OAE brings the music of C.P.E. Bach to life

By Nahoko Gotoh, 07 March 2011

Loading, please wait...

See full listing

Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 3 March 2011

Bach C.P.E., Symphony in G major, Wq 182/1

Bach C.P.E., Harpsichord Concerto in C major, Wq 20

Bach C.P.E., Symphony in G major, Wq 173

Bach C.P.E., Symphony in E major, Wq 182/6

Bach C.P.E., Cello Concerto in A major, Wq 172

Bach C.P.E., Symphony in E flat major, Wq 179

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Sir Roger Norrington, Conductor

Richard Lester, Cello

Václav Luks and the OAE deliver operatic scale in Haydn’s Creation

Nick Boston, 27th May

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Václav Luks are joined by their own choir and strong soloists for a fresh and colourful performance of Haydn’s Die Schöpfung.

****1

Immersive OAE submerged at Southbank’s Multitudes festival

Mark Valencia, 22nd April

The road to immersion is paved with modish deflections as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performs 20th-century English string music.

**111

Mixed Mozart from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Dominic Lowe, 26th February

A Mozart's of symphonies – his last – under conductor Robin Ticciati is capped with a fine Jupiter, but is let down by the performances of its two predecessors.

***11

John Butt and the OAE celebrate Handel's Solomon

Roy Westbrook, 12th October

The Queen of Sheba is clearly in a hurry in this account of Handel's oratorio at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

*****

Enescu Festival immersion: Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest

Peter Quantrill, 11th September

At the George Enescu International Festival, a pair of new shows crossing genres and reinventing the classics, with mostly enlightening results.

****1

Brandstrup Breaking Bach with the OAE at EIF

Kathy Elgin, 20th August

Kim Brandstrup choreographs Bach favourites based on hip hop and street dance. Lie back on the bean bags at Usher Hall and enjoy...

****1

More reviews...

Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.