London Sinfonietta tackles Webern for The Rest is Noise

By Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, 01 February 2013

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Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 29 January 2013

Webern, 3 Lieder, Op.18

Schoenberg, Five Orchestra Pieces, Op.16

Webern, Six Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6

Webern, Five Pieces For Orchestra, Op.10

Webern, 3 Volkstexte for soprano and ensemble, Op.17

Webern, Symphony, Op.21

Berg, Four pieces for clarinet and piano, Op.5

Webern, Three Little Pieces for cello and piano, Op.11

Webern, Concerto for nine instruments, Op.24

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Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade

Ninfea is a graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford, and is now completing an MMus degree at the Royal Academy of Music. She works as both a cellist and a composer and is committed to the performance of new works. Her website is here.