| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2012 St Martin-in-the-Fields | Canticum and Southbank Sinfonia light up St Martin-in-the-Fields | Ken Ward, Editor, The Bruckner Journal |
.jpg) The two masses in this intriguing and very enjoyable programme made a thought-provoking contrast. Stravinsky was anxious that his mass be cold – indeed, as the bass singer Simon Scott Plummer’s useful programme notes told us, he wanted the music ‘very cold, absolutely cold, that will appeal directly to the spirit.’ Bruckner’s E minor mass was composed originally for outdoor performance, but that’s the only source of any coldness that might attach to his work, full as it is of heated expressive gestures that might also ‘appeal directly to the spirit’.Read full review... | ||
| 20-Oct-2010 Cadogan Hall | Orfeo ed Euridice at Cadogan Hall | Travis Mason |
 The version of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice sung last night at the Cadogan Hall was based on the original Italian version (1762) but included elements of a later French version. The various parts of nymphs, shepherds, Furies etc. were all sung by the ~150 strong London Concert Choir who produced a rich and well balanced sound which supported the main action very well. And considerable action there was, despite a main cast of only 3 characters.
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