Work: Nocturne no.13 in B minor, Op.119

When I collected my ticket for this evening’s Late Mix concert in Hall Two of The Sage Gateshead, I was somewhat surprised to see it marked as unreserved seating. A computer glitch, I thought, until I walked into the hall and found that the usual rows of seats in this small, in-the-round auditorium had been replaced with café-style tables and chairs.

Le récital d'Aline Piboule comme le concert de l'Ensemble Aedes uniquement accompagné de l'orgue ont proposé une double confrontation Fauré-Liszt pleine d'intensité et de surprises.

Sur le très ancien site de l'Abbaye de l'Escaladieu, Nicolas Stavy a proposé un récital passionnant consacré aux deux maîtres incompris, rarement aussi bien servis.