A double act: Roderick Williams delivers Mahler two ways

By Alexander Hall, 20 November 2022

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“Williams... acts with his voice and sings with every fibre of his body”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 19 November 2022

Beethoven, Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, Op.16

Mahler, Frühlingsmorgen (Spring morning)

Mahler, Hans und Grete

Mahler, 5 Lieder: Laue Sommernacht

Mahler, Bei dir ist es traut

Mahler, Die stille Stadt

Mahler, Selection from Rückert Lieder

Schubert, Piano Quintet in A major, "The Trout", D.667

Roderick Williams, Baritone

Nash Ensemble

Simon Crawford-Phillips, Piano

Stephanie Gonley, Violin

Timothy Ridout, Viola

Adrian Brendel, Cello

Graham Mitchell, Double Bass

Gareth Hulse, Oboe

Richard Hosford, Clarinet

Ursula Leveaux, Bassoon

Richard Watkins, French horn

The Nash Ensemble celebrates Amelia Freedman at Wigmore Hall

Roy Westbrook, 2nd February

This Memorial Concert, given by the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall, unites both the group and the venue closely associated with Amelia Freedman’s distinguished career as an arts administrator.

****1

Nash Inventions: a sonic feast for six decades

Christopher Woodley, 18th March

Martyn Brabbins and Claire Booth are among the Nash Ensemble's regular collaborators celebrating the group’s 60th Anniversary, marked by four world premieres.

****1

Late night lunaire: Schoenberg's Pierrot with Claire Booth

Roy Westbrook, 21st June

A midsummer night but no moonshine for this madness in the Britten Studio.

****1

Nash Ensemble’s Inventions evoke vivid landscapes and sombre memories

Christopher Woodley, 26th March

Fine performances from Claire Booth and Nash Ensemble conjure up the dramatic landscapes of Andalusia, the Hebrides and the wilds of southern Wisconsin, as portrayed by Harrison Birtwistle and Simon Holt.

****1

Defiantly alive Dvořák and joyful Schubert from the Nash Ensemble

Nick Boston, 8th February

The Nash Ensemble performs Dvořák's Piano Quartet no. 2 at Wigmore Hall, followed by a joyful rendition of Schubert's Trout Quintet.

****1

Quality performances by the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall

Chris Garlick, 3rd October

Two contrasting works from the Nash Ensemble made for a fine evening of the very best quality chamber music at Wigmore Hall, gratefully received in the hall and by many online.

****1

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Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, where he had a career in academic administration and teaching. He reviews for Bachtrack and Opera Today, and has also reviewed for Classical Source. A connoisseur of the great orchestras of the world, his musical memories stretch back to Karajan/Berlin Phil, Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil, Bernstein/Vienna Phil, and he has seen most of the great conductors from the past, including Böhm, Klemperer, Kubelik, Ormandy and Szell.

A double act: Roderick Williams delivers Mahler two ways at Wigmore Hall