Dreaming of spring in winter (during summer): James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook's Winterreise

By Sam Wigglesworth, 05 August 2013

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 26 July 2013

Schubert, Winterreise (W. Müller), D.911

James Gilchrist, Tenor

Anna Tilbrook, Piano

Lucky Lieder dip: A celebration of Goethe

Charlotte Valori, 15th May

An evening of Lieder with James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook promised well, and did deliver occasionally, but sadly enthusiasm got the better of style more than once.

**111

James Gilchrist in settings of Yeats and Housman

Jane Shuttleworth, 6th June

James Gilchrist and Royal Northern Sinfonia conjure up the hills of Yeats' Ireland and Housman's Shropshire in a Late Mix concert at Sage Gateshead.

****1

Flamboyant Christmas Oratorio from Stephen Layton and the OAE

Patrick Maxwell, 22nd December

A star-studded group of soloists and a wonderful choir make for an interesting, if not always convincing, interpretation of Bach's joyous oratorio.

***11

The devil is in the detail: Stephen Layton’s Hallé Messiah

Leighton Jones, 9th December

The Hallé orchestra and choir pack out Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall for a Messiah which both delights and disappoints.

***11

Lively Israel in Egypt from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

David Smythe, 1st December

Handel's chorus-heavy oratorio fielded a dream team of distinguished soloists.

****1

Potent sea, cruel mob: Peter Grimes at The Royal Opera

David Karlin, 17th March

Deborah Warner's intelligent new Covent Garden staging provides the perfect backdrop for a strong singing cast in Britten's maritime masterpiece.

****1

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Sam Wigglesworth

Sam Wigglesworth contributed reviews to Bachtrack from 2012 to 2014. He studied at King's College London and, after a brief period producing concerts at St John's Smith Square, began working at Faber Music in 2014. He was Artistic Director of the Principal Sound Festival in 2016 and 2018.