davies, An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
Lucy Crowe, Soprano
Robert Jordan, Bagpipes
Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director
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An Orkney Wedding with SunriseExilesHenry PurcellJudith WeirJulian AndersonLondon Symphony ChorusLondon Symphony OrchestraLucy CroweMichael TippettRalph Vaughan WilliamsRemember not, O Lord, our offences, Z 50Robert JordanSimon HalseySir Peter Maxwell DaviesSir Simon RattleSymphony no. 3, "Pastoral"
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Chris Garlick
Chris Garlick
Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.