| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 6-May-2012 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh | Brandenburg/Cantata Series III: Dunedin Consort at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall |
The Dunedin Consort are, as I write, engaged in recording Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. On the eve of this undertaking, they presented the third and final part of their Brandenburg/Cantata series. The format of paired concerto and cantata in either half contained a novelty: this was the first time I'd heard the consort play a composer other than Bach.
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| 21-Apr-2012 Sage: Hall One | Northern Sinfonia and Chorus deliver Mozart, Bach, Lang and masses of fun |
Between them, Mozart and Bach wrote what is to my mind some of the happiest music in the repertoire, and the works performed in this concert by Northern Sinfonia and Chorus reminded us that great music doesn’t have to be solemn, or deliver a serious message – sometimes it’s about having as much fun as possible.
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| 15-Dec-2011 Perth Concert Hall (Horsecross) | Dunedin Consort's superb Bach for Christmas at Perth Concert Hall |
The Dunedin Consort and Players is running a series of three concerts over the coming months, each programming two of Bach’s Brandenberg Concertos interspersed with two Cantatas. Although strictly speaking still in Advent, when Leipzig frowned on elaborate church music, a large crowd turned out to hear this imaginative all-Bach programme for this Christmas season in Perth Concert Hall.
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