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Singing from the same Songbook: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at Wigmore Hall

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 24 February 2015
Harvey, You
Babbitt, Quatrains
Barry, new work
Adès, Life Story
Schwertsik, Human Existence
Schwertsik, Der Herr weis was der Wil
Schwertsik, Singt meine schwäne
Birtwistle, White and Light
Birtwistle, Night
Birtwistle, Tenebrae
Neuwirth, The Cartographer Song
Ruders, Alone
Golijov, Sarajevo
Glanert, Contemplated by a Portrait of a Divine
Castiglioni, Vallis Clausa
Sciarrino, Due Risvegli e il Vento
Clementi, Wiegenlied
Donatoni, An angel within my heart
Jonathan Berman, Conductor
Gillian Keith, Soprano
Rebecca von Lipinski, Soprano
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Pastel-perfect hell: To See The Invisible
****1
Proms at... Wilton’s: Conference of the Birds
***11
A bracing density of musical incident
*****
Birtwistle's early gems mesmerise
****1
Barbican’s Birtwistle at 80 over-eggs the pudding during its exploration of the chamber works
***11
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group play Britten at Turner Sims
****1
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